Surveillance methods lead to maternal mortality variations, possible misclassifications

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Surveillance methods lead to maternal mortality variations, possible misclassifications

Differences in U.S. cause of death surveillance methods may cause variations in currently high reported maternal mortality rates, researchers reported in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.“National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) reports show that maternal mortality rates in the United States have continued to increase from 17.4 in 2018, to 20.1 in 2019, 23.8 in 2020 and