Maternal mortality in New York—Looking back, looking forward

New York City was ahead of its time in recognizing the issue of maternal death and the need for proper statistics. New York has also documented since the 1950s the enormous public health challenge of racial disparities in maternal mortality. This paper addresses the history of the first Safe Motherhood Initiative (SMI), a voluntary program in New York State to review reported cases of maternal deaths in hospitals. Review teams found that timely recognition and intervention in patients with serious morbidity could have prevented many of the deaths reviewed.

Source: Seminars in Perinatology - January 19, 2016 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Cynthia Chazotte, Mary E. D’Alton Source Type: research