Abstract
Cardiovascular conditions are now the leading cause of maternal death in both the US (Petersen EE et al MMWR Morb Mortality Wkly Rep 2019; 68:762-765) and the UK (Knight M et al Saving Lives, Improving Mothers' Care 2019, NPEU:Oxford). The majority of women die from acquired heart conditions, and more than half of women who die are not known to have cardiac disease prior to pregnancy. In the US, deaths from cardiomyopathy cause a proportionately higher number of pregnancy-related deaths amongst black women compared to white women. Disparities in overall maternal mortality by ethnic group have also been identified in the UK.
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