The relationship between birth with a health professional and maternal mortality in observational studies: A review of the literature

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1523-1533

  Scott, S ^a   Ronsmans, C ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health professional; Maternal mortality; Skilled attendant

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA QUALITY; HEALTH WORKER; MATERNAL HEALTH; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MORTALITY RISK;

BIRTH; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA ANALYSIS; DYING; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; REVIEW; RISK; RISK REDUCTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADULT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 70449366394     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2009.02402.x     Document Type: Review

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