Pregnancy-Related Mortality Due to Cardiovascular Conditions: Maternal Mortality Review Committees in 32 U.S. States, 2017 to 2019
Authors' conclusion
Most pregnancy-related deaths due to CM and OCV are preventable.
Study context
- Population
- Pregnancy-related deaths with Maternal Mortality Review Committee (MMRC)-determined underlying CV causes, 32 US states, 2017–2019
- Participants
- 210 pregnancy-related deaths
- Comparison
- Cardiomyopathy (CM) vs OCVs
- CMn = 84
- OCVsn = 126
- Outcome
- Distribution of pregnancy-related CV deaths by cause (CM vs OCVs) and MMRC-determined preventability
Methodological details32 US states, 2017 to 2019
- 32 US states
- 2017 to 2019
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Pregnancy-related CV deaths determined by MMRCs to be preventable
- Over 75%
Original publication
Pregnancy-Related Mortality Due to Cardiovascular Conditions: Maternal Mortality Review Committees in 32 U.S. States, 2017 to 2019. JACC Adv. Published 8 November 2024. doi:10.
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