Maternal Mortality in the United States - Why Is It Important and What Are We Doing About It?

A schematic representation of the circular process of case identification through data collection and analysis leading to recommendations or management protocols and concluding with outcome assessment and refinement. The completion of one review cycle will generally lead to better case identification, which again begins the cycle.

A graphical representation of the ever-widening “ripple effect” of an adverse event—either maternal death or near-miss—on various societal groups with relation to an obstetric patient.