Seminars in Perinatology
Volume 36, Issue 1 , Pages 2-6 , February 2012

Overview of Maternal Mortality in the United States

  • William M. Callaghan, MD, MPH

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to William M. Callaghan, MD, MPH, Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy, MS K-23, Atlanta, GA 30030

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    Maternal mortality rates (MMR), 1991-2007; pregnancy-related mortality rates (PRMR), 1991-2005, United States.

    Maternal mortality rates (MMR), 1991-2007; pregnancy-related mortality rates (PRMR), 1991-2005, United States.

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    Cause-specific proportionate pregnancy-related mortality for 1987-1990, 1991-1997, and 1998-2005, United States.

    Cause-specific proportionate pregnancy-related mortality for 1987-1990, 1991-1997, and 1998-2005, United States.

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    Cause-specific pregnancy-related mortality ratios for 1987-1990, 1991-1997, and 1998-2005, United States.

    Cause-specific pregnancy-related mortality ratios for 1987-1990, 1991-1997, and 1998-2005, United States.

 The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

PII: S0146-0005(11)00148-0

doi: 10.1053/j.semperi.2011.09.002

Seminars in Perinatology
Volume 36, Issue 1 , Pages 2-6 , February 2012

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