Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Comment
. 2018 May;131(5):934-935.
doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000002602.

In Reply

Marian F MacDorman  1 , Eugene Declercq  2
Affiliations
Comment

In Reply

Marian F MacDorman et al. Obstet Gynecol. 2018 May.
No abstract available

PubMed Disclaimer

Comment on

References

    1. MacDorman MF, Declercq E, Cabral H, Morton C. Recent increases in the U.S. maternal mortality rate: disentangling trends from measurement issues. Obstet Gynecol 2016;128:447–55.
    1. MacKay AP, Berg CJ, Liu X, Duran C, Hoyert DL. Changes in pregnancy mortality ascertainment: United States, 1999–2005. Obstet Gynecol 2011;118:104–10.
    1. World Health Organization. International statistical classification of diseases and related health problems. 10th Revision. Geneva (Switzerland): World Health Organization; 1992.
    1. Instructions for classifying the underlying cause of death, ICD-10, 2016. In: National Center for Health Statistics, instruction manual part 2b. Hyattsville (MD): National Center for Health Statistics; 2016.
    1. MacDorman MF, Declercq E, Thoma ME. Trends in maternal mortality by sociodemographic characteristics and cause of death in 27 states and the District of Columbia. Obstet Gynecol 2017;129:811–8.

LinkOut - more resources