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Black and Asian women are more likely to experience stillbirth or die during pregnancy: why and what can be done

wavebreakmedia/Shutterstock Sally Pezaro, Coventry University and Amanda Firth, University of Huddersfield Adverse birth outcomes in England – which include stillborn babies, premature birth, low birth weight and the death of the mother during pregnancy or after birth – are closely linked to inequality. A report on maternal deaths in the UK has found that in comparison to white women, black …

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