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Mental health conditions, substance use disorder increasingly cited as causes of maternal mortality

Mental health conditions, substance use disorder increasingly cited as causes of maternal mortality

Update: 2025-11-17
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Mental health conditions, including substance use disorder, caused more pregnancy-related deaths in Oregon between 2018 and 2021 than any other factor. That’s according to the state’s Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee, which assesses deaths that occur during pregnancy, childbirth and the first year postpartum. As reported in InvestigateWest, nearly all of the deaths attributed to mental health conditions were deemed potentially preventable by the committee. InvestigateWest reporter Kaylee Tornay joins us with more details.


 

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Mental health conditions, substance use disorder increasingly cited as causes of maternal mortality

Mental health conditions, substance use disorder increasingly cited as causes of maternal mortality