| Literature DB >> 1872781 |
U Stokoe1.
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.Entities:
Keywords: Abortifacient Agents; Abortion, Drug Induced; Abortion, Illegal; Abortion, Induced; Delivery Of Health Care; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Diseases; Economic Factors; Evaluation; Family Planning; Fertility Control, Postconception; Health; Health Services; Hypertension; Infections; Literature Review; Malnutrition; Maternal Health Services; Maternal Mortality; Maternal-child Health Services; Mortality; Mortality Determinants; Needs; Nutrition Disorders; Obstetrical Surgery; Parasitic Diseases; Pelvic Infections; Perforations; Population; Population Dynamics; Poverty; Pregnancy Complications; Prenatal Care; Primary Health Care; Puerperal Disorders; Recommendations; Risk Assessment; Socioeconomic Factors; Surgery; Treatment; Uterine Perforation; Vascular Diseases; Women's Status
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Year: 1991 PMID： 1872781 DOI： 10.1111/j.1479-828x.1991.tb02754.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol ISSN： 0004-8666 Impact factor: 2.100