PMID: 6108257Sep 1, 1980Paper

Prevention of maternal death in a Nigerian village

International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics : the Official Organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics
V J Hartfield, M Woodland

Abstract

In a Nigerian village, the expected maternal mortality would be between 6 and 12 per 1000 live births, the most common causes of maternal death being obstructed labor, hemorrhage and eclampsia. Yet, over an 8 1/2-year period, when 2324 births occurred, the rate was 1.72 per 1000, of which 0.43 were due to obstetric complications. The four deaths were associated, respectively, with typhoid fever, tuberculosis and typhoid fever, infectious hepatitis and postpartum hemorrhage with dysentery. Using the experience gained in the village, recommendations are made for reducing maternal mortality in rural areas.

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Dec 1, 1978·The Journal of Tropical Pediatrics and Environmental Child Health·O Ransome-Kuti
Jun 1, 1973·The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the British Commonwealth·V J Hartfield
Jul 1, 1980·International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics : the Official Organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics·V J Hartfield
Dec 1, 1964·The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the British Commonwealth·D S CANNON, V J HARTFIELD

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Nov 1, 1988·The Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology·C S Vear
Dec 1, 1985·International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics : the Official Organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics·U Högberg

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