Background Maternal mortality continues to be of great public health importance, however
for each woman who dies as the direct or indirect result of pregnancy, many more women …

The placenta accreta spectrum has become an important contributor to severe maternal
morbidity. The true incidence is difficult to ascertain, but likely falls near 1/1000 deliveries …

Purpose Racial/ethnic disparities in severe maternal morbidity (SMM) are substantial, but
little is known about whether these disparities are changing over time or the role of maternal …

OBJECTIVE: To develop and validate an expanded obstetric comorbidity score for predicting
severe maternal morbidity that can be applied consistently across contemporary US patient …

Hemorrhage is the most frequent cause of severe maternal morbidity and preventable
maternal mortality and therefore is an ideal topic for the initial national maternity patient …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the absolute risks of adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes
based on small differences in prepregnancy body mass (eg, 10% of body mass or 10–20 …

Background Obstetric hemorrhage is the leading cause of severe maternal morbidity and of
preventable maternal mortality in the United States. The California Maternal Quality Care …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate racial and ethnic differences in women's postpartum pain scores,
inpatient opioid administration, and discharge opioid prescriptions. METHODS: We …

Background In contrast to peer nations, the United States is experiencing rapid increases in
maternal mortality. Trends in individual and population-level demographic factors and health …

BACKGROUND: Women who undergo intrapartum caesarean delivery (CD) are at
increased risk of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) compared with those undergoing prelabor …