Rising maternal mortality ratio in the United States: the role of chronic diseases and race

Maternal mortality has long been a gauge for the health of a nation. It represents not only the health of women in that country but the health of the nation as a whole. The world experienced a steep decline in maternal mortality ratio (MMR) in the early 20th century, but since the 1990s the United S...

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Main Author: Muir, Cordelia R.
Other Authors: Trinkaus-Randall, Vickery E.
Language:en_US
Published: 2021
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2144/43462