| Infant mortality statistics from the 2013 period linked birth/infant death data set TJ Mathews, MF MacDorman, ME Thoma | 3851* | 2015 |
| Cesarean birth in the United States: epidemiology, trends, and outcomes MF MacDorman, F Menacker, E Declercq Clinics in perinatology 35 (2), 293-307, 2008 | 754 | 2008 |
| The contribution of preterm birth to infant mortality rates in the United States WM Callaghan, MF MacDorman, SA Rasmussen, C Qin, EM Lackritz Pediatrics 118 (4), 1566-1573, 2006 | 705 | 2006 |
| Recent increases in the US maternal mortality rate: disentangling trends from measurement issues MF MacDorman, E Declercq, H Cabral, C Morton Obstetrics & Gynecology 128 (3), 447-455, 2016 | 587* | 2016 |
| Fetal and perinatal mortality: United States, 2005 MF MacDorman, S Kirmeyer | 516 | 2009 |
| Annual summary of vital statistics—2002 E Arias, MF MacDorman, DM Strobino, B Guyer Pediatrics 112 (6), 1215-1230, 2003 | 493 | 2003 |
| Cesarean delivery: background, trends, and epidemiology F Menacker, E Declercq, MF Macdorman Seminars in perinatology 30 (5), 235-241, 2006 | 491 | 2006 |
| Fetal and perinatal mortality: United States, 2013 MF MacDorman, ECW Gregory | 489 | 2015 |
| Quality of death rates by race and Hispanic-origin: a summary of current research, 1999 HM Rosenberg National Center for Health Statistics, 1999 | 426 | 1999 |
| Annual summary of vital statistics—1998 B Guyer, DL Hoyert, JA Martin, SJ Ventura, MF MacDorman, DM Strobino Pediatrics 104 (6), 1229-1246, 1999 | 406 | 1999 |
| Recent declines in infant mortality in the United States, 2005-2011 MF MacDorman, DL Hoyert, TJ Mathews US Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and …, 2013 | 398 | 2013 |
| International comparisons of infant mortality and related factors: United States and Europe, 2010 MF MacDorman, TJ Mathews, AD Mohangoo, J Zeitlin | 381 | 2014 |
| Annual summary of vital statistics—2003 JA Martin, KD Kochanek, DM Strobino, B Guyer, MF MacDorman Pediatrics 115 (3), 619-634, 2005 | 377 | 2005 |
| Infant and neonatal mortality for primary cesarean and vaginal births to women with “no indicated risk,” United States, 1998–2001 birth cohorts MF MacDorman, E Declercq, F Menacker, MH Malloy Birth 33 (3), 175-182, 2006 | 346 | 2006 |
| Infant mortality statistics from the 1997 period linked birth/infant death data set MF MacDorman, JO Atkinson | 311* | 1999 |
| Annual summary of vital statistics—1996 B Guyer, JA Martin, MF MacDorman, RN Anderson, DM Strobino Pediatrics 100 (6), 905-918, 1997 | 276 | 1997 |
| Mapping integration of midwives across the United States: impact on access, equity, and outcomes S Vedam, K Stoll, M MacDorman, E Declercq, R Cramer, M Cheyney, ... PloS one 13 (2), e0192523, 2018 | 273 | 2018 |
| Race and ethnic disparities in fetal mortality, preterm birth, and infant mortality in the United States: an overview MF MacDorman Seminars in perinatology 35 (4), 200-208, 2011 | 269 | 2011 |
| Maternal risk profiles and the primary cesarean rate in the United States, 1991–2002 E Declercq, F Menacker, M MacDorman American journal of public health 96 (5), 867-872, 2006 | 259 | 2006 |
| Advance report of final mortality statistics, 1994 GK Singh, KD Kochanek, MF MacDorman | 253 | 1996 |
