Trends in maternal, fetal, and infant mortality in the US, 2000-2023

JAMA Pediatrics

2025-04-28

(Press-News.org) About The Study: The results of this study suggest that maternal health was difficult to track due to changes in reporting practices, but public health emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic can have large negative impacts.

Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Seth Flaxman, PhD, email seth.flaxman@cs.ox.ac.uk.

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(doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2025.0440)

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