die in childbirth

idiom

: to die while giving birth to a baby

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Black women are more likely to suffer preterm labor, other pregnancy complications and are also far more likely to die in childbirth in the U.S., where maternal mortality rates are increasing. Colleen Long, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024 Black women are more likely to suffer pre-term labor, other pregnancy complications and are also far more likely to die in childbirth in the U.S., where maternal mortality rates are increasing. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024 Later in his podcast interview, Lee praised Lewis Lee's Emmy-nominated 2022 documentary Aftershock, which tells the story of two families whose lives are changed after two young women die in childbirth. Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 15 May 2024 Black mothers are three-to-four times more likely to die in childbirth than white mothers, according to the California Department of Public Health, regardless of income. Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 12 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for die in childbirth 

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“Die in childbirth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/die%20in%20childbirth. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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