A global view of severe maternal morbidity: moving beyond maternal mortality

A global view of severe maternal morbidity: moving beyond maternal mortality

Abstract Background Maternal mortality continues to be of great public health importance, however for each woman who dies as the direct or indirect result of pregnancy, many more women experience life-threatening complications. The global burden of severe maternal morbidity (SMM) is not known, but t...

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Main Authors: Stacie E. Geller, Abigail R. Koch, Caitlin E. Garland, E. Jane MacDonald, Francesca Storey, Beverley Lawton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:Reproductive Health
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12978-018-0527-2

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