Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Maternal Health in the United States. Issue 2 (March 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Simpson, Kathleen Rice
• Is Part Of: MCN, the American journal of maternal child nursing. Volume 48:Issue 2(2023)
• Page Start: 61
• Page End: 61
• Publication Date: 2023-03
• 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.0000000000000895
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0361-929X

Abstract

Abstract : The COVID-19 pandemic is responsible for over 1 million deaths in the United States. More than 500 of those deaths were among pregnant and postpartum women. The recent United States Government Accounting Office report on the effects the pandemic on maternal health is summarized. While the efforts in reporting these data in detail are appreciated, it is past time for taking action to prevent preventable maternal deaths in the United States including the racial and ethnic disparities these deaths represent rather than gathering information about them each year.