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Philanthropists Tom and Olivia Walton have announced they are pledging $100 million to boost efforts to cut the maternal mortality rate by half.

Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies America, a bipartisan campaign founded by philanthropists Olivia and Tom Walton, announced a $100 million pledge Thursday to make giving birth in the United States safer.

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Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies America, the bipartisan campaign founded by Olivia and Tom Walton’s nonprofit Heartland Forward, announced a $100 million pledge Thursday to make giving birth in the ...