Methods| Data were from the restricted National Vital Statistics System mortality files for
2017 to 2020. The Columbia University institutional review board approved this analysis and …

Importance Knowledge about characteristics of US pregnancy-associated decedents is
needed to guide responses. Objective To examine individual sociodemographic …

Substance use in pregnancy is common; nearly one of five of pregnant individuals have
pastmonth nicotine, alcohol, or illicit substance use, and more than one in 10 meet criteria …

Introduction: A significant increase in psychoactive drugs use was observed in women of
childbearing age and during the perinatal period worldwide. Yet, the use of illicit drugs …

OBJECTIVE: To analyze differences in the demographic and social factors associated with
pregnancy-associated violent deaths due to homicide compared with suicide by pregnancy …

The COVID-19 pandemic had unique effects on pregnant and postpartum people: maternal
deaths from obstetric causes increased 33% between April and December 2020 compared …

Background Substance use and cardiovascular (CV) events are increasing among pregnant
women in the United States, but association between substance use in pregnancy and CV …

Objective The aim of the study is to explore the early parenting experiences among a cohort
of postpartum individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) both during and after the delivery …

Abstract Purpose In the United States (US), deaths during pregnancy and childbirth have
increased over the past 2 decades compared to other high-income countries, and there …

Background Very little is known about the prevalence and risk factors of postpartum
depression among women with vaginal births without major pregnancy complications …