4 in 5 pregnancy-related deaths in the US are preventable: CDC

The report also found that Black Americans made up a disproportionate percentage of pregnancy-related deaths.

Four out of five pregnancy-related deaths in the United States are preventable, according to new figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Mental health conditions -- such as deaths linked to suicide or an overdose from a substance use disorder -- made up the plurality of deaths at 23%, the report found. The report also looked at deaths broken down by race and ethnicity and found that Black Americans made up a disproportionate percentage of pregnancy-related deaths.

Leading underlying causes varied by race and/or ethnicity. For Black Americans, the leading underlying cause was heart conditions. For white Americans and Hispanic Americans, the leading underlying cause was mental health conditions.

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