Maternal drug-related death and suicide are leading causes of postpartum death in California.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Reducing maternal mortality is a priority in the United States and worldwide. Drug-related deaths and suicide may account for a substantial and growing portion of maternal deaths, yet information on the incidence of and sociodemographic variation in these deaths is scarce.

Objective

We sought to examine incidence of drug-related and suicide deaths in the 12 months after delivery, including heterogeneity by sociodemographic factors. We also explored maternal decedents' health care utilization prior to death.

Study design

This retrospective, population-based cohort study followed up 1,059,713 women who delivered a live-born infant in California hospitals during 2010-2012 to ascertain maternal death. Analyses were conducted using statewide, all-payer, longitud

SUBMITTER: Goldman-Mellor S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6829056 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature