Trends in maternal mortality in a tertiary institution in Northern Nigeria
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Trends in maternal mortality in a tertiary institution in Northern Nigeria.
OBJECTIVE To look at the trends in maternal mortality in our institution over 5 years. METHODS Records of 112 maternal deaths were retrospectively reviewed to determine the trends and the likely direct cause of each death over the study period. RESULTS There were a total of 112 maternal deaths, while 3931 deliveries were conducted over the 5-year period. The maternal mortality ratio (MMR) w...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of African Medicine
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1596-3519
DOI: 10.4103/1596-3519.59575