Improving the measurement of maternal mortality in Thailand using multiple data sources

Chandoevwit, Worawan; Phatchana, Phasith; Sirigomon, Kanjana; Ieawsuwan, Kunakorn; Thungthong, Jutatip; Ruangdej, Saray

doi:10.1186/s12963-016-0087-z

Improving the measurement of maternal mortality in Thailand using multiple data sources

BackgroundThailand uses cause of death records in civil registration to summarize maternal mortality statistics. A report by the Department of Health using the Reproductive Age Mortality Studies (RAMOS) reported that the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) in 1997 was approximately three to four times…