Maternal deaths in Texas, 1969 to 1973. A report of 501 consecutive maternal deaths from the Texas Medical Association's Committee on Maternal Health
Gibbs, C.E.; Locke, W.E.
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 126(6): 687-692
1976
ISSN/ISBN: 0002-9378 PMID: 984144 Document Number: 563397
The Texas Medical Association's Committee on Maternal Health reports its experience with 501 consecutive maternal deaths. The committee structure and procedures are explained. Demographic and pathologic data are presented and discussed. The defects which allowed complications to proceed to death are analyzed and recommendations are made to reduce the number of these deaths.
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