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  1. There have been shifts in the demographics of the child-bearing population in Canada and factors including age, medical co-morbidities, and risks and resiliencies associated with race and culture are challenging what we thought we knew about maternal mortality.

  2. May 15, 2024 · Pregnancy-related deaths occurred during pregnancy, delivery, and up to 1 year postpartum. The leading cause of pregnancy-related death varied by race and ethnicity. Over 80% of pregnancy-related deaths were determined to be preventable.

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  4. May 24, 2022 · In a key 2016 study informing the issue, researchers from McGill University found that 8.9% of Black women gave birth to pre-term babies, compared to 5.9% of their white peers, examining singleton live births for 2004 through 2006. But there is little Canadian national data on Black maternal mortality and other birth-related adverse outcomes.

  5. Feb 23, 2023 · Severe bleeding, high blood pressure, pregnancy-related infections, complications from unsafe abortion, and underlying conditions that can be aggravated by pregnancy (such as HIV/AIDS and malaria) are the leading causes of maternal deaths.

  6. Sep 22, 2021 · We created a subset of confirmed maternal deaths that had pregnancy mentions in the cause-of-death literals. Primary cause of death was identified and recoded using cause-of-death literals. We examined racial and ethnic disparities both overall and by primary cause. Results.

    • Marian F MacDorman, Marie Thoma, Eugene Declcerq, Elizabeth A Howell
    • 2021
  7. Sep 6, 2019 · Approximately 700 women die in the United States each year as a result of pregnancy or its complications, and significant racial/ethnic disparities in pregnancy-related mortality exist ( 1 ). Data from CDC’s Pregnancy Mortality Surveillance System (PMSS) for 2007–2016 were analyzed.

  8. Nov 27, 2023 · Frequency: Annual. Table: 13-10-0152-01 (formerly CANSIM 102-0535) Release date: 2023-11-27

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