Maternal near miss and maternal death in the 2005 WHO global survey on maternal and perinatal health
Bulletin of the World Health Organization2010Vol. 88(2), pp. 113–119
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João Paulo Souza, José Guilherme Cecatti, Aníbal Faúndes, Sirlei Siani Moráis, José Villar, Guillermo Carroli, Metin Gülmezoglu, Daniel Wojdyla, Nelly Zavaleta, Allan Donner, Alejandro Velazco, Vicente Bataglia, Eliette Valladares, Marius Kublickas, Arnaldo Acosta
Abstract
Women who survive the serious conditions described could be pragmatically considered cases of maternal near miss. Interventions to reduce maternal and perinatal mortality should target women in these high-risk categories.