Reducing Cardiovascular Maternal Mortality by Extending Medicaid for Postpartum Women.

ABSTRACT: Maternal mortality has been increasing in the United States over the past 3 decades, while decreasing in all other high-income countries during the same period. Cardiovascular conditions account for over one fourth of maternal deaths, with two thirds of deaths occurring in the postpartum period. There are also significant healthcare disparities that have been identified in women experiencing maternal morbidity and mortality, with Black women at 3 to 4 times the risk of death as their White counterparts and women in rural areas at heightened risk for cardiovascular morbidity and maternal morbidity. However, many maternal deaths have been shown to be preventable, and improving access to care may be a key solution to addressing maternal cardiovascular mortality. Medicaid currently finances al

SUBMITTER: Luther JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8475675 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature