VERIFY: Does Texas have the highest maternal mortality rate in the developed world?

419 views · Published 13 June 2017 · 2:22 · Indexed 14 November 2026

Channel: KHOU 11 · 2017 · People & Blogs

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A shocking story making headlines says that Texas has the highest maternal death rate, not only in the US, but among developed countries - our VERIFY team went to work on the claim.

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