Cardiovascular Health in the Postpartum Period

JAMA. 2023 Dec 5;330(21):2115-2116. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.19192.
No abstract available

Plain language summary

This article in the Women’s Health series discusses recent increases in US maternal death rates, disparities in rates by race and ethnicity, poor cardiovascular health (CVH) as one of the multifactorial causes, and clinical approaches to assessing and treating poor CVH postpartum.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Cardiovascular Diseases* / epidemiology
  • Cardiovascular Diseases* / prevention & control
  • Cardiovascular System*
  • Female
  • Health Status*
  • Humans
  • Postpartum Period*
  • Risk Factors
  • United States