| Literature DB >> 2571532 |
R Kumar1, A K Sharma, S Barik, V Kumar.
Abstract
Community inquiry on maternal mortality was conducted in a rural area of North India. Maternal deaths were identified by multiple informants and investigated by doctors. Amongst 257 deaths registered in women in the 15-44 year age group, 55(21.4%) were maternal deaths. Maternal mortality ratio was 230 per 100,000 live births. Major causes were antepartum and postpartum hemorrhage (18.2%), puerperal sepsis (16.4%), severe anemia (16.4%), abortion (9.1%) and obstructed labor (7.3%). This rapid, simple and low cost method is recommended for application in areas where vital registration system is unsatisfactory.Entities:
Keywords: Age Factors; Asia; Biology; Causes Of Death; Data Collection; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Fertility; Fertility Measurements; India; Interviews; Maternal Mortality; Mortality; Parity; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Research Methodology; Research Report; Risk Factors; Rural Population; Southern Asia
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Year: 1989 PMID： 2571532 DOI： 10.1016/0020-7292(89)90355-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Gynaecol Obstet ISSN： 0020-7292 Impact factor: 3.561