Understanding and reducing serious maternal morbidity: a step in the right direction

Affiliations

¹ Dr. Macones is Professor and Chair in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Washington University, School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri; e-mail: maconesg@wustl.edu.

Editorial

George A Macones. Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Nov.

. 2013 Nov;122(5):945-946.

doi: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000435079.10951.5f.

¹ Dr. Macones is Professor and Chair in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Washington University, School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri; e-mail: maconesg@wustl.edu.

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Development of a comorbidity index for use in obstetric patients.
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