Maternal Mortality and Severe Maternal Morbidity in New York City

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The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (Health Department, NYC DOHMH) conducts surveillance for pregnancy-associated deaths in New York City in close collaboration with Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME). This report is responsive to Local Law 188 of the year 2018, which requires annual reporting on maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity, recommendations to improve maternal health and reduce maternal mortalities, and an update on the implementation of recommendations from previous reports. Data are disaggregated by information about the pregnant person or mother where such data are available and statistically reliable.