Severe maternal morbidity among U.S.- and foreign-born Asian and Pacific Islander women in California

• Published in: Annals of epidemiology Vol. 52; pp. 60 - 63.e2
• Main Authors: Wall-Wieler, Elizabeth, Bane, Shalmali, Lee, Henry C., Carmichael, Suzan L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.12.2020
• Subjects: Adult; Asian; Asian Americans - statistics & numerical data; California - epidemiology; Chronic Disease - ethnology; Cohort Studies; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - ethnology; Female; Humans; Hypertension - ethnology; Maternal Health - ethnology; Maternal Mortality - ethnology; Oceanic Ancestry Group; Pacific Islander; Pregnancy; Severe maternal morbidity; Young Adult; California; Pacific Islander; Severe maternal morbidity; Asian

The purpose of the study was to examine the risk of severe maternal morbidity (SMM)—a composite of serious, potentially life-threatening conditions related to childbirth—among subgroups of nulliparous women with Asian and Pacific Islander race/ethnicity. This study used linked hospital discharge and...