Standardized Criteria for Review of Perinatal Suicides and Accidental Drug-Related Deaths.

CONCLUSION: After application of standardized criteria, the Utah Perinatal Mortality Review Committee determined that pregnancy itself was the inciting event leading to the majority of accidental drug-related deaths or suicides among pregnant and postpartum women. Other maternal mortality review committees may consider a standardized approach to assessing perinatal suicides and accidental drug-related deaths. PMID: 32925616 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Obstetrics and Gynecology - September 9, 2020 Category: OBGYN Authors: Smid MC, Maeda J, Stone NM, Sylvester H, Baksh L, Debbink MP, Varner MW, Metz TD Tags: Obstet Gynecol Source Type: research