Maternal mortality reduction: a need to focus actions on the prevention of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
Abstract Maternal mortality (MM) reflects one of the most striking global health inequalities. Global figures of MM fell significantly from 1990 to 2017. The reduction was largely due to a 70% fall in haemorrhages, and a limited (18.2%) improvement in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP). If th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-08-01
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| Series: | International Journal for Equity in Health |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-021-01535-x |