The CDC recently released a study with sobering findings for expectant mothers.
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Mon. Jul 6, 2020
After months of asserting pregnant women were not at high risk for the coronavirus, the CDC recently released a study with sobering findings for expectant mothers. Experts say the data gaps are almost as worrisome as the results.
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