Maternal Mortality in the Delta Region of the United States
Sunday, June 14, 2015
Title: Maternal Mortality in the Delta Region of the United States
Promenade Ballroom (Long Beach Convention Center)
Barbara L. Smith, BSN
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Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynecology, ANGELS Program, UAMS Medical Center (University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences), Little Rock, AR
Adam T. Sandlin, MD
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Dept.of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Div. of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, UAMS Medical Center
Tommy M. Bird, Ph.D.
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College of Public Health, Health Policy and Management, UAMS Medical Center
Susan C. Steelman, M.L.I.S.
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VCA Library Education & References Srvs, UAMS Medical Center
E.F. Magann, MD
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Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Div. of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, UAMS Medical Center
Discipline: Childbearing (CB)
Learning Objectives:
Describe the maternal mortality rate in the Delta region of the United States compared with that of the non-Delta United States.
Describe the difference between the maternal mortality rate in non-Delta states and the maternal mortality rate in non-Delta counties of Delta states.
Describe the risk of maternal mortality for two diverse demographic profiles.
Submission Description:
Comparison of the maternal mortality rate (MMR) in the Mississippi Delta region of the United States with that of the non-Delta region states. How does the MMR in the Delta compare with non-Delta counties and non-Delta states?
