Maternal mortality in Syria: causes, contributing factors and preventability

Maternal mortality in rural Gambia: levels, causes and contributing factors.

A demographic study carried out in a rural area of the Gambia between January 1993 and December 1998 recorded 74 deaths among women aged 15-49 years. Reported here is an estimation of maternal mortality among these 74 deaths based on a survey of reproductive age mortality, which identified 18 maternal deaths by verbal autopsy. Over the same period there were 4245 live births in the study area, ...

Postpartum Hemorrhage Causes Maternal Mortality

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...

Causes of maternal mortality in Japan.

CONTEXT Japan's maternal mortality rate is higher than that of other developed countries. OBJECTIVES To identify causes of maternal mortality in Japan, examine attributes of treating facilities associated with maternal mortality, and assess the preventability of such deaths. DESIGN AND SETTING Cross-sectional study of maternal deaths occurring in Japan between January 1, 1991, and December ...

Factors contributing to maternal mortality in north-central Nigeria: a seventeen-year review.

Maternal mortality ratio in Nigeria is one of the highest in the world. This paper reports a facility based study in north-central Nigeria to determine the magnitude, trends, causes and characteristics of maternal deaths before and after the launch of the Safe Motherhood Initiative in Nigeria, with a view to suggesting strategic interventions to reduce these deaths. The records of all deliverie...