Maternal Cardiac Arrest an Increasing American Trends #infographic

The goal of this research was to determine the prevalence, distribution of potential etiologies, and survival rates of maternal cardiopulmonary arrest for delivery during hospitalization in the United States.

Approximately 1 in 12,000 childbirth hospitalizations are caused by cardiac arrest, most often due to hemorrhage, heart failure, amniotic fluid embolism, or sepsis. Survival is dependent upon the etiology of the underlying arrest.

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