Global causes of maternal death: a WHO systematic analysis

• Main Authors: Dr. Lale Say, MD (Author), Doris Chou, MD (Author), Alison Gemmill, MPH (Author), Özge Tunçalp, MD (Author), Ann-Beth Moller, MSc (Author), Jane Daniels, PhD (Author), A Metin Gülmezoglu, MD (Author), Marleen Temmerman, MD (Author), Leontine Alkema, PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Data for the causes of maternal deaths are needed to inform policies to improve maternal health. We developed and analysed global, regional, and subregional estimates of the causes of maternal death during 2003-09, with a novel method, updating the previous WHO systematic review. Methods...