Background Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is a major cause of maternal mortality and
morbidity worldwide. Several recent publications have noted an increasing trend in …

Background Infection is an important, preventable cause of maternal morbidity, and
pregnancy-related sepsis accounts for 11% of maternal deaths. However, frequency of …

Importance Substantial increases in both neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) and
maternal opioid use disorder have been observed through 2014. Objective To examine …

OBJECTIVE: To describe racial and ethnic disparities in the incidence of severe maternal
morbidity during delivery hospitalizations in the United States. METHODS: We conducted a …

In the United States, severe maternal morbidity and mortality is climbing—a reality that is
especially challenging for rural communities, which face declining access to obstetric …

OBJECTIVES: To propose a new standard for monitoring severe maternal morbidity, update
previous estimates of severe maternal morbidity during both delivery and postpartum …

We utilized an updated nationally representative database to examine associations between
maternal age and prevalence of maternal morbidity during complications of labor and …

This article provides a brief overview of the work conducted by the Division of Reproductive
Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on severe maternal morbidity and …

Background For every maternal death,> 100 women experience severe maternal morbidity,
which is a life-threatening diagnosis, or undergo a life-saving procedure during their delivery …

Objective The purpose of this study was to examine racial and ethnic disparities in severe
maternal morbidity during delivery hospitalizations in the United States. Study Design We …