TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Pulmonary Disorders and Pregnancy A1 - Banerjee, Debasree A1 - Levinson, Andrew T. A1 - Mazer, Jeffrey A1 - Bourjeily, Ghada A2 - Grippi, Michael A. A2 - Antin-Ozerkis, Danielle E. A2 - Dela Cruz, Charles S. A2 - Kotloff, Robert M. A2 - Kotton, Camille Nelson A2 - Pack, Allan I. Y1 - 2023 N1 - T2 - Fishman’s Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders, 6e AB - Global fertility rates are predicted to drop significantly by 21001 but despite lower birth rates, there remains high maternal mortality worldwide. While the maternal mortality rate has declined since the turn of the century, approximately 810 women die of preventable pregnancy- and childbirth-related complications daily.2 Younger women and those residing in low- and middle-income countries have a disproportionately higher risk of maternal death. Meanwhile, globally, there has been a steady rise in women becoming pregnant later in their reproductive lives,3 particularly in higher-income countries. Together, this highlights significant inequities in the childbearing experience for women around the world. Increased maternal age is due to many factors, including more women in the workforce than ever before, and advances in assisted reproductive technology that have allowed women who might otherwise be infertile to achieve a pregnancy. Additionally, reproductive medicine now helps many women with chronic medical conditions to become pregnant. Consequently, pregnant women are now older and have more comorbid conditions than in past generations. Given the dramatic physiologic changes that occur during gestation, pregnancy can have significant clinical consequences especially among women with chronic cardiopulmonary disease. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1195011235 ER -