Journal article
Ectopic Pregnancy in the United States, 1970-1986
MMWR. Surveillance summaries, Vol.38(SS-2), pp.1-10
09/01/1989
PMID: 2506422
Abstract
In 1986, both the rate of hospitalizations due to ectopic pregnancy and the number of hospitalizations decreased from those reported in the previous year, although the decreases were not statistically significant. If this leveling off of previous yearly increases becomes a continuing trend, possible explanatory hypotheses include a leveling off of disease occurrence, and an increasing use of outpatient management. The case-fatality rate rose slightly in 1986, to 4.9 deaths per 10,000 ectopic pregnancies, although this rate still represents an 86% decline from the 35.5 deaths per 10,000 ectopic pregnancies reported in 1970. In 1986, ectopic pregnancy accounted for only 1.4% of all pregnancies but was associated with over 13% of maternal deaths. Compared with white women, women of black and other minority races had a 1.6 times greater risk of ectopic pregnancy. Ectopic pregnancy remains one of the leading causes of maternal death in the United States and continues to be an important public health problem.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Ectopic Pregnancy in the United States, 1970-1986
- Creators
- Herschel W. LawsonHani K. AtrashAudrey F. SaftlasEvelyn L. Finch
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- MMWR. Surveillance summaries, Vol.38(SS-2), pp.1-10
- Publisher
- Epidemiology Program Office, Centers for Disease Control, Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- PMID
- 2506422
- ISSN
- 1546-0738
- eISSN
- 1545-8636
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/01/1989
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology
- Record Identifier
- 9984363621402771
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