Maternal Mortality Linked to Death, Hospitalization in Infants
The infant mortality rate was 55.0 per 1000 live births following maternal pregnancy-associated death vs 4.0 when the mother survived.
A study published online in Obstetrics & Gynecology found that a mother’s death during or after pregnancy increases the risk for the infant’s death or hospitalization.
Researchers from Boston University, led by Eugene Declercq, Ph.D., conducted a retrospective cohort study to examine the association between pregnancy-associated death or severe maternal morbidity and infant outcomes.
- The analysis included data from more than 1.6 million live births in Massachusetts between 1999 and 2020.
- 474 pregnancy-associated deaths were identified, with the highest rates among individuals aged 40 years and older, non-Hispanic Black, those with public insurance, or those with a parity of four or more.
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Author's summary: Maternal mortality increases infant death risk.