The relationship between maternal education and mortality among women giving birth in health care institutions: Analysis of the cross sectional WHO Global Survey on Maternal and Perinatal Health

• Main Authors: Gülmezoglu A Metin (Author), Calles Dinorah L (Author), Hogue Carol J (Author), Souza João-Paulo (Author), Say Lale (Author), Karlsen Saffron (Author), Raine Rosalind (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2011-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Approximately one-third of a million women die each year from pregnancy-related conditions. Three-quarters of these deaths are considered avoidable. Millennium Development Goal five calls for a reduction in maternal mortality and the...