A prospective study of maternal, fetal and neonatal deaths in low- and middle-income countries

Objective To quantify maternal, fetal and neonatal mortality in low- and middle-income countries, to identify when deaths occur and to identify relationships between maternal deaths and stillbirths and neonatal deaths. Methods A prospective study of pregnancy outcomes was performed in 106 communit...

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Main Authors: Sarah Saleem, Elizabeth M McClure, Shivaprasad S Goudar, Archana Patel, Fabian Esamai, Ana Garces, Elwyn Chomba, Fernando Althabe, Janet Moore, Bhalachandra Kodkany, Omrana Pasha, Jose Belizan, Albert Mayansyan, Richard J Derman, Patricia L Hibberd, Edward A Liechty, Nancy F Krebs, K Michael Hambidge, Pierre Buekens, Waldemar A Carlo, Linda L Wright, Marion Koso-Thomas, Alan H Jobe, Robert L Goldenberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2014-08-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862014000800605&lng=en&tlng=en