Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3438168 | American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology | 2008 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Most maternal deaths are not preventable. Preventable deaths are equally likely to result from actions by nonmedical persons as from provider error. Given the diversity of causes of maternal death, no systematic reduction in maternal death rate in the United States can be expected unless all women undergoing cesarean delivery receive thromboembolism prophylaxis. Such a policy would be expected to eliminate any statistical difference in death rates caused by cesarean and vaginal delivery.
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Authors
Steven L. MD, Michael A. MD, Gary A. MD, Melissa A. MD, Janet A. RN, Gary D. MD,