Pediatric Grand Rounds (RECORDING) Severe Maternal Morbidity: Trends, Inequities, and Implications for Pediatrics

This presentation is a recording of a Stanford Pediatric Grand Rounds Session.  World-renowned experts will present the latest research, practice guidelines, and treatment protocols to advance best practices in the care of pediatric patients. These online recordings will provide pediatricians and family physicians with up-to-date clinical information on a wide range of clinical issues encountered in daily pediatric practice. This session describes severe maternal morbidity in the United States, including its prevalence, trends, causes, disparities, and effects on birthing people and infants. The session also describes efforts in California to investigate & address severe maternal morbidity as well as ongoing research

  Release Date: December 16, 2022
  Expiration Date: December 15, 2023
  Estimated Time to Complete: 1.0 hour
  Registration Fee: FREE
 *Originally recorded 10/21/2022.

1. Define severe maternal morbidity and understand its major causes, effects, trends, and disparities.
2. Identify contributors to the increasing trend of severe maternal morbidity and its disparities.
3. Discuss the strengths and limitations of population-based study of severe maternal morbidity.

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Alan R. Schroeder, MD
Clinical Professor
Stanford University

Co-Course Director

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Olivera Marsenic Couloures, MD
LPCH

Course Director and Reviewer

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Stephanie Leonard

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Debra Babcock, MD
Stanford Childrens (PCHA)

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Lisa Jo Chamberlain, MD
Professor of Pediatrics – General Pediatrics
Stanford Children's Health

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Baraka Dechelle Floyd, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor and Associate Chair for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Stanford University School of Medicine

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Charles Gawad, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Stanford

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Allison Guerin, EdD
Stanford

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Mary Beth Leonard, MD, MSCE
Arline and Pete Harman Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Stanford University

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Ryan Lion, MD, MS
Stanford University

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Lauren E O'Brien, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
LPCH

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Stephen J Roth, MPH, MD
Attending, Cardiovascular ICU
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford

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Stephanie Squires, MD
Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellow
Stanford Health Care/ Stanford Children's Hospital

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Ke-You Zhang, MD
Stanford University

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