Risk of death following pregnancy in rural Nepal

• Main Authors: Pradhan Elizabeth Kimbrough (Author), West Jr Keith P. (Author), Katz Joanne (Author), Christian Parul (Author), Khatry Subarna K. (Author), LeClerq Steven C. (Author), Dali Sanu Maiya (Author), Shrestha Sharada Ram (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the length of time following pregnancy during which the risk of mortality was elevated among women in rural Nepal. METHODS: An analysis was performed of prospective data on women participating in the control group of a large, population-based trial. Weekly visits were made...