Pregnancy-Related Mortality Due to Cardiovascular Conditions: Maternal Mortality Review Committees in 32 U.S. States, 2017 to 2019.

Autor: Briller J; Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA., Trost SL; Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA., Busacker A; Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA., Joseph NT; Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA., Davis NL; Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA., Petersen EE; Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.; United States Public Health Service, Commissioned Corps, Rockville, Maryland, USA., Goodman DA; Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA., Hollier LM; Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: JACC. Advances [JACC Adv] 2024 Nov 08; Vol. 3 (12), pp. 101382. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Nov 08 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2024.101382
Abstrakt: Background: Cardiomyopathy (CM) and other cardiovascular conditions (OCVs) are among the most frequent causes of pregnancy-related death in the United States.
Objectives: The purpose of this paper was to report demographic and clinical characteristics, preventability, contributing factors, and Maternal Mortality Review Committee (MMRC) recommendations among pregnancy-related deaths with underlying causes of CM, OCVs, and the 2 combined (cardiovascular conditions, CV).
Methods: We analyzed pregnancy-related death data from MMRCs in 32 states, occurring during 2017 to 2019, with MMRC-determined underlying causes of CVs. We describe distributions of demographic characteristics, present the most frequent contributing factor classes, and provide example MMRC prevention recommendations.
Results: Among 210 pregnancy-related deaths due to CVs, 84 (40%) were due to CM and 126 (60%) to OCVs. More than half (51.2%) of CM deaths were among non-Hispanic Black persons. Two-thirds (66%) of all CV deaths occurred among people <35 years old. Approximately 53% of CM deaths and 31% of OCV deaths occurred 43 to 365 days postpartum. Over 75% of pregnancy-related deaths due to CVs were determined by MMRCs to be preventable. The 5 most frequent contributing factor classes accounted for 50% of the total MMRC-identified contributing factors. MMRC prevention recommendations occur at multiple levels.
Conclusions: Most pregnancy-related deaths due to CM and OCV are preventable. Example MMRC recommendations provided in this report illustrate prevention opportunities that address contributing factors, including broader awareness of urgent warning signs, improved handoffs for care coordination and continuity, and expanded accessibility of community-based comprehensive and integrated care services.
Competing Interests: This project was supported in part by an appointment to the Research Participation Program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There is no additional financial support received for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. The authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.
(© 2024 The Authors.)
Databáze: MEDLINE