384: Trends in thromboembolism as a source of Maternal Mortality

Maternal mortality trends in Australia.

In Australia, a series of reports regardingmaternal deaths has been published over the past five decades; the first in the series covered the 1964e1966 triennium. These reports examine the deaths that occurred during pregnancy or within 42 days of the end of pregnancy. They are compilations of data sourced from multidisciplinary state maternal mortality review committees that undertake detailed...

securitization of mortality risks in life annuities

insurers have in the past few decades faced longevity risks - the risk that annuitants survive more than expected - and therefore need a new approach to manage this new risk. in this dissertation we survey methods that hedge longevity risks. these methods use securitization to manage risk, so using modern financial and insurance pricing models, especially wang transform and actuarial concepts, ...

Causes of Maternal Mortality in Iran: A Systematic Review

Background Maternal death is a key qualitative reliable index of a nation’s economic development. The present research aims to investigate causes of maternal mortality in Iran. Materials and Methods A systematic review of the following databases led us to find the target articles: Medline (via PubMed), Science Direct, CINAHL, CINAHL (EBSCO), Scopus, Web of Science, SID, ISC, Magiran, and Goog...

Understanding global trends in maternal mortality.

CONTEXT Despite the fact that most maternal deaths are preventable, maternal mortality remains high in many developing countries. Target A of Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 5 calls for a three-quarters reduction in the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) between 1990 and 2015. METHODS We derived estimates of maternal mortality for 172 countries over the period 1990-2008. Trends in maternal mort...

Maternal Mortality Trends in Mexico: State Differences