Maternal Mortality in the United States: Research Gaps, Opportunities, and Priorities. Issue 3 (September 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chinn, J.J.; Eisenberg, E.; Dickerson, S.A.; King, R.B.; Chakhtoura, N.; Lim, I.A.L.; Grantz, K.L.; Lamar, C.; Bianchi, D.W.
• Is Part Of: Obstetric anesthesia digest. Volume 41:Issue 3(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-09
• Subjects: Maternal Morbidity and Mortality; Anesthesia in obstetrics -- Periodicals; Anesthesia in obstetrics -- Abstracts -- Periodicals; 617.968205
• DOI: 10.1097/01.aoa.0000765984.04996.82
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0275-665X

Abstract

Abstract : ( Am J Obstet Gynecol . 2020;223:568.e1–568.e5) There has been a rise of pregnancy-related mortality in the United States between 1987 and 2016, with an increase from 7.2 to 16.9 maternal deaths per 100, 000 live births. Of these maternal deaths, racial disparities exist. Non-Hispanic black women experience .3 times the number of maternal deaths as non-Hispanic white women. In addition, more than half of the annual maternal deaths within the United States are attributed to preventable causes. As research is an essential component of discovering causes and reversing the rise of maternal morbidity rates, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) convened 2 workshops in 2019 to identify research gaps, examine current science, and focus on research priorities for this topic.