Rigorous studies carried out by the National Center for Health Statistics show that previously
reported increases in maternal mortality rates in the United States were an artifact of …

OBJECTIVE: To analyze recent trends in maternal mortality by sociodemographic
characteristics and cause of death and to evaluate data quality. METHODS: This …

This report describes changes in how the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) will
code, publish, and release maternal mortality data and presents official 2018 maternal …

Background National Vital Statistics System reports show that maternal mortality rates in the
United States have nearly doubled, from 17.4 in 2018 to 32.9 per 100,000 live births in 2021 …

OBJECTIVE: To identify the factors underlying the recent increase in maternal mortality
ratios (maternal deaths per 100,000 live births) in the United States. METHODS: We carried …

Despite many efforts at the state, city, and national levels over the past 70 years, a
nationwide consensus on how best to identify, review, and prevent maternal deaths remains …

Although dramatic improvements in pregnancy care and in general population health
facilitated a dramatic decline in maternal mortality in the United States during the 20th …

OBJECTIVE: To develop methods for trend analysis of vital statistics maternal mortality data,
taking into account changes in pregnancy question formats over time and between states …

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 rising trend in pregnancy-related deaths during the past 2 decades in the United States
stands out among other high-income countries where pregnancy-related deaths are …