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Characteristics of Mothers Admitted to Intensive Care Units During Hospitalization for Delivery of a Live Born Infant: United States, 2020-2022
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12/07/2023
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Series: NCHS Data Briefs
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Description:Although admission of a mother to an intensive care unit (ICU) during hospitalization for delivery is a relatively rare event, rates of mortality and severe morbidity are high for both mother and child when ICU care is necessary (1–4). Studies on maternal ICU admissions have generally focused on medical diagnoses related to admission, and most have been conducted using international data or data for a hospital or group of hospitals (4–10). Information on demographic characteristics of mothers admitted to ICUs is lacking at the national level. This report describes ICU admissions overall and by race and Hispanic origin, maternal age, live birth order, and plurality for mothers delivering live-born infants in the United States in 2020–2022.
Key findings Data from the National Vital Statistics System
● The admission rate of mothers to an intensive care unit (ICU) during hospitalization for delivery was 1.8 per 1,000 live births in 2020–2022.
● The ICU admission rate was lower for White non-Hispanic mothers than for mothers of other race and Hispanic-origin groups.
● ICU admission rates were lowest for mothers younger than age 25 (1.4) and increased with age to 6.5 for mothers age 45 and older.
● The ICU admission rate for mothers delivering their sixth live birth or more was 3.5, nearly double the rate for mothers with three or fewer live births.
● ICU admission rates were higher for mothers delivering twins and triplet or higher-order births than for mothers delivering singletons.
Suggested citation: Horon I. Characteristics of mothers admitted to intensive care units during hospitalization for delivery of a live-born infant: United States, 2020–2022. NCHS Data Brief, no 485. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2023. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.15620/
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