Dr. Joel Ray, St. Michael's Hospital (IMAGE) St. Michael's Hospital Caption "Our findings show that some SMM are predictive of death, and in light of that we should be targeting preventable severe maternal morbidities, or limiting their progression using an early warning system, in order to reduce maternal deaths," says Dr. Joel Ray, lead author on the study and a researcher at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital and ICES. Credit St. Michael's Hospital Usage Restrictions Please credit St. Michael's Hospital. License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.