Differential Reporting of Severe Maternal Morbidity on US Birth Certificate and Claims Data by Race and Ethnicity
Birth certificates report substantially less SMM than claims data, with greater differential in reporting for non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic patients that may bias birth certificate-based research findings.
Authors
- Enrique F. Schisterman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3757-641X)
- A. Wellesley Harris
- Katherine E Goodman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2851-775X)
- Beth L. Pineles (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0450-2943)
- Lisa Pineles
- K.S. Joseph
- Laurence S. Magder
- Esa M. Davis
Institutions
- University of Maryland, Baltimore (US)
- Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (US)
- Children's & Women's Health Centre of British Columbia (CA)
- B.C. Women's Hospital & Health Centre (CA)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Epidemiology
- Published
- 2026-01-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/ede.0000000000001954
- Primary Topic
- Maternal and fetal healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00