Addressing the Public Health Crisis of Maternal Mortality: A National Research Agenda

Diana W Bianchi; Janine A Clayton; Shannon N Zenk

doi:10.1001/jama.2023.21294

Addressing the Public Health Crisis of Maternal Mortality: A National Research Agenda

JAMA. 2023 Nov 14;330(18):1729-1730. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.21294.

Authors

Diana W Bianchi¹, Janine A Clayton², Shannon N Zenk³

Affiliations

¹ Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
² Office of Research on Women's Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
³ National Institute of Nursing Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.

PMID: 37831443
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.21294

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This Viewpoint discusses the National Institutes of Health initiative that focuses on research that reduces preventable maternal mortality, decreases severe maternal morbidity, and promotes health equity.

MeSH terms

Female
Humans
Maternal Health Services* / statistics & numerical data
Maternal Health* / statistics & numerical data
Maternal Mortality*
Pregnancy
Public Health* / statistics & numerical data
United States / epidemiology