Municipality-Level Variation in Severe Maternal Morbidity and Association With Municipal Expenditures in New Jersey.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Severe maternal morbidity (SMM) is a major risk factor for maternal mortality, yet little is known about geographic variation in SMM or factors associated with geographical variation at the local level. Municipal governments incur substantial expenditures providing services that are an essential part of residents' lives, but associations between municipal expenditures and SMM have not been previously examined.

Objective

To investigate variation in rates of SMM across municipalities in New Jersey, the contributions of individual-level characteristics and municipal expenditures to that variation, and associations between municipal expenditures and SMM.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study analyzed 2008 to 2018 New Jersey birth files li

SUBMITTER: Muchomba FM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8603080 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature