Background Globally most maternal deaths occur during the postpartum period; however,
the burden is disproportionately higher in some Sub-Saharan African countries including …

Good progress has been made in reducing maternal deaths from 1990–2015 but
accelerated progress is needed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in …

Objectives To identify and summarise health workers' views on the use of audit as a method
to improve the quality of maternal and newborn healthcare in low‐and middle‐income …

Introduction Ethiopia introduced national Maternal Death Surveillance and Response
(MDSR) in 2013 and is among the first sub-Saharan African countries to capture data on …

Objective To determine the factors contributing to hospital‐based maternal deaths in
Indonesia, given most women deliver with skilled birth attendants and in health facilities …

This paper uses care pathway and delay models to better understand the possible social
reasons for maternal deaths in a city with good public and private health infrastructure. The …

Each year, the Board of Directors of the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology
selects an individual to review a given year's published obstetric anesthesiology literature …

Background Reducing maternal mortality is a prominent part of the Sustainable
Development Agenda. Specifically, it is the first target of the Sustainable Development Goal …

Background Indonesia, the largest archipelago globally with a decentralized health system,
faces a stagnant high maternal mortality ratio (MMR). The disparity factors among regions …

The present paper describes the ongoing efforts to revitalize the accountability of national
governments toward preventable maternal deaths. Maternal death reviews are included in …