"Maternal Mortality" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Maternal deaths resulting from complications of pregnancy and childbirth in a given population.
| Descriptor ID |
D008428
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.308.985.550.500 N01.224.935.698.653 N06.850.505.400.975.550.500 N06.850.520.308.985.550.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Maternal Mortality- Maternal Mortality
- Mortality, Maternal
- Maternal Mortalities
- Mortalities, Maternal
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Maternal Mortality".
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Maternal Mortality" by people in Profiles.
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The Role of State Perinatal Quality Collaboratives in Addressing Maternal Morbidity and Mortality. Obstet Gynecol. 2026 Jun 01; 147(6):769-779.
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Changes in Age Distribution and Maternal Mortality in a Subset of the U.S., 2014-2021. Am J Prev Med. 2024 07; 67(1):114-119.
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Association of Maternal Body Mass Index and Maternal Morbidity And Mortality. Am J Perinatol. 2024 05; 41(S 01):e204-e211.
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Maternal mortality in the United States: The pervasive effects of racism. Med. 2022 06 10; 3(6):361-364.
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Postpartum Medicaid Extension to Address Racial Inequity in Maternal Mortality. Am J Public Health. 2021 02; 111(2):202-204.
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Maternal safety: recent advances and implications for the obstetric anesthesiologist. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2020 Dec; 33(6):793-799.
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National Partnership for Maternal Safety Recommended Maternal Early Warning Criteria Are Associated With Maternal Morbidity. Anesth Analg. 2019 12; 129(6):1621-1626.
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Pulmonary Hypertension in Pregnancy: A Report of 49 Cases at Four Tertiary North American Sites. Obstet Gynecol. 2017 03; 129(3):511-520.
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Increased Perinatal Morbidity and Mortality Among Asian American and Pacific Islander Women in the United States. Anesth Analg. 2017 03; 124(3):879-886.
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Fragmentation of Care in Ectopic Pregnancy. Matern Child Health J. 2016 May; 20(5):955-61.