Maternal comorbidity index and severe maternal morbidity during delivery hospitalizations in Texas, 2011-2014.
Meliha SalahuddinDorothy J MandellDavid L LakeyPatrick S RamseyCatherine S EppesChristina M DavidsonCarla F OrtiqueDivya A PatelPublished in: Birth (Berkeley, Calif.) (2019)
Maternal comorbidity index is associated with SMM; however, the low predictive power of the model suggests that other, unmeasured factors may influence SMM in Texas. These findings highlight a need to understand broader contextual factors (practitioner, facility, systems of care, and community) that may be associated with SMM to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality in Texas.