Skin Color and Maternal Near Miss: Exploring a Demographic and Health Survey in Brazil

• Main Authors: Karayna Gil Fernandes (Author), Maria Helena Sousa (Author), José Guilherme Cecatti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Federação Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Purpose In 2013, it was estimated that 289,000 maternal deaths occurred worldwide. The maternal mortality ratio has decreased in many countries in the past decades, due to early identification and treatment of obstetric complications, despite the dissimilarities observed in diverse location...