Objective To assess how often maternal transport preceded pregnancy-related deaths and
describe contributing factors and recommendations related to maternal transport. Study
design We used Ohio maternal mortality review committee (MMRC) data from 2010 to 2016.
We defined two transport types among pregnancy-related deaths: field to hospital and
hospital to hospital. We examined deaths determined by the MMRC to be potentially
preventable by transfer to a higher level of care and described contributing factors and …

In the current edition of The Journal of Perinatology, DeSisto, Oza-Frank, Goodman, Conrey,
and Shellhaas [1] report maternal mortality for a 6-year interval in Ohio with a focus upon
maternal transport as a critical component in the provision of risk-appropriate maternal care.
The authors identified a dearth of published analyses on maternal transport and explored
the relationship of maternal transport to pregnancy related deaths. Among 136 pregnancy-
related deaths, 15 deaths identified as potentially preventable by transfer to a higher level of …