Maternal death review in selected countries of South East Asia Region

A. Mathur; N. Awin; A. Adisasmita; K. Jayaratne; S. Francis; S. Sharma; T. Myint

doi:10.1111/1471-0528.13001

Maternal death review in selected countries of South East Asia Region

A. Mathur, N. Awin, A. Adisasmita, K. Jayaratne, S. Francis, S. Sharma, T. Myint

Department of Epidemiology

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Abstract

Understanding the underlying factors that led to maternal deaths through a maternal death review (MDR) throws light on the causes, characteristics and circumstances of the death. We reviewed and report on the implementation of MDR in India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal and Sri Lanka, capturing the experiences of MDR initiatives, follow-up actions and lessons learnet. Overall, while the findings from MDRs have been used to design or change policies and strategies for improvement of services provided, there are still challenges in scaling up these initiatives, particularly in the larger countries.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	67-70
Number of pages	4
Journal	BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Volume	121
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.13001
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2014

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Maternal death
mortality
surveillance

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