Magnitude of Maternal Morbidity During Labor and Delivery: United States, 1993-1997

This study sought to determine the prevalence of maternal morbidity during labor and delivery in the United States. Analyses focused on National Hospital Discharge Survey data available for women giving birth between 1993 and 1997. The prevalence of specific types of maternal morbidity was low, but...

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Published in:American journal of public health (1971) 2003-04, Vol.93 (4), p.631-634
Main Authors: Danel, Isabella, Berg, Cynthia, Johnson, Christopher H, Atrash, Hani
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Births
Cesarean section
Childbirth
Childbirth & labor
Codes
Diseases of mother, fetus and pregnancy
Eclampsia
Female
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Health care
Health Priorities
Health Surveys
Hospitalization
Hospitals
Humans
International Classification of Diseases
Maternal & child health
Maternal mortality
Maternal Welfare
Medical sciences
Mental health
Morbidity
Obstetric Labor Complications - classification
Obstetric Labor Complications - epidemiology
Obstetric Labor Complications - prevention & control
Obstetrics
Patient Discharge
Perinatal morbidity-mortality
Preeclampsia
Pregnancy
Pregnancy complications
Pregnancy Complications - classification
Pregnancy Complications - epidemiology
Pregnancy Complications - prevention & control
Pregnancy. Fetus. Placenta
Prevalence
Public health
Research and Practice
United States - epidemiology
USA
Vagina
Women
Womens health
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Summary:This study sought to determine the prevalence of maternal morbidity during labor and delivery in the United States. Analyses focused on National Hospital Discharge Survey data available for women giving birth between 1993 and 1997. The prevalence of specific types of maternal morbidity was low, but the burden of overall morbidity was high. Forty-three percent of women experienced some type of morbidity during their delivery hospitalization. Thirty-one percent (1.2 million women) had at least 1 obstetric complication or at least 1 preexisting medical condition. Maternal morbidity during delivery is frequent and often preventable. Reducing maternal morbidity is a national health objective, and its monitoring is key to improving maternal health.
ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.93.4.631