WHO systematic review of maternal mortality and morbidity: methodological issues and challenges.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Reducing maternal mortality and morbidity are among the key international development goals. A prerequisite for monitoring the progress towards attainment of these goals is accurate assessment of the levels of mortality and morbidity. In order to contribute to mapping the global burden of reproductive ill-health, we are conducting a systematic review of incidence and prevalence of maternal mortality and morbidity.

Methods

We followed the standard methodology for systematic reviews. We prepared a protocol and a form for data extraction that identify key characteristics on study and reporting quality. An extensive search was conducted for the years 1997-2002 including electronic and hand searching.

Results

We screened the titles and abstracts of about 65,000

SUBMITTER: Gulmezoglu AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC481067 | biostudies-literature | 2004 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature