Maternal Mortality in Rural Areas: What explains the disparity by location?

Abstract

Recent attention has been given to the increase in maternal mortality in the United States, and low-income women and rural women seem to share more of the mortality burden. Increased reporting standards may explain some of... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. Johnelle Sparks (University of Texas at San Antionio)
  2. Corey Sparks (University of Texas at San Antonio)

Topic Area

Community, Health, and Family

Session

SID.57 » Spatial Explanations in Rural Well Being (08:00 - Saturday, 28th July, Multnomah)