HealthLeaders Media March 26, 2024
Christopher Cheney

The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate among high-income countries.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

– To ensure good maternal care, there needs to be strong connections between the outpatient and inpatient settings.

– CMOs need to focus on evidence-based care for their maternal health patients.

– CMOs are well-positioned to address workforce shortages in maternal health such as a dearth of physician obstetricians.

For chief medical officers seeking to boost maternal care, a top priority should be care coordination between the inpatient and outpatient settings, the CMO of Ob Hospitalist Group says.

The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate among high-income countries, according to statistics from the National Center for Health Statistics and the Organization for Economic Co-operation...

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