<p>Over the last century, developed
countries have been successful in enhancing maternal health and reducing
Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR). By 2018, MMR across OECD countries and World
Bank Group Regions have converged towards very low levels, averaging more than 5
deaths per 100,000 live births. The United States has become an outlier among
the developed countries in maternal deaths and compares unfavorably to a number
of poorer countries where the ratio has declined. In 2017, the US ranked worst
in MMR among the 39 industrialized nations. United States has experienced
almost a 142 percent increase in MMR from 1987-2018. According to the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), every year in the US, more than 700
women die due to the pregnancy or childbirth-related complications, with 60
percent of these deaths being preventable. Within the US, MMR varies
considerably, leaving large disparities across states as well as between all racial
groups. This research study aims to understand the interplay of spatial and
racial impacts on the variation of maternal mortality ratios within the US. The
paper estimates Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) and Spatial Lag Models for MMR
using cross-sectional US state data for 2012-2017, taken from CDC. The results
show that the dominant root causes of high maternal mortality differ between
black and white women. </p>
<p> </p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:purdue.edu/oai:figshare.com:article/13105451 |
| Date | 16 December 2020 |
| Creators | Sanchita Chakrovorty (9530807) |
| Source Sets | Purdue University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, Thesis |
| Rights | CC BY 4.0 |
| Relation | https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/Maternal_Mortality_Spatial_and_Racial_Disparities_in_United_States/13105451 |
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