PHOENIX – Although the maternal mortality rate in the United States has continued to rise over recent years, California is one state working to reverse the tragic trend. The state’s maternal mortality rate declined 55% from 2006 to 2013, to 7.3 deaths per 100,000 births from 16.9 deaths per 100,000 births. [related-story-right box-title=”Related story” link=”https://cronkitenews.newspackstaging.com/2019/12/16/native-american-maternal-mortality/” […]