Title: Reduction of severe acute maternal morbidity and maternal mortality in Thyolo district, Malawi : the impact of obstetric audit

Authors: Akker, Thomas van den

Place: [San Francisco, CA etc.

Publisher: Public library of science] (PLoS)

Year: 2011

Journal: PLoS one

Volume: Vol. 6, Issue 6

PAGE: --

Subject: Maternal Health – Lessons Learned

Keywords: maternal mortality, maternal welfare, maternal health services, malawi

Abstract: Findings indicate that audit and feedback have the potential to reduce serious maternal complications including maternal mortality. Complications like major hemorrhage are easier to reduce than those which require uptake of improved antenatal care or HIV-treatment.

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