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Maternal mortality in Kentucky
F C Miller1, J W Greene, J A Petry
1University of Kentucky Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Lexington 40536, USA.
The Journal of the Kentucky Medical Association
|May 13, 1998
Abstract:
This paper reviews maternal mortality in Kentucky over the 30 year period of 1966 through 1995. Data were reviewed from the minutes of the State Maternal Mortality Study Committee and the reports of the State Cabinet of Health Services, State Centers for Health Statistics. There has been a marked fall in the number of births during this 30 years and an even more dramatic reduction in maternal mortality. Identifiable causes for maternal death have changed over the years. Today, the three leading causes of maternal mortality in Kentucky mirror those of the nation, i.e., hemorrhage, pulmonary embolus, and toxemia.