Seminars in Perinatology
Volume 36, Issue 1 , Pages 7-13 , February 2012

From Identification and Review to Action—Maternal Mortality Review in the United States

  • Cynthia J. Berg, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Cynthia J. Berg, MD, MPH, Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 4770 Buford Hwy, MS K-23, Atlanta, GA 30341

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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)00149-2

doi: 10.1053/j.semperi.2011.09.003

Seminars in Perinatology
Volume 36, Issue 1 , Pages 7-13 , February 2012

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