title: The need for national pregnancy mortality surveillance.
authors.affiliation: Pregnancy Epidemiology Branch, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta.
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Atrash
authors.forename: T V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Ellerbrock
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Hogue
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008428:Maternal Mortality; D009309:National Center for Health Statistics, U.S.; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011247:Pregnancy; D014481:United States