Top 5 articles on maternal mortality in 2018

December 5, 2018

As 2018 comes to a close, we're taking a look back at some of the most popular articles this year. These were the top articles from our Maternal Mortality Special Series.

As 2018 comes to a close, we're taking a look back at some of the most popular articles this year. These were the top articles from our Maternal Mortality Special Series.

Contemporary OB/GYN launched the Maternal Mortality Special Series in January with a guest editorial from the series editor, Carolyn Zelop, MD.

Introducing a new series on maternal mortality

Also in our January issue, Beth Brickner, MD, a specialist in the care of pregnant women with a history of cardiac problems discussed the challenge these patients represent and reviewed the latest standards of care.

Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in pregnancy

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In our April issue, Christian M. Pettker and Erika Werner, MD, MS shared their experiences with maternal loss and how it continues to affect them.

Memorials to two mothers

In May, Charlene H. Collier, MD, MPH, MHS, FACOG, and James N. Martin Jr., MD, FACOG, FRCOG, FAHA, discussed how improved screening and targeted treatment are the keys to preventing maternal deaths from hypertensive disorders.

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy

In our June issue, Stephane Martin, DO, and Suzanne McMurtry Baird, DNP, RN, explained how early recognition and aggressive management are needed to battle one of the leading causes of maternal mortality in sepsis and septic shock during pregnancy.

Sepsis and septic shock in pregnancy