A Summary of Maternal Mortality in Missouri: A Historical Perspective (1999-2018)

A Summary of Maternal Mortality in Missouri: A Historical Perspective (1999-2018)

The rate of maternal mortality in the United States (U.S.) is higher than any other industrialized nation, at 23.8 per 100,000 deliveries from 2000-2014. Although maternal mortality ratios decreased by 44% globally from 1990 to 2015, emerging evidence suggests that maternal mortality in the U.S. has...

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Veröffentlicht in:Missouri medicine 2022-09, Vol.119 (5), p.474-478
Hauptverfasser: Carson, Brittany N, Schaeffer, Andrea, Burnam, Megan, Brooks, Alisea, McCowan, Kristin, Johnson, Traci, Debbink, Michelle, Goodman, Jean, Hsu, Albert L
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Births
Black people
Childbirth & labor
Disease control
Drug use
Education
Embolisms
Families & family life
Female
Hemorrhage
Hispanic people
Humans
Inequality
Maternal Mortality
Medicaid
Mental disorders
Mental health
Missouri - epidemiology
Pregnancy
Racial differences
Trends
United States
White people
Womens health
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Zusammenfassung:The rate of maternal mortality in the United States (U.S.) is higher than any other industrialized nation, at 23.8 per 100,000 deliveries from 2000-2014. Although maternal mortality ratios decreased by 44% globally from 1990 to 2015, emerging evidence suggests that maternal mortality in the U.S. has been increasing.2-4 One study quotes 700 maternal deaths every year, with 50,000 "near misses."1 By one metric, Missouri ranks as the 44 -worst state for maternal mortality in the U.S.5.
ISSN:0026-6620