Seminars in Perinatology
Volume 36, Issue 1 , Pages 14-18 , February 2012

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

  • Jeffrey C. King, MD, FACOG

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Jeffrey C. King, MD, FACOG, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health, University of Louisville, 550 S. Jackson Street, 2nd Floor Bridge, Louisville, KY 40202

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PII: S0146-0005(11)00150-9

doi: 10.1053/j.semperi.2011.09.004

Seminars in Perinatology
Volume 36, Issue 1 , Pages 14-18 , February 2012

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