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On the recordJuly 9, 2019
It was safer to have a baby 25 years ago, and it is not just from people eating fried chicken.
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Robin Kelly
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Kelly emphasizes that rising maternal and infant mortality rates are not solely lifestyle-related.

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