The impact of Severe Maternal Morbidity on probability of subsequent birth in a population-based study of women in California from 1997-2017

• Published in: Annals of epidemiology Vol. 64; pp. 8 - 14
• Main Authors: Bane, Shalmali, Carmichael, Suzan L, Snowden, Jonathan M, Liu, Can, Lyndon, Audrey, Wall-Wieler, Elizabeth
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.12.2021
• Subjects: California - epidemiology; Child; Female; Fertility; Humans; Parturition; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications - epidemiology; Pregnancy rate; Pregnant Women; Reproductive Health; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; California; Pregnancy; Pregnancy rate; Reproductive Health; Fertility; Pregnant Women

Complications during pregnancy and birth can impact whether an individual has more children. Individuals experiencing SMM are at a higher risk of general and reproductive health issues after pregnancy, which could reduce the probability of a subsequent birth. To examine whether experiencing SMM duri...