Beyond the Numbers: Reviewing Maternal Deaths and Complications to Make Pregnancy Safer - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9241591838 ISBN 13: 9789241591836

Publisher: World Health Organization, 2004

Synopsis

Every year some eight million women suffer pregnancy-related complications and over half a million die. Most of these deaths can be averted even where resources are limited but in order to do so, the right kind of information is needed upon which to base actions. Knowing the statistics on levels of maternal mortality is not enough-we need information that helps us identify what can be done to prevent such unnecessary deaths.

Beyond the numbers presents ways of generating this kind of information. The approaches described go beyond just counting deaths to developing an understanding of why they happened and how they can be averted. It is directed at health professionals, health care planners and managers working in the area of maternal and newborn health who are striving to improve the quality of care provided.

The publication includes a CD-ROM of sample data collection and analysis forms to serve as a basis for local adaptation.

About this title

Synopsis

Every year about eight million women suffer pregnancy-related complications which result in over half a million deaths, mostly in developing countries. However, the majority of these deaths could be avoided, even in situations where resources are limited, if the right kind of information is available. This publication explores options for generating this kind of information, which go beyond just counting deaths to developing an understanding of why they happened and how they can be averted. It includes a CD-Rom of sample data collection and analysis forms to serve as a basis for local adaptation.

Edition details

• Publisher: World Health Organization
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9241591838
• ISBN 13: 9789241591836
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 150