Maternal deaths in Sagamu, Nigeria
Maternal deaths in Sagamu, Nigeria
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DOI:
10.1016/s0020-7292(99)00199-x
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发表时间:
2000-04-01
影响因子:
3.8
通讯作者:
Sule-Odu, AO
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作者:
Sule-Odu, AO
Maternal mortality ratio is a very good index for highlighting levels of healthcare services, social welfare and economic afffuence of a community. World wide maternal mortality review shows that over 500000 women die yearly from complications of pregnancy, childbirth, puerperium and clandestine abortion and the majority of these deaths occurred in developing countries, espewx cially the sub-Saharan African countries 1. The Safemotherhood initiative was thus launched to take care of factors responsible for the high maternal deaths so as to reduce it sub-