Maternal Mortality Rate—A Reliable Indicator?

Postpartum Hemorrhage Causes Maternal Mortality

Determinants of Maternal Mortality in Pakistan

Maternal mortality refers to the death of a woman who dies during pregnancy or within six weeks after delivery. A number of factors contribute to the high maternal mortality ratio around the globe, particularly, in underdeveloped countries. Pakistan has the highest mortality ratio (260 per 100,000 live births) in the region and is one of the developing countries which have committed to decrease...

Maternal mortality

Maternal mortality

Issues surrounding maternal mortality have recently been widely published in both the lay media and the health fraternity literature. Possible reasons for this are that there are only five years remaining until the 2015 deadline to have achieved the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The general impression among health professionals is that there has been slow progress in achie...

Maternal mortality in Herat Province, Afghanistan, in 2002: an indicator of women's human rights.

CONTEXT Maternal mortality rates in Afghanistan are estimated to be high. OBJECTIVE To assess maternal mortality and human rights issues in Herat, Afghanistan. DESIGN AND SETTING Cross-sectional survey of 4886 Afghan women living in 7 districts in Afghanistan's Herat Province, which included 34 urban and rural villages/towns. Using structured interviews/questionnaires, these women also prov...