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Maternal Mortality in the United States: A Review of Contemporary Data and Their Limitations.
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Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology . Jun2018, Vol. 61 Issue 2, p296-306. 11p. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- This article provides a review of maternal mortality data and their limitations in the United States. National maternal mortality data, which rely heavily on vital statistics, document that the risk of death from pregnancy-related causes has not declined for >25 years and that striking racial disparities persist. State-based maternal mortality reviews, functional in many states, obtain detailed information on medical and nonmedical factors contributing to maternal deaths. Without this detailed knowledge from state-level data and without addressing recognized quality problems with vital statistics data at the national-level, we will have difficulty understanding maternal death trends and preventing future such deaths. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *MATERNAL mortality
*PREGNANCY complications
*RACE
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00099201
- Volume :
- 61
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 129383200
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/GRF.0000000000000362