Exhibit 2: Leading causes of pregnancy-related death among deaths determined to be preventable in 14 US states, 2008–17.
source Authors’ analysis of pregnancy-related deaths occurring during the period 2008–17 and determined by fourteen state Maternal Mortality Review Committees (as listed in the text) to be preventable. notes N = 226. Leading causes were defined as causes with at least ten deaths. Percentages do not sum to 100 percent.