This review highlights a national approach to reduce maternal death and morbidity and discusses multiple efforts to reduce maternal morbidity, death and improve obstetric safety. These efforts ...

The United States faces an alarmingly high rate of maternal morbidity and mortality, distinguishing it from other high-income countries that have achieved decreases in these rates in recent years. U.S ...

Severe maternal morbidity – unexpected outcomes during labor and delivery that result in short- or long-term health issues for the mother and her baby – "increased dramatically" in ...

Morbidity review should focus on provider, system and patient factors to determine if outcome could be improved if some aspect of care had been different. Specific steps to reduce maternal ...