Maternal Mortality in the United States. Issue 4 (July 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Killion, Molly M.
• Is Part Of: MCN, the American journal of maternal child nursing. Volume 45:Issue 4(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-07
• Subjects: Obstetric Nursing -- Periodicals; Pediatric Nursing -- Periodicals; Maternal-Child Nursing -- Periodicals; Pediatric nursing -- Periodicals -- Databases; Maternity nursing -- Periodicals -- Databases; Electronic journals; Electronic journals; Maternity nursing; Pediatric nursing; Databases; Periodicals; Electronic journals; Databases; 610.73
• DOI: 10.1097/NMC.0000000000000631
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0361-929X

Abstract

Abstract : New data on maternity mortality in the United States was published in January 2020, the first time since 2007, due to a change in how maternal deaths were reported, and to allow states to begin using the new system. Our maternity nursing expert, Molly Killion, presents an overview of the results.