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Utah woman 'who always wanted to be a mom' dies nine days after having twins

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Morgan Hughes , 23 , of Benjamin , Utah , gave birth to twins Dec. 19 .

She recovered well after childbirth and was discharged from the hospital days later .

But around a week after she gave birth, she started feeling off and doctors discovered fluid around her heart.

She was diagnosed with postpartum cardiomyopathy, a rare heart condition that happens when the heart muscle weakens toward the end of pregnancy.

In 2022 , 817 women died of maternal causes in the United States .

CDC data shows that the national maternal mortality rate for 2022 decreased to 22.3 deaths per 100,000 live births, compared to 32.9 in 2021 .

Hodson said he hopes the twins will grow up knowing how much their mom adored them.

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