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Maternal Mortality in the United States: Research Gaps, Opportunities, and Priorities
- Source :
- Am J Obstet Gynecol
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2021.
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Abstract
- Maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity are urgent issues in the United States. It is important to establish priority areas to address these public health crises. On April 8, 2019, and May 2 to 3, 2019, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development organized and invited experts with varied perspectives to 2 meetings, a community engagement forum and a scientific workshop, to discuss underlying themes involved in the rising incidence of maternal mortality in the United States. Experts from diverse disciplines reviewed current data, ongoing activities, and identified research gaps focused on data measurement and reporting, obstetrical and health system factors, social determinants and disparities, and the community perspective and engagement. Key scientific opportunities to reduce maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity include improved data quality and measurement, understanding the populations affected as well as the numerous etiologies, clinical research to confirm preventive and interventional strategies, and engagement of community participation in research that will lead to the reduction of maternal mortality in the United States. This article provides a summary of the workshop presentations and discussions.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine
Community engagement
business.industry
Public health
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Community perspective
Health equity
Article
Human development (humanity)
Child health
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Clinical research
Data quality
Family medicine
Epidemiology
Medicine
030212 general & internal medicine
Social determinants of health
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 0275665X
- Volume :
- 41
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Obstetric Anesthesia Digest
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....84f45e5390c849caa804b429ecd14aa3