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A total of 45\u202f051 individuals (0.7%) had SMM during delivery hospitalization, while 13\u202f534 individuals (0.2%) had SMM after discharge within 42 days after delivery. In adjusted analyses, there were no associations between MVI score or themes and SMM during delivery hospitalization. However, a dose-response association was observed between MVI score and SMM within 42 days after delivery (second MVI quartile: adjusted relative risk [aRR], 1.03; 95% CI, 0.95-1.11; third MVI quartile: aRR, 1.12; 95% CI, 1.03-1.23; fourth MVI quartile: aRR, 1.27; 95% CI, 1.14-1.41). The highest MVI quartile in themes of general health care (aRR, 1.27; 95% CI, 1.14-1.43), physical environment (aRR, 1.33; 95% CI, 1.22-1.46), physical health (aRR, 1.23; 95% CI, 1.12-1.35), reproductive health care (aRR, 1.30; 95% CI, 1.15-1.47), and socioeconomic determinants (aRR, 1.19; 95% CI, 1.02-1.39) was associated with SMM within 42 days after delivery. A dose-response association was observed between all MVI themes and SMM within 42 days after delivery (eg, physical environment MVI theme second quartile: aRR, 1.04; 95% CI, 0.96-1.13; third quartile: aRR, 1.14; 95% CI, 1.05-1.25; fourth quartile: aRR, 1.33; 95% CI, 1.22-1.46), except for the mental health and general health care themes.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Conclusions and Relevance<\/jats:title>In this study, MVI score was not associated with SMM during delivery but was associated with postpartum SMM, suggesting that MVI may capture long-term risks more effectively than acute conditions during delivery hospitalization.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1001\/jamanetworkopen.2025.17068","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,6,23]],"date-time":"2025-06-23T15:31:15Z","timestamp":1750692675000},"page":"e2517068","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Maternal Vulnerability Index and Severe Maternal 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