Severe Maternal Morbidity and Mortality After Delivery Hospitalization Among Rural Residents Bypassing Local Care for Urban Hospitals.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Rural residents experience higher severe maternal morbidity and mortality (SMMM) and limited local hospital obstetric supply. However, data on postpartum SMMM among these rural residents bypassing local communities for childbirth are limited.

Objective

To estimate postpartum SMMM among urban, rural nonlocal, and rural local births.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective population-based cohort study identified all childbirth deliveries and hospitalization discharges from January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2022, in South Carolina and followed-up to 1-year postpartum using data from all-payer hospital inpatient, outpatient, and emergency department visits linking to vital records for birth and death certificates information. Data were analyzed fro

SUBMITTER: Hung P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12631495 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature