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Top Causes of Maternal Death May Not Be What You Think
Unintentional drug overdose led 1,152 deaths among 7,901 maternal deaths from 2018-2023, with violence and overdose causing more deaths than several medical conditions combined.
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Pregnancy-related complications are not the most common causes of maternal death among pregnant women, new mothers
Researchers at Columbia University have found that accidental drug overdose, homicide, and suicide are the leading causes of death among pregnant and postpartum women. The researchers used information on death certificates to identify all pregnant and postpartum women (within 42 days of delivery) who died in the United States between 2018 and 2023.
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(MedPage Today) -- Drug overdoses, homicides, and suicides accounted for more than a quarter of all deaths among pregnant and postpartum women, an analysis of maternal deaths from 2018 through 2023 showed. Among 7,901 maternal deaths over this...
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