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Racial and Ethnic Disparities: Maternal Death in Miami-Dade County

Racial and Ethnic Disparities: Maternal Death in Miami-Dade County. Authors:Fermin Leguen, MD, MPH* Guoyan Zhang, MD, MPH* Rodlescia Sneed, MPH* *Miami-Dade County Health Department. Objectives. To address racial and ethnic disparities related to maternal death in Miami-Dade Age

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Racial and Ethnic Disparities: Maternal Death in Miami-Dade County

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  1. Racial and Ethnic Disparities: Maternal Death in Miami-Dade County Authors:Fermin Leguen, MD, MPH* Guoyan Zhang, MD, MPH* Rodlescia Sneed, MPH* *Miami-Dade County Health Department

  2. Objectives • To address racial and ethnic disparities related to maternal death in Miami-Dade • Age • Race/Ethnicity • Geographic area • Family income • WIC services

  3. Rate per 100,000 live births

  4. Causes of Maternal Death, Miami-Dade 1999-2003

  5. Maternal Mortality by Age Group, Miami-Dade County 1994-2003 120.00 100.00 1994-1998 1999-2003 80.00 Rate 60.00 40.00 20.00 0.00 10-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40+ Age Group Rate per 100,000 live births

  6. Rate per 100,000 live births Rate per 100,000 live births

  7. Rate per 100,000

  8. Rate per 100,000 live births

  9. Rate per 100,000 live births Note: No deaths among mothers of Haitian origin n= 2158

  10. Rate per 100,000 live births

  11. Summary • Maternal mortality in Miami-Dade remained at higher levels than Florida • Mortality rate increased with maternal age in all racial/ethnic groups • 64% of maternal deaths occurred in women living in areas with lower family income • Risk of Maternal mortality among Haitian and African American women was 5 and 4 times that of Hispanic women • These results highlight the need of a multidisciplinary approach to address this problem in Miami-Dade

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