Maternal Mortality

"Maternal Mortality" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Maternal deaths resulting from complications of pregnancy and childbirth in a given population.

Descriptor ID	D008428
MeSH Number(s)	E05.318.308.985.550.500 N01.224.935.698.653 N06.850.505.400.975.550.500 N06.850.520.308.985.550.500
Concept/Terms	Maternal Mortality Maternal Mortality Mortality, Maternal Maternal Mortalities Mortalities, Maternal

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Maternal Mortality".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Epidemiologic Methods [E05.318]
Data Collection [E05.318.308]
Vital Statistics [E05.318.308.985]
Mortality [E05.318.308.985.550]
Maternal Mortality [E05.318.308.985.550.500]
Health Care [N]
Population Characteristics [N01]
Demography [N01.224]
Vital Statistics [N01.224.935]
Mortality [N01.224.935.698]
Maternal Mortality [N01.224.935.698.653]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Epidemiologic Measurements [N06.850.505]
Demography [N06.850.505.400]
Vital Statistics [N06.850.505.400.975]
Mortality [N06.850.505.400.975.550]
Maternal Mortality [N06.850.505.400.975.550.500]
Epidemiologic Methods [N06.850.520]
Data Collection [N06.850.520.308]
Vital Statistics [N06.850.520.308.985]
Mortality [N06.850.520.308.985.550]
Maternal Mortality [N06.850.520.308.985.550.500]

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Bar chart showing 11 publications over 10 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2021

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2005	0	1	1
2011	1	0	1
2012	0	1	1
2013	1	0	1
2015	0	1	1
2018	0	1	1
2020	1	0	1
2021	1	1	2
2022	0	1	1
2024	0	1	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Maternal Mortality" by people in Profiles.

Hernandez-Green N, Davis MV, Farinu O, Hernandez-Spalding K, Lewis K, Beshara MS, Francis S, Baker LJ, Byrd S, Parker A, Chandler R. Using mHealth to reduce disparities in Black maternal health: Perspectives from Black rural postpartum mothers. Womens Health (Lond). 2024 Jan-Dec; 20:17455057241239769.

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Tavera G, Dongarwar D, Salemi JL, Akindela O, Osazuwa I, Akpan EB, Okolie U, Johnson M, Spooner KK, Akpan UI, Yusuf KK, Chukwudum C, Salihu HM, Olaleye OA. Diabetes in pregnancy and risk of near-miss, maternal mortality and foetal outcomes in the USA: a retrospective cross-sectional analysis. J Public Health (Oxf). 2022 08 25; 44(3):549-557.

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Howard JT, Sparks CS, Santos-Lozada AR, Olowolaju SA, Janak JC, Howard KJ. Trends in Mortality Among Pregnant and Recently Pregnant Women in the US, 2015-2019. JAMA. 2021 Oct 26; 326(16):1631-1633.

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Bond RM, Gaither K, Nasser SA, Albert MA, Ferdinand KC, Njoroge JN, Parapid B, Hayes SN, Pegus C, Sogade B, Grodzinsky A, Watson KE, McCullough CA, Ofili E. Working Agenda for Black Mothers: A Position Paper From the Association of Black Cardiologists on Solutions to Improving Black Maternal Health. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2021 02; 14(2):e007643.

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Dongarwar D, Taylor J, Ajewole V, Anene N, Omoyele O, Ogba C, Oluwatoba A, Giger D, Thuy A, Argueta E, Naik E, Salemi JL, Spooner K, Olaleye O, Salihu HM. Trends in Appendicitis Among Pregnant Women, the Risk for Cardiac Arrest, and Maternal-Fetal Mortality. World J Surg. 2020 Dec; 44(12):3999-4005.

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Delafield R, Pirkle CM, Dumont A. Predictors of uterine rupture in a large sample of women in Senegal and Mali: cross-sectional analysis of QUARITE trial data. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2018 Nov 01; 18(1):432.

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Rosenthal JP, Borrazzo J. Saving lives by building bridges between user needs and clean cooking technology. J Health Commun. 2015; 20 Suppl 1:1-2.

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DerSarkissian M, Thompson CA, Arah OA. Time series analysis of maternal mortality in Africa from 1990 to 2005. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2013 Dec 01; 67(12):992-8.

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Wilson NO, Ceesay FK, Hibbert JM, Driss A, Obed SA, Adjei AA, Gyasi RK, Anderson WA, Stiles JK. Pregnancy outcomes among patients with sickle cell disease at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana: retrospective cohort study. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012 Jun; 86(6):936-42.

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Wroblewska-Seniuk K, Nowicki S, Le Bougu?nec C, Nowicki B, Yallampalli C. Maternal/fetal mortality and fetal growth restriction: role of nitric oxide and virulence factors in intrauterine infection in rats. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Jul; 205(1):83.e1-7.

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