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Levels and Causes of Maternal Mortality and Morbidity

Filippi, Véronique, Chou, Doris, Ronsmans, Carine, Graham, Wendy, Say, Lale·2016·Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (Volume 2): Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health
DOI 10.1596/978-1-4648-0348-2_ch3
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Summarizes available data on the levels and trends of maternal mortality and morbidity and their main determinants. Mathematical modeling indicates (1) maternal mortality continues to decline in most countries, (2) women face the highest risk of death in the regions of Oceania and Sub-Saharan Africa, and (3) deaths due to direct causes—such as hemorrhage and hypertension—represent the main causes in Latin America and the Caribbean and in Sub-Saharan Africa. The proportion of hemorrhage and hypertension deaths found globally remains high despite established interventions to prevent and treat direct causes of maternal death, such as active management of the third stage of labor. The proportion of maternal deaths due to indirect causes continues to increase, and the perceived and technical quality of health care services provided becomes more crucial in the fight against maternal mortality and morbidity, given their consequences for both demand for, and supply of, services.

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  • The most common causes of maternal morbidity and mortality-hemorrhage, hypertensive disorders, infection, and sepsis-are often preceded by predictable vital signs perturbations in both high-resource and low-resource settings, and early intervention is key to improving outcomes.

    “The most common causes of maternal morbidity and mortality—hemorrhage, hypertensive disorders, infection, and sepsis—are often preceded by predictable vital signs perturbations in both high-resource and low-resource settings, and early intervention is key to improving outcomes (4–9).”

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Authors
Filippi, V., Chou, D., Ronsmans, C., Graham, W., & Say, L.
ORCID
Venue
Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (Volume 2): Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health
Publisher
The World Bank
Published
2016-04-11
Pages
51-70
DOI
10.1596/978-1-4648-0348-2_ch3
OpenAlex
W2472076452
Cited by
166
References
85
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 14 · 2023: 15 · 2022: 17 · 2021: 29 · 2020: 24 · 2019: 22 · 2018: 18 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 1
FWCI
87.68
Type
book chapter
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Maternal and fetal healthcare
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Reproductive Health and Contraception
Keywords
maternal mortality, maternal morbidity, causes of maternal death, direct obstetric causes, indirect obstetric causes, hemorrhage, hypertension in pregnancy, active management of third stage of labor, maternity care quality, maternal mortality trends

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