Global, regional, and national levels and causes of maternal mortality during 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

• Main Authors: Kassebaum, Nicholas J, Bertozzi-Villa, Amelia, Coggeshall, Megan S, Shackelford, Katya A, Steiner, Caitlyn, Heuton, Kyle R, Gonzalez-Medina, Diego, Barber, Ryan, Huynh, Chantal, Jacobsen, Kathryn H., al., et
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: UR Scholarship Repository 2014
• Subjects: Maternal mortality; Global Burden of Disease Study; international health; Diseases; Health and Medical Administration; Health Services Research; International Public Health; Maternal and Child Health; Medicine and Health Sciences; Public Health; Public Health Education and Promotion; Women's Health; Uis; Iceland
• Online Access: https://scholarship.richmond.edu/healthstudies-faculty-publications/139; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140673614606966?via%3Dihub

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...