Facility-based maternal death reviews: effects on maternal mortality in a district hospital in Senegal

OBJECTIVE: The improvement of obstetric services is one of the key components of the Safe Motherhood Programme. Reviewing maternal deaths and complications is one method that may make pregnancy safer, but there is no evidence about the effectiveness of this strategy. The objective of our before and...

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Main Authors: Dumont Alexandre, Gaye Alioune, Bernis Luc de, Chaillet Nils, Landry Anne, Delage Joanne, Bouvier-Colle Marie-Hélène
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2006-01-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862006000300017