Maternal levels of care and association with severe maternal morbidity during birth hospitalizations
Sara C. Handley, Molly Passarella, Joshua Radack, Ozi Amuzie, Jesse Y. Hsu, Sindhu K. Srinivas, Ciaran S. Phibbs, Scott A. Lorch · 2026
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Sara C. Handley leads a 2026 study of whether higher levels of maternity care guard mothers from grave harm. Guidelines sort birth hospitals from basic to regional centres, aiming to match risk with skill. Records covered more than three million births in four states over about a decade. Harm was counted without blood transfusion cases, to sharpen the measure.
Raw harm rates rose with hospital level, since sicker mothers go to bigger centres. After adjustment, basic hospitals showed slightly lower harm odds than regional centres for all patients. Among women with common treatable problems, mid-level hospitals fared worse. The authors say triage and transfer habits blur the picture and need work.
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| CREATOR | Sara C. Handley, Molly Passarella, Joshua Radack, Ozi Amuzie, Jesse Y. Hsu, Sindhu K. Srinivas, Ciaran S. Phibbs, Scott A. Lorch |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 32282 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |