Risk of severe maternal morbidity by maternal fertility status: a US study in 8 states
Luke B, Brown MB, Wantman E, Baker VL, Doody KJ, Seifer DB, Spector LG. Risk of severe maternal morbidity by maternal fertility status: a US study in 8 states. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2018, 220: 195.e1-195.e12. PMID: 30321527, PMCID: PMC9758649, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2018.10.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere maternal morbidityMaternal fertility statusMaternal morbidityFertile womenBirth certificatesFertilization pregnanciesCesarean deliveryBlood transfusionInfertility treatmentUnplanned hysterectomyOocyte sourceFourth-degree perineal lacerationsOlder maternal ageInfant birth certificatesCharacteristics of womenSample of birthsSubfertile womenFertilization cyclesFresh cyclesPerineal lacerationsVaginal birthMaternal ageOdds ratioLive birthsStudy population