A prospective key informant surveillance system to measure maternal mortality – findings from indigenous populations in Jharkhand and Orissa, India

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In places with poor vital registration, measurement of maternal mortality and monitoring the impact of interventions on maternal mortality is difficult and seldom undertaken. Mortality ratios are often estimated and policy decisions...

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Main Authors: Rath Suchitra, Tripathy Prasanta, Borghi Jo, Nair Nirmala, Barnett Sarah, Costello Anthony
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-02-01
Series:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2393/8/6