Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, February 21, 2003, Volume 52, Number SS-2. Pregnancy-Related Mortality Surveillance - United States, 1991-1999

摘要

The risk of death from complications of pregnancy has decreased approximately 99% during the twentieth century, from approximately 850 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births in 1900 to 7.5 in 1982. However, since 1982, no further decrease has occurred in maternal mortality in the United States. In addition, racial disparity in pregnancy-related mortality ratios persists; since 1940, mortality ratios among blacks have been at least three to four times higher than those for whites. The Healthy People 2000 objective for maternal mortality of no more than 3.3 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births was not achieved during the twentieth century; substantial improvements are needed to meet the same objective for Healthy People 2010. This report summarizes surveillance data for pregnancy-related deaths in the United States for 1991-1999.