Background: US maternal and infant mortality rates constitute an important public health
problem, because these rates surpass those in developed countries and are characterized …

The United States has the highest maternal mortality rates among developed countries, and
cardiovascular disease is the leading cause. Therefore, the American Heart Association has …

Importance Health care delivery faces a myriad of challenges globally with well-documented
health inequities based on geographic location. Yet, researchers and policy makers have a …

Importance Previous efforts to examine severe maternal morbidity (SMM) in the US have
focused on delivery hospitalizations. Little is known about de novo SMM that occurs after …

Background Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are growing public health problems that
contribute to maternal morbidity, mortality, and future risk of cardiovascular disease. Given …

The specialty of cardio-obstetrics has emerged in response to the rising rates of maternal
morbidity and mortality related to cardiovascular disease (CVD) during pregnancy. Women …

OBJECTIVE: To describe delivery-related severe maternal morbidity and mortality among
indigenous women compared with non-Hispanic white (white) women, distinguishing rural …

Background Rates of maternal mortality are increasing in the United States with significant
rural-urban disparities. Pre-pregnancy hypertension is a well-established risk factor for …

In the United States, despite significant investment and the efforts of multiple maternal health
stakeholders, maternal mortality (MM) has reemerged since 1987 and MM disparity has …

There is growing evidence that rural and racial disparities and social determinants of health
(SDOH) impact adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs) and overall maternal mortality in the …