title: Maternal Morbidity for Vaginal and Cesarean Deliveries, According to Previous Cesarean History: New Data From the Birth Certificate, 2013.
abstract: This report presents recent findings for 2013 on four maternal morbidities associated with labor and delivery-maternal transfusion, ruptured uterus, unplanned hysterectomy, and intensive care unit (ICU) admission-that are collected on birth certificates for a 41-state and District of Columbia reporting area, which represents 90% of all births in the United States.
authors.affiliation: National Center for Health Statistics.
authors.forename: Sally C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Curtin
authors.affiliation: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
authors.forename: Kimberly D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Gregory
authors.affiliation: Childbirth Research Associates, LLC.
authors.forename: Lisa M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Korst
authors.affiliation: National Center for Health Statistics.
authors.forename: Sayeedha Fg
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Uddin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001719:Birth Certificates; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009017:Morbidity / Q000639:trends; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D016064:Vaginal Birth after Cesarean / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult