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An Ecologic Analysis of Maternal Mortality Ratios

Studies in Family Planning, 2001
Ecological associations have provided the basis for numerous programs to reduce maternal mortality. The authors argue that indices ecologically associated with maternal mortality ratios are highly intercorrelated and do not necessarily indicate that improving one aspect of the health system such as the skills of delivery attendants will in fact reduce
N L, Sloan, B, Winikoff, F F, Fikree
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OS022. Global use of ultrasound for maternal mortality reduction incountries with high maternal mortality ratios

Pregnancy Hypertension: An International Journal of Women's Cardiovascular Health, 2012
Over a decade ago, the World Health Organization identified ultrasound as a low cost, portable technology and advocated for widespread teaching and application. Outcome data related to the use of ultrasound, however, is limited in low income countries.We evaluated the global use of obstetric ultrasound for management of hypertensive disorders in ...
M, Small, K, Demasio
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National maternal mortality ratio for Jordan, 2007-2008

International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 2010
To estimate the number of maternal deaths per 100000 live births during 2007-2008 among Jordanian women; to identify the causes of maternal mortality; and to compare the results with those of the last report for 1995-1996.Reproductive-age mortality study of maternal deaths among women aged 15-49 years in Jordan in 2007-2008.Among 1406 identified deaths
Zouhair, Amarin, Yousef, Khader, Abdelhakeem, Okour, Hashim, Jaddou, Raeda, Al-Qutob   +4 more
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Maternal mortality ratio for Bangladesh

The Lancet, 2008
Kenneth Hill and colleagues, in their ex cellent review of worldwide maternal mortality ratios from 1990 to 2005 (Oct 13, p 1311), state that the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) for Bangladesh in 2000 was 570 (uncertainty bounds 380–760) per 100 000 livebirths.
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Maternal-fetal medicine specialist density is inversely associated with maternal mortality ratios

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2005
Our study's objective was to determine the relationship between state-specific maternal mortality ratios and the density of maternal-fetal medicine specialists.State maternal mortality ratios from 1994 to 2001 were calculated from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention WONDER database.
Scott A, Sullivan, Elizabeth G, Hill, Roger B, Newman, M Kathryn, Menard   +3 more
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The Impact of Reclassifying Suicides in Pregnancy and in the Postnatal Period on Maternal Mortality Ratios

Obstetric Anesthesia Digest, 2018
(BJOG. 2019;126:1088–1092) As lowering maternal mortality rates continues to be a global priority, attention should be given to maternal mental health care. UK experts estimate half of all maternal suicides could have been prevented by better care.
Lommerse, K., Knight, M., Nair, M., Deneux-Tharaux, C., Akker, T. van den   +4 more
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Measuring the Effect of Fertility Decline on the Maternal Mortality Ratio

Studies in Family Planning, 2011
This article proposes a simple method to decompose the overall decline in the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) observed between 1990 and 2008 into two components: decline attributable to fertility decline and decline attributable to safe motherhood programs. This method—illustrated here for three South Asian countries (India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh)—is
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Improving the maternal mortality ratio in Zhejiang Province, China, 1988–2008

Midwifery, 2010
maternal mortality remains a major public health problem in many countries. The aim of this paper is to describe the progress made in maternal health care in Zhejiang Province, China over 20 years in reducing the maternal mortality ratio (MMR).Zhejiang Province is located on the mid-east coast of China, approximately 180km south of Shanghai, and has a ...
Qiu, Liqian, Lin, J., Ma, Y., Wu, W., Qiu, L., Zhou, A., Shi, W., Lee, Andy, Binns, Colin   +8 more
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Maternal mortality in different Pakistani sites: ratios, clinical causes and determinants

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 1997
Background. Population‐based estimates of maternal mortality from Pakistan are inadequate to define the magnitude of the problem or provide information on clinical causes and determinants.Methods. Surveys were conducted in selected clusters in Karachi, Balochistan and North West Frontier Province from 1989‐1992.
Fikree, F F, Midhet, F, Sadruddin, S, Berendes, H W   +3 more
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