Actions of primary health care professionals to reduce maternal mortality in the Brazilian Northeast

• Main Authors: Katia M. S. Figueiredo (Author), Gleice A. A. Gonçalves (Author), Hermes M. T. Batista (Author), Marco Akerman (Author), Woneska R. Pinheiro (Author), Vânia B. Nascimento (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Maternal mortality is a global public health problem. Statistics show that in 2013, 289,000 women died from complications during pregnancy, childbirth or the postpartum period worldwide. Between 2010 and 2015, there were 10,075 maternal deaths in Brazil, 3,522of which occurred in...