American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 199, Issue 1 , Pages 36.e1-36.e5 , July 2008

Maternal death in the 21st century: causes, prevention, and relationship to cesarean delivery

  • Steven L. Clark, MD

      Affiliations

    • Hospital Corporation of America, Nashville, TN
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprints: Steven L. Clark, MD, Medical Director, Women and Newborns Clinical Program, Hospital Corporation of America, St Mark's Women's Pavillion, 1140 East 3900 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84124.
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  • Michael A. Belfort, MD

      Affiliations

    • Hospital Corporation of America, Nashville, TN
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  • Gary A. Dildy, MD

      Affiliations

    • Hospital Corporation of America, Nashville, TN
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  • Melissa A. Herbst, MD

      Affiliations

    • Hospital Corporation of America, Nashville, TN
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  • Janet A. Meyers, RN

      Affiliations

    • Hospital Corporation of America, Nashville, TN
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  • Gary D. Hankins, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX.

Received 6 July 2007 ,Revised 10 December 2007 ,Accepted 3 March 2008.

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    Relationship of maternal deaths to gestational age

    Clark. Maternal death in the 21st century. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008.

    Relationship of maternal deaths to gestational age

    Clark. Maternal death in the 21st century. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008.

 Cite this article as: Clark SL, Belfort MA, Dildy GA, et al. Maternal death in the 21st century: causes, prevention, and relationship to cesarean delivery. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008;199:36.e1-36.e5.

PII: S0002-9378(08)00268-8

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.03.007

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 199, Issue 1 , Pages 36.e1-36.e5 , July 2008