Sinkey chairs the group, which closely examines each maternal death to learn about causes and contributing factors. In its first report, the AL-MMRC found a pregnancy-related mortality ratio of 22 ...

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The rate of death among mothers during pregnancy, delivery and after childbirth has remained at a steady 488 deaths per 100,000 births in Kenya, according to the 2013 State of the World Population ...

This category only exists for causes of death, and is replaced by Associated maternal for AC. AC and complications of pregnancy are coded here in the secondary or third position. 9 Associated ...

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Postpartum Haemorrhage (PPH) is the leading cause of maternal mortality in low-income countries. The most common cause of PPH ...

One objective of any maternal mortality review committee is to look at the circumstances of a death holistically to identify ...

Background Caesarean section (CS) is the most common major surgery conducted globally, with rates rising. CS also contributes ...

The Federal Government has initiated a study to investigate the root causes of neonatal and maternal deaths across the ...

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