The paper describes the magnitude of institutional maternal mortality, causes and cause-specific case fatality rates, and stillbirth and early neonatal death rates. The authors found that the causes of facility-based maternal mortality mirror the findings of population-based systematic reviews. These findings show that health management information systems should differentiate between antenatal and intrapartum stillbirths and more accurately classify newborn deaths. More precise measurement of these outcomes should strengthen health system interventions in maternal and infant mortality.
Institutional maternal and perinatal deaths: A review of 40 low- and middle-income countries.
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Bailey PE, Andualem W, Brun M, Freedman L, Gbangbade S, Kante M, Keyes E, Libamba E, Moran AC, Mouniri H, el Joud DO, Singh K
