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

Overview

Journal Mo Med

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2022 Nov 7

PMID 36338005

Authors

Brittany N Carson

Andrea Schaeffer

Megan Burnam

Alisea Brooks

Kristin McCowan

Traci Johnson

Michelle Debbink

Jean Goodman

Albert L Hsu

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Abstract

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.

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