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

      Affiliations

    • 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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 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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