Maternal Deaths Across the USA: Pregnancy-related deaths rose sharply in 2021, driven by Covid-19 as the underlying cause (orange) and as a contributing factor (red). Half of the Covid deaths occurred in August and September, coinciding with the Delta wave and advisories for pregnant women to get vaccinated. Maternal Covid Deaths rose 321 percent from 2020 to 2021 while all Covid deaths rose 20 percent.
Pierre Kory, MD, MPA & Mary Beth Pfeiffer

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Covid Deaths in Pregnancy Rose 300 Percent During Delta. Blame The Toxic Combination of Covid Plus Vaccines. “U.S. maternal deaths are on a worrisome trajectory,” the American Medical Association declared after news that pregnancy-related deaths soared 40 percent in 2021 to levels unseen since 1965. But in releasing its 2021 maternal mortality report—seventeen months […]