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Maternal Mortality

Known as: mortality maternal, death maternal, Mortality, Maternal 
The death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of the end of the pregnancy, irrespective of the duration or anatomic site of the pregnancy… 
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Review
2010
Review
2010
Method of delivery and pregnancy outcomes in Asia: the WHO global survey on maternal and perinatal health 2007–08
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Unsafe abortion: unnecessary maternal mortality.
Every year, worldwide, about 42 million women with unintended pregnancies choose abortion, and nearly half of these procedures… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
An introduction to maternal mortality.
Approximately 529,000 women die from pregnancy-related causes annually and almost all (99%) of these maternal deaths occur in… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Maternal mortality and severe morbidity associated with low-risk planned cesarean delivery versus planned vaginal delivery at term
Background: The rate of elective primary cesarean delivery continues to rise, owing in part to the widespread perception that the… 
Review
2007
Review
2007
Induced abortion: estimated rates and trends worldwide
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Cesarean section rates and maternal and neonatal mortality in low-, medium-, and high-income countries: an ecological study.
BACKGROUND Cesarean section rates show a wide variation among countries in the world, ranging from 0.4 to 40 percent, and a… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
Global burden of maternal death and disability.
Sound information is the prerequisite for health action: without data on the dimensions, impact and significance of a health… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Maternal morbidity and mortality associated with interpregnancy interval: cross sectional study
Abstract Objective: To study the impact of interpregnancy interval on maternal morbidity and mortality. Design: Retrospective… 
Review
1990
Review
1990
Epidemiology of preeclampsia and eclampsia in the United States, 1979-1986.
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Abdominal Pregnancy in the United States: Frequency and Maternal Mortality
From an analysis of 11 abdominal pregnancy-related deaths and an estimated 5221 abdominal pregnancies in the United States, we… 
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