Title: What you count is what you target : the implications of maternal death classification for tracking progress towards reducing maternal mortality in developing countries

Authors: Cross, Suzanne and Bell, Jacqueline S. and Graham, Wendy J.

Year: 2010

Journal: Bulletin of the World health organization

Volume: 88(2010)2

PAGE: 147--153

Subject: Maternal Health – Lessons Learned

Keywords: maternal health services, mortality, developing countries, health planning, evaluation, health policy, ghana, rwanda, south africa

Abstract: The evidence presented in this article indicates that it is essential that current guide-lines on the planning, monitoring and evaluation of maternal health interventions and programmes are updated to include indirect maternal deaths, such as malaria and hiv/aids.

URL: http://www.who.int/entity/bulletin/volumes/88/2/09-063537.pdf

Document type: E-article