Background Maternal mortality continues to be of great public health importance, however
for each woman who dies as the direct or indirect result of pregnancy, many more women …

Efforts to achieve the new worldwide goals for maternal and child survival will also prevent
stillbirth and improve health and developmental outcomes. However, the number of annual …

Summary Background The fifth Millennium Development Goal (MDG 5) established the goal
of a 75% reduction in the maternal mortality ratio (MMR; number of maternal deaths per 100 …

Background Mental health is a significant contributor to global burden of disease and the
consequences of perinatal psychiatric morbidity can be substantial. We aimed to obtain …

Objective To assess the incidence of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and related
severe complications, identify other associated factors and compare maternal and perinatal …

Background We report the main findings of the WHO Multicountry Survey on Maternal and
Newborn Health (WHOMCS), which aimed to assess the burden of complications related to …

In the past three decades, Brazil has undergone rapid changes in major social determinants
of health and in the organisation of health services. In this report, we examine how these …

Summary We used the Lives Saved Tool (LiST) to estimate deaths averted if midwifery was
scaled up in 78 countries classified into three tertiles using the Human Development Index …

Background While maternal, infant and under‐five child mortality rates in develo**
countries have declined significantly in the past two to three decades, newborn mortality …

Maternal mortality is still among the worst performing health indicators in resource-poor
settings. For deaths occurring in health facilities, it is crucial to understand the processes of …