Severe Maternal Morbidity and Mortality After Delivery Hospitalization Among Rural Residents Bypassing Local Care for Urban Hospitals
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Description
Examines severe maternal morbidity and mortality (SMMM) when labor and delivery patients bypass rural, local hospitals to give birth at urban hospitals. Analyzes 235,375 rural versus urban births in South Carolina and associated 1-year postpartum follow-up visit data for rates of SMMM.
Author(s)
Peiyin Hung, Haoyuan Gao, Jihong Liu, et al.
Citation
JAMA Network Open, 8(11), e2544522
Date
11/2025
Tagged as
Health conditions
· Health disparities
· Hospitals
· Maternal health and prenatal care
· Mortality
· Rural-urban differences
· Statistics and data
· Women
· South Carolina