MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs. 2023;48(2):61. doi: 10.1097/NMC.0000000000000895.
The COVID-19 pandemic is responsible for over 1 million deaths in the United States. More than 500 of those deaths were among pregnant and postpartum women. The recent United States Government Accounting Office report on the effects the pandemic on maternal health is summarized. While the efforts in reporting these data in detail are appreciated, it is past time for taking action to prevent preventable maternal deaths in the United States including the racial and ethnic disparities these deaths represent rather than gathering information about them each year.
新冠疫情导致美国超过 100 万人死亡,其中超过 500 名死者是孕妇和产后妇女。美国政府近期关于疫情对产妇健康影响的一份报告被总结如下。虽然详细报告这些数据的努力值得赞赏,但现在是时候采取行动,防止美国发生可预防的孕产妇死亡,包括这些死亡所代表的种族和族裔差异,而不是每年都在收集有关这些死亡的信息。