title: Cohort maternal mortality: New York, 1917-1972.
abstract: Data on New York State maternal mortality, 1917-1972, are analyzed and show that the cohort patterns of age-specific maternal mortality are mainly a reflection of the pattern of period declines in age-specific maternal mortality.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D005260:Female; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008428:Maternal Mortality; D008875:Middle Aged; D009518:New York; D013223:Statistics as Topic