A prospective study of maternal, fetal and neonatal deaths in low- and middle-income countries

• Main Authors: Sarah Saleem (Author), Elizabeth M McClure (Author), Shivaprasad S Goudar (Author), Archana Patel (Author), Fabian Esamai (Author), Ana Garces (Author), Elwyn Chomba (Author), Fernando Althabe (Author), Janet Moore (Author), Bhalachandra Kodkany (Author), Omrana Pasha (Author), Jose Belizan (Author), Albert Mayansyan (Author), Richard J Derman (Author), Patricia L Hibberd (Author), Edward A Liechty (Author), Nancy F Krebs (Author), K Michael Hambidge (Author), Pierre Buekens (Author), Waldemar A Carlo (Author), Linda L Wright (Author), Marion Koso-Thomas (Author), Alan H Jobe (Author), Robert L Goldenberg (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2014-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective To quantify maternal, fetal and neonatal mortality in low- and middle-income countries, to identify when deaths occur and to identify relationships between maternal deaths and stillbirths and neonatal deaths. Methods A prospective study of pregnancy outcomes was performed in 106 communitie...