Constructing maternal morbidity – towards a standard tool to measure and monitor maternal health beyond mortality

Doris Chou; Özge Tunçalp; Tabassum Firoz; Maria Barreix; Veronique Filippi; Peter von Dadelszen; Nynke van den Broek; Jose Guilherme Cecatti; Lale Say; Maternal Morbidity Working Group

doi:10.1186/s12884-015-0789-4

Constructing maternal morbidity – towards a standard tool to measure and monitor maternal health beyond mortality

Doris Chou
, Özge Tunçalp
, Tabassum Firoz
, Maria Barreix
, Veronique Filippi
, Peter von Dadelszen
, Nynke van den Broek
, Jose Guilherme Cecatti
, Lale Say
, Maternal Morbidity Working Group

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Abstract

Maternal morbidity is a complex entity and its presentation and severity are on a spectrum. This paper describes the conceptualization and development of a definition for maternal morbidity, and the framework for its measurement: the maternal morbidity matrix, which is the foundation for measuring maternal morbidity, thus, the assessment tool.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	45
Number of pages	1
Journal	BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Volume	16
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-015-0789-4
Publication status	Published - 2 Mar 2016

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