Maternal mortality due to hemorrhage: population-based study in Turkey

• Published in: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine Vol. 32; no. 23; p. 3998
• Main Authors: Gulumser, Cagri, Engin-Ustun, Yaprak, Keskin, Levent, Celen, Sevki, Sanisoglu, Sema, Karaahmetoglu, Selma, Ozcan, Ayse, Sencan, Irfan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 02.12.2019
• Subjects: Adult; Cause of Death; Cohort Studies; Delivery, Obstetric - adverse effects; Delivery, Obstetric - methods; Delivery, Obstetric - mortality; Female; History, 21st Century; Humans; Maternal Mortality - trends; Postpartum Hemorrhage - etiology; Postpartum Hemorrhage - mortality; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications - etiology; Pregnancy Complications - mortality; Turkey - epidemiology; Young Adult; Turkey; postpartum hemorrhage; maternal death; maternal mortality; pregnancy; DIC

The aim of this study was to determine the epidemiological characteristics of maternal mortality due to postpartum hemorrhage, and to investigate whether national preventative measures of the Maternal Mortality Program have been successful in Turkey. A population-based cohort study. Turkish National...