Approaches to improve and adapt maternal mortality estimations in low‐ and middle‐income countries: A scoping review
Maya Tholandi,
Siem Zethof,
Young‐Mi Kim
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundIn the absence of robust vital registration systems, many low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs) rely on national surveys or routine surveillance systems to estimate the maternal mortality ratio (MMR). Although the importance of MMR estimates in ending preventable maternal deaths is acknowledged, there is limited research on how different approaches are used and adapted, and how these adaptations function.ObjectivesTo assess methods for estimating maternal mortality in LMICs and the rationale for t… Show more
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