Severe Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Among Indigenous Women in the United States

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Compares maternal mortality and morbidity rates of Native American and Alaska Native women to those of non-Hispanic White women in both rural and urban areas across the U.S. Draws from hospital discharge data from 2012 to 2015.

Katy B. Kozhimannil, Julia D. Interrante, Alena N. Tofte, Lindsay K. Admon

Obstetrics and Gynecology, 135(2), 294-300

02/2020

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American Indian or Alaska Native · Health disparities · Maternal health and prenatal care · Mortality · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · White · Women