Institutional maternal and perinatal deaths: a review of 40 low and middle income countries

• Main Authors: Patricia E. Bailey (Author), Wasihun Andualem (Author), Michel Brun (Author), Lynn Freedman (Author), Sourou Gbangbade (Author), Malick Kante (Author), Emily Keyes (Author), Edwin Libamba (Author), Allisyn C. Moran (Author), Halima Mouniri (Author), Dahada Ould el Joud (Author), Kavita Singh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Understanding the magnitude and clinical causes of maternal and perinatal mortality are basic requirements for positive change. Facility-based information offers a contextualized resource for clinical and organizational quality improvement. We describe the magnitude of institutio...