"Maternal Death" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The death of the female parent.
| Descriptor ID |
D063130
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C13.703.401 C23.550.260.730.500 I01.880.735.607.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Maternal Death- Maternal Death
- Death, Maternal
- Deaths, Maternal
- Maternal Deaths
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Maternal Death" by people in Profiles.
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Mortality of a postpartum woman presented with massive vulvar edema in association with Covid-19: a case report with clinical and radiological findings. BMC Infect Dis. 2021 Jul 13; 21(1):678.
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Maternal deaths due to COVID-19 disease: The cases in a single center pandemic hospital in the south east of Turkey. J Obstet Gynaecol Res. 2021 Nov; 47(11):4067-4076.
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A rare but devastating cause of twin loss in a near-term pregnancy highlighting the features of severe SARS-CoV-2 placentitis. Histopathology. 2021 10; 79(4):674-676.
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Obstetric Observatory BRAZIL - COVID-19: 1031 maternal deaths because of COVID-19 and the unequal access to health care services. Clinics (Sao Paulo). 2021; 76:e3120.
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Maternal death related to COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis focused on maternal co-morbidities and clinical characteristics. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2021 Aug; 154(2):212-219.
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Disease severity, pregnancy outcomes, and maternal deaths among pregnant patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection in Washington State. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2021 07; 225(1):77.e1-77.e14.
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Maternal deaths in Brazil from severe COVID-19 respiratory disease: time for a global commitment to ending health disparities. BJOG. 2020 12; 127(13):1627.
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Maternal Mortality From Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the United States. Obstet Gynecol. 2020 08; 136(2):313-316.
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The role of a cytokine storm in severe coronavirus disease 2019 in pregnancy. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2020 11; 223(5):780-782.
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Maternal death in pregnancy due to COVID-19. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2020 07; 56(1):122.