In 2018, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio each introduced plans to address maternal mortality. As the pandemic flooded city hospitals, many shortcomings emerged in those initiatives.
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Denise Williams went to Queens Hospital Center last month. Her family found out 48 hours later that the 29-year-old mother of two had died at the city-run hospital. They still don’t know why.