Facility-based maternal death reviews: effects on maternal mortality in a district hospital in Senegal

• Main Authors: Dumont Alexandre (Author), Gaye Alioune (Author), Bernis Luc de (Author), Chaillet Nils (Author), Landry Anne (Author), Delage Joanne (Author), Bouvier-Colle (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: The improvement of obstetric services is one of the key components of the Safe Motherhood Programme. Reviewing maternal deaths and complications is one method that may make pregnancy safer, but there is no evidence about the effectiveness of this strategy. The objective of our before and...