Maternal mortality surveillance.

Provincial Maternal Mortality Surveillance Systems in China

BACKGROUND Provincial maternal mortality surveillance systems (PMMSS) have been set up in nearly all the provinces in China to monitor local maternal mortality and provide the evidence for maternal health interventions suited to local conditions. However, till now little is known outside of China about the characteristics of PMMSS. METHODS A systematic review of the literature contained in Pu...

Postpartum Hemorrhage Causes Maternal Mortality

Information management in Iranian Maternal Mortality Surveillance System

BACKGROUND Maternal mortality is preventable by proper information management and is the main target of the Maternal Mortality Surveillance System (MMSS). AIM This study aimed to determine the status of information management in the Iranian Maternal Mortality Surveillance System (IMMSS). METHODS The population of this descriptive and analytical study, which was conducted in 2016, included 9...

Enhanced surveillance of maternal mortality in North Carolina.

In 1916, there were 774 pregnancy-related deaths per 100,000 live births in North Carolina; by 1999 this ratio had declined to 12.3 deaths/100,000 live births (See Figure 1). Over the same time span, the annual number of pregnancy-related deaths decreased from 593 to 14. The decline in pregnancy-related deaths (based on death certificate records) is attributed to improved obstetrical care and p...

Preventable maternal mortality: Geographic/rural-urban differences and associated factors from the population-based maternal mortality surveillance system in China

BACKGROUND Most maternal deaths in developing countries can be prevented. China is among the 13 countries with the most maternal deaths; however, there has been a marked decrease in the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) over the last 3 decades. China's reduction in the MMR has contributed significantly to the global decline of the MMR. This study examined the geographic and rural-urban differences...