Maternal mortality due to abortion complications in forcibly displaced populations: A study protocol for a community-facility capture-recapture (CFCR) study.

ABSTRACT: There is a paucity of research exploring abortion complication-related morbidity and mortality in humanitarian settings. The most recent data we have to understand the impact of global negligence on forcibly displaced persons' reproductive health needs in humanitarian emergencies is from the 1999 United Nations Population Fund's annual report, which estimated that 25-50% of maternal deaths in refugee settings were due to complications from unsafe abortion. This study will investigate maternal death surveillance and reporting (MDSR). The protocol will be implemented in a refugee setting: Forcibly Displaced Myanmar National (FDMN) camps in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. We will review death records for the past twelve months to learn more about how deaths are reported and recorded in facilities an

SUBMITTER: Erhardt-Ohren B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11870353 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature