Risk of childhood mortality associated with death of a mother in low-and-middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Main Authors: Diep Thi Ngoc Nguyen (Author), Suzanne Hughes (Author), Sam Egger (Author), D. Scott LaMontagne (Author), Kate Simms (Author), Phillip E. Castle (Author), Karen Canfell (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Abstract Background Death of a mother at an early age of the child may result in an increased risk of childhood mortality, especially in low-and-middle-income countries. This study aims to synthesize estimates of the association between a mother's death and the risk of childhood mortality at di...