Maternal death rates in the UK have increased to levels not seen for almost 20 years ox.ac.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ox.ac.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Women from black ethnic backgrounds are three times more likely to die compared to white women, and the death rate among those from Asian ethnic backgrounds is twice as high as that of white women.