Association between stillbirth and severe maternal morbidity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Severe maternal morbidity has been increasing in the past few decades. Few studies have examined the risk of severe maternal morbidity among individuals with stillbirths vs individuals with live-birth deliveries.

Objective

This study aimed to examine the prevalence and risk of severe maternal morbidity among individuals with stillbirths vs individuals with live-birth deliveries during delivery hospitalization as a primary outcome and during the postpartum period as a secondary outcome.

Study design

This was a retrospective cohort study using birth and fetal death certificate data linked to hospital discharge records from California (2008-2018), Michigan (2008-2020), Missouri (2008-2014), Pennsylvania (2008-2014), and South Carolina (2008-2020). Relative ris

SUBMITTER: Nyarko SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10904670 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature