Table 5 Measures of moral distress by categories of maternal mortality
From: Moral distress among maternal-fetal medicine fellows: a national survey study
Degree of mortality | States | N (%) | Validated questions Mean (SD) | Supplemental questions Mean (SD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Highest mortality (26.3–43.5 per 100k) | AL, AR, AZ, DC, FL, GA, IN, KY, LA, MS, NC, NM, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA | 48 (27.1) | 82.0 (45.5) | 28.3 (15.7) |
High mortality (21.7–25.7) | KS, MO, NJ, NY, OH | 49 (27.7) | 81.3 (42.9) | 24.7 (14.4) |
Mid-mortality 2 (16.7–21.2) | CT, HI, IA, IL, MD, MI, PA, RI, WA | 43 (24.3) | 99.1 (57.7) | 25.2 (13.8 |
Low mortality (4.8–16.4) | CA, CO, MA, MN, OR, UT, VT, WI | 37 (20.9) | 81.6 (48.4) | 23.4 (16.2) |