Maternal death: the rising national crisis of maternal morbidity and mortality (April 2019)

Summary

This article, published by Medium, looks at the story of a woman who had a stroke while pregnant. Both survived.

The authors highlight a growing concern that the US is in the midst of a maternal morbidity and mortality crisis.

Content

Recommendations include:

• assess patients for venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk with an easy to use automated scoring system
• provide the recommended prophylaxis regimen, depending on whether the mother is antepartum or postpartum
• reassesses the patient every 24 hours or upon the occurrence of a significant event, like surgery
• ensure that the mother is provided with appropriate VTE prevention education upon hospital discharge.