The factual status of maternal mortality in Vietnam
- Author:
Tran Thi Phuong Mai
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
maternal mortality
- MeSH:
Maternal Mortality;
Epidemiology;
Mortality
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2004;472(2):61-63
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
A survey was conducted in 7 provinces representative for 7 ecological zones of the country. The aim was to determine mother’s mortality, direct and indirect causes of the death and factors related to mother’s mortality of 61.341 women who gave birth living infants. The estimative of mother’s mortality was 165/100.000 living born children. The risk of mother mortality accounted for 1/334. Direct fatal causes included hemorrhage, pre-eclampsy, infection, complication of artificial abortion, uterin breakage, ectopic pregnancy… Indirect causes included heart disease, hepatitis or liver diseases, cerebrovascular accidents, tuberculosis and malaria. In addition, family factors, economic and culture factors, customs and behaviors were also the factors to ban the accessibility of women to reproductive health.
