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

Description
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.
Author(s)
Katy B. Kozhimannil, Julia D. Interrante, Alena N. Tofte, Lindsay K. Admon
Citation
Obstetrics and Gynecology, 135(2), 294-300
Date
02/2020
Type
Document
Tagged as
American Indian or Alaska Native · Health disparities · Maternal health and prenatal care · Mortality · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · White · Women