The U.S. maternal mortality rate hit six-decade high in 2013, according to the Centers for Disease

Key Highlights :

1. Deaths of pregnant women in the U.S. fell in 2022, dropping significantly from a six-decade high during the pandemic.

2. The maternal mortality rate is higher in the U.S. than any other developed nation, particularly among women of color.

3. Determining the cause of the racial disparity poses "essentially one of the biggest challenges of public health," the head of a Harvard task force studying the issue told CBS News' "Face the Nation" last summer.

Deaths of pregnant women in the U.S. fell in 2022, dropping significantly from a six-decade high during the pandemic, new data suggests.

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