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The Report of the Morecambe Bay Investigation
assets.publishing.service.gov.ukdeaths of mothers and babies. We reviewed cases, including all the maternal deaths and deaths of babies in the period under investigation, using a validated method, and found 20 instances of significant or major failures of care at FGH, associated with three maternal deaths and the deaths of 16 babies at or shortly after birth.
Methods for Measuring Maternal Mortality
www.who.intMaternal Mortality Ratio (MMRatio) By expressing maternal deaths per live birth, rather than per woman of reproductive age, the MM Ratio is designed to express direct or indirect obstetric risk: *100000 Births MD MMRatio where MD is the number of maternal deaths in a period, and Births is the number of births in the same period
National Maternal and Perinatal: Death Surveillance and ...
www.ephi.gov.etIndirect obstetric deaths: Maternal deaths resulting from previously existing disease or newly developed medical conditions that were aggravated by the physiologic change of pregnancy (1). Late maternal death: A maternal death which occurs from 42 …
Saving Mothers: policy and management guidelines for ...
www.kznhealth.gov.zaThe National Department of Health has stated that the Maternal Mortality Ratio in South Africa is Far too high and that a significant number of the maternal deaths are preventable. This is clearly illustrated in the “Saving Mothers: Report on Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths in …
Saving Lives, Improving Mothers’ Care
www.npeu.ox.ac.ukThere was a statistically non-significant decrease in the overall maternal death rate in the UK between 2012-14 and 2015-17, which suggests that continued focus on implementation of the recommendations of these reports is needed to achieve a reduction in maternal deaths. Assessors judged that 44% of women who died had good care. However,
United Republic of Tanzania Ministry of Health and Social ...
www.who.intMaternal deaths are caused by factors attributable to pregnancy, childbirth and poor quality of health services. Newborn deaths are related to the same issues and occur mostly during the first week of life. Child health depends heavily on availability of and access to immunizations, quality management of childhood illnesses and proper nutrition.
Maternal Health - WHO
www.who.intmaternal health is a way to improve health systems overall, which benefits the entire population of a country. Every year globally approximately 536,000 girls and women die from pregnancy-related causes – one girl or woman dies every minute.2 Over 99 per cent of maternal deaths occur in developing countries,