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133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition December 10-14, 2005 Philadelphia, PA |
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Gina M. Brown, MD, Katrina Manzano, MPH, and Deborah L. Kaplan, RPA, MPH. Maternal, Infant and Reproductive Health Program, New York City Department of Health, 2 Lafayette Street, 18th floor, New York, NY 10007, 212-442-1779, gbrown@health.nyc.gov
Source |
Pregnancy Related |
Pregnancy Associated |
Total |
BVS |
91 |
17 |
108 |
ME |
10 |
22 |
32 |
SPARCS |
18 |
8 |
26 |
Total |
119 |
47 |
166 * |
* Missing-3
Pregnancy-related cases were increased by 36%. Pregnancy-associated cases were increased by 176%. The use of ES allowed the identification of race, hemorrhage, and obesity as important correlates of MM.
Conclusions: BVS and death certificate data undercount MM. ES increases ascertainment of pregnancy related and associated deaths and improves the assessment of causal associations.
Learning Objectives:
Keywords: Maternal Health, Surveillance
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I wish to disclose that I have NO financial interests or other relationship with the manufactures of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services or commercial supporters.
The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA