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October 13, 2023
EugeneDeclercq,PhD1; MarieThoma,PhD2
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1Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
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2University of Maryland School of Public Health, College Park, Maryland
JAMA. 2023;330(18):1731-1732. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.19945
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The annual publication of the US maternal mortality rate leads to extensive, often alarmed, commentary from politicians, public health officials, and women’s health advocates. The official 2021 rate from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) was 32.9 maternal deaths per 100 000 births,1 which is the highest rate since 1964. The US rate, even accounting for COVID-19–related cases,2 remains higher than any other high-income country.
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Declercq E, Thoma M. Measuring US Maternal Mortality. JAMA. 2023;330(18):1731–1732. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.19945
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