Maternal mortality at a tertiary care teaching hospital in Goa, India: A ten years retrospective study

Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 9

Abstract

In the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and related health problems, tenth revision, 1992 (ICD-10), World Health Organization (WHO) defines maternal death as the death of a woman during pregnancy or within forty two days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the site and duration of pregnancy, from any cause aggravated by or related to pregnancy or its management but not from incidental or accidental causes.1

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Queena Sheryl Dsouza

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Queena Sheryl Dsouza (2018). Maternal mortality at a tertiary care teaching hospital in Goa, India: A ten years retrospective study. Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research, 6(9), 83-90. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-489841