CDC report on pregnancy-related mortality.(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention )("Pregnancy-Related Mortality Surveillance--United States, 1991-1999") From: American Family Physician | Date: April 15, 2003| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2003 American Academy of Family Physicians. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Black women have three to four times the risk of a pregnancy-related death compared with white women, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). "Pregnancy-Related Mortality Surveillance--United States, 1991-1999" is available online at www.cdc.gov/mmwr.

The pregnancy-related mortality ratio for all women for the years 1991 through 1998 was 11.8 deaths per 100,000 live births. The risk of death from complications related to pregnancy remains higher than the nation's Healthy People 2010 objective: no more than 3.3 maternal deaths per ...