Determinants of Maternal Mortality in the Developing World
- 1 February 1991
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Vol. 31 (1) , 8-16
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1479-828x.1991.tb02754.x
Abstract
Maternal mortality is the culmination of a series of detrimental events in a woman's life, pregnancy being the last one. The underlying pathology is the lack of education, sanitation, accessible health care, as well as poor nutrition and poverty. These affect women during pregnancy and childbirth when they are more vulnerable. This 10-year review of literature from the developing world focuses on, and discusses the determinants of maternal mortality. Methods of reducing maternal mortality through policy addressing health care needs are touched on.Keywords
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