Two studies show that maternal mortality in the US dramatically increased during the covid-19 pandemic and was especially severe among racial and ethnic minorities and in rural areas and small cities.12
The US already has the worst maternal mortality rate among industrialised countries. The World Health Organization defines maternal mortality as a death during pregnancy or within 42 days of the end of pregnancy from any cause related to or aggravated by pregnancy or its management.
Before the pandemic the US ranked last of 10 industrial countries, with 17.4 deaths per 100 000 live births, which compares with 1.7 in New Zealand, 3.2 …
WVU received invoices for flights transporting leaders in the West Virginia Legislature, in addition to WVU officials including President Gordon Gee, totaling roughly $209,000 from the start of 2021 through June 2023, according to documents obtained through a Gazette-Mail Freedom of Information Act request.