The relationship between maternal education and mortality among women giving birth in health care institutions: Analysis of the cross sectional WHO Global Survey on Maternal and Perinatal Health

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Approximately one-third of a million women die each year from pregnancy-related conditions. Three-quarters of these deaths are considered avoidable. Millennium Development Goal five calls for a reduction in maternal mortality and the...

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Main Authors: Gülmezoglu A Metin, Calles Dinorah L, Hogue Carol J, Souza João-Paulo, Say Lale, Karlsen Saffron, Raine Rosalind
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-07-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/11/606