Why the study?
To address issues of concern to obstetricians regarding a recent population-based study concluding that women with severe maternal morbidity in their first birth were less likely to have a subsequent birth.
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Design
Letter to the editor
Severe maternal morbidity was associated with fewer subsequent births; leaves open causality and counseling implications.
To the Editor A recent population-based study1 concluded that women who experienced severe maternal morbidity in their first birth were less likely to have a subsequent birth. We are writing about some issues that may be of concern to obstetricians.
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