Background Geographic-based healthcare determinants and choice of anesthesia have
been shown to be associated with maternal morbidity and mortality. We explored whether …

BACKGROUND: The number of reported pregnancy-related deaths in the United States
steadily increased from 7.2 deaths per 100,000 live births in 1987 to a high of 17.8 deaths …

Abstract Background High Black-serving delivery units and high hospital safety-net burden
have been associated with poorer patient outcomes. We examine these hospital-level …

Objectives. To describe differences in maternal admissions to the intensive care unit (ICU)
and mortality in rural versus urban areas in the United States. Methods. We performed a …

There is evidence that ethnic inequalities exist in maternity care in the UK, but those
specifically in relation to UK obstetric anaesthetic care have not been investigated before …

Study objective To evaluate racial and ethnic disparities in severe maternal morbidity (SMM)
and administered anesthesia techniques. Design Retrospective cohort study. Setting …

BACKGROUND: Asian American/Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) are the fastest-growing racial
group in the United States. Despite a higher socioeconomic status, AAPI women experience …

Importance General anesthesia for cesarean delivery is associated with increased maternal
morbidity, and Black and Hispanic pregnant patients have higher rates of general …

Over the last few years in the United States, there has been increasing scrutiny on maternal
care as maternal morbidity rate and mortality soar. 1, 2 As recently as May 2019, the Centers …

Background Maternal mortality is an issue of growing concern in the United States, where
the incidence of death during pregnancy and postpartum seems to be increasing. The …