How a tick box doubled the US maternal mortality rates.
More or Less: Behind the Stats
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Impact of a Checkbox on US Maternal Mortality Rates
The chapter delves into how the inclusion of a checkbox on death certificates to note maternal deaths inadvertently led to a doubling of US maternal mortality rates. Various states implementing this checkbox at different times contributed to a surge in identified maternal deaths, making the national statistic unreliable over a 15-year period.
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