Maternal Mortality Prevention

To learn more about CDC’s maternal mortality prevention efforts and explore assessment and surveillance resources, visit https://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/maternal-mortality/index.html

Maternal Mortality and Morbidity in Indian Country Indian Health Service	American Indian and Alaska Native Women’s Maternal Health: Addressing the Crisis National Partnership for Women and Families
The What and The Why:
Maternal Mortality Among American Indian/Alaska Native Women: A Scoping Review by Heck JL et al. Severe Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Among Indigenous Women in the United States by Kozhimannil KB and Interrante JD
Causes:
Innovations in U.S. Health Care Delivery to Reduce Disparities in Maternal Mortality Among African American and American Indian/Alaskan Native Women by Reddy S et al. Racialization as a Barrier to Achieving Health Equity for Native Americans by Gampa V et al.
Articles on equity:
Native Americans: A Crisis in Health Equity by Smith, M Defining Indigenous health equity Indigenous Health Equity by Echo-Hawk A Native Americans Feel Invisible In U.S. Health Care System by Whitney, E
Maternal Mortality Prevention Institutes:
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