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Expanded Obstetric Comorbidity Score Developed, Validated

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Expanded Obstetric Comorbidity Score Developed, Validated HealthDay News An expanded obstetric comorbidity score improves the prediction of severe maternal morbidity, according to a study published online Aug. 6 in Obstetrics & Gynecology. Stephanie A. Leonard, Ph.D., from Stanford University in California, and colleagues developed and validated an expanded obstetric comorbidity score for predicting severe maternal morbidity using discharge data from birth hospitalizations in California during 2016 to 2017. Twenty-seven potential patient-level risk factors for severe maternal morbidity were identified; these factors were ranked based on adjusted risk ratios (aRRs) using a targeted causal inference approach integrated with machine learning. READ MORE

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