Trends and Distribution of In-Hospital Mortality Among Pregnant and Postpartum Individuals by Pregnancy Period

Lindsay K Admon; Nicole D Ford; Jean Y Ko; Cynthia Ferre; Charlan D Kroelinger; Katy B Kozhimannil; Elena V Kuklina

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.24614

Trends and Distribution of In-Hospital Mortality Among Pregnant and Postpartum Individuals by Pregnancy Period

JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Jul 1;5(7):e2224614. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.24614.

Authors

Lindsay K Admon¹, Nicole D Ford², Jean Y Ko², Cynthia Ferre², Charlan D Kroelinger², Katy B Kozhimannil³, Elena V Kuklina²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
² Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
³ Department of Health Policy and Management, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis.

Abstract

This cross-sectional study investigates trends in death rates and proportion of deaths by pregnancy period among pregnant and postpartum individuals from 1994 to 2019.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Female
Hospital Mortality
Humans
Postpartum Period*
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications* / epidemiology

Grants and funding

K08 HS027640/HS/AHRQ HHS/United States