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Editorial
. 2021 May 1;137(5):761-762.
doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000004365.

The Continuing Challenge of Measuring Maternal Mortality

Marian F MacDorman  1 , Eugene Declercq
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Editorial

The Continuing Challenge of Measuring Maternal Mortality

Marian F MacDorman et al. Obstet Gynecol. .
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Financial Disclosure The authors did not report any potential conflicts of interest.

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