Healthcare and Medical News for Atlanta Physicians

Maternal Healthcare Should Not be Determined by Zip Code

By Keisha R. Callins, MD, MPH, and Sandra B. Reed, MD, FACOG

As practicing physicians, we have often wondered why Georgia is at the bottom of the maternal mortality statistics.  There is also great concern about maternal morbidity (near-misses). Why, with all the advances in science, are we still trying to save moms, instead of celebrating the joys of motherhood with them? Why are women of color more at risk? What do we as physicians ... Continue Reading

The Issue of Maternal Mortality in Georgia

By Lauren Holt, MD; Jayne Morgan, MD; Jane Ellis, MD, PhD; and Suchitra Chandrasekaran, MD, MSC

Georgia has ranked 48th, 49th, or 50th for maternal morbidity and mortality (MMM) nationally, with a maternal mortality rate reaching 72.1 deaths per 100,000 live births from 2018-2020, in contrast to the national rate of 29.6 (MMRC data). Within Georgia, severe maternal morbidity and mortality (SMM) rates are significantly disparate based on social determinants of health ... Continue Reading

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