"Maternal Mortality" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Maternal deaths resulting from complications of pregnancy and childbirth in a given population.
| Descriptor ID |
D008428
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.308.985.550.500 N01.224.935.698.653 N06.850.505.400.975.550.500 N06.850.520.308.985.550.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Maternal Mortality- Maternal Mortality
- Mortality, Maternal
- Maternal Mortalities
- Mortalities, Maternal
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Maternal Mortality".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Maternal Mortality".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Maternal Mortality" by people in this website by year, and whether "Maternal Mortality" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2015 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2016 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2020 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Maternal Mortality" by people in Profiles.
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Nulliparous with Class III Obesity at Term: Labor Induction or Cesarean Delivery without Labor. Am J Perinatol. 2025 Mar; 42(4):520-525.
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The Texas Medical Board and the Futility of Medical Exceptions to Abortion Bans. JAMA. 2024 06 25; 331(24):2073-2074.
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Association of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Infection With Maternal Mortality and Neonatal Birth Outcomes in Botswana by Human Immunodeficiency Virus Status. Obstet Gynecol. 2023 01 01; 141(1):135-143.
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Diabetes in pregnancy and risk of near-miss, maternal mortality and foetal outcomes in the USA: a retrospective cross-sectional analysis. J Public Health (Oxf). 2022 08 25; 44(3):549-557.
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Developing Tools to Report Racism in Maternal Health for the CDC Maternal Mortality Review Information Application (MMRIA): Findings from the MMRIA Racism & Discrimination Working Group. Matern Child Health J. 2022 Apr; 26(4):661-669.
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Care of the Postpartum Patient in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review with Implications for Maternal Mortality. Am J Perinatol. 2023 04; 40(5):489-507.
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Maternal Coronary Heart Disease, Stroke, and Mortality Within 1, 3, and 5 Years of Delivery Among Women With Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and Pre-Pregnancy Hypertension. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 02; 10(5):e018155.
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Critical care in obstetrics: a strategy for addressing maternal mortality. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2021 06; 224(6):567-573.
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Perinatal COVID-19 outcomes: evaluating the strength of current evidence. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2022 Nov; 35(22):4250-4257.
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Enhancing Obstetric Safety Through Best Practices. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2021 02; 30(2):265-269.