Global, Regional, And National Levels And Causes Of Maternal Mortality During 1990-2013: A Systematic Analysis For The Global Burden Of Disease Study 2013

• Published in: The Lancet
• Main Authors: Kassebaum, Nicholas J., Bertozzi-Villa, Amelia, Coggeshall, Megan S., Abbasoğlu Özgören, Ayşe
• Other Authors: Nüfus Bilim
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Science Inc 2014
• Subjects: General & internal medicine; Nüfus Etütleri; Uis; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11655/22025; https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60696-6

Background The fifth Millennium Development Goal (MDG 5) established the goal of a 75% reduction in the maternal mortality ratio (MMR; number of maternal deaths per 100 000 livebirths) between 1990 and 2015. We aimed to measure levels and track trends in maternal mortality, the key causes contributi...