Abstract
Maternal mortality continues to be a major concern for global public health despite commendable progress in reducing maternal deaths during the Millennium Development Goal era. Progress in reducing maternal mortality is largely dependent on the pace of achievements in the low-resource settings where the burden of maternal mortality is concentrated. To test the effectiveness of corrective actions, precise measurement of the appropriate indicator is essential. Vital registration systems in most low-resource settings are poor.
Highlights
Maternal mortality continues to be a major concern for global public health despite commendable progress in reducing maternal deaths during the Millennium Development Goal era
While the contribution of hypertensive disorders as causes of death did not change by the method used, there were considerable differences between methods in attribution to obstetric haemorrhage
This outcome is noteworthy, given that obstetric haemorrhage is among the top causes of maternal death in many of the low-resource settings that might use InterVA software.[3]
Summary
Maternal mortality continues to be a major concern for global public health despite commendable progress in reducing maternal deaths during the Millennium Development Goal era. Vital registration systems in most low-resource settings are poor.[1] Alternatives to overcome the inadequacy in vital registration of deaths are physician review and verbal autopsy.
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