Maternal mortality ratio in Jiangsu Province, China: recent trends and associated factors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In recent years, births to older mothers and multiparous mothers have increased rapidly with the change of birth policy in China. And mothers of advanced age are more likely to have maternal complications and poor birth outcomes. We aimed to estimate the recent trends and underlying risk factors of maternal mortality.

Methods

In this systematic assessment, we used data from the National Maternal and Child Health Routine Reporting System (2013-2018), Jiangsu Provincial Maternal Mortality Surveillance System (2017-2018), the Integrated National Mortality Surveillance System (2018), City Statistical Yearbooks (2018), City Health Statistical Yearbooks (2018). The factors associated with maternal mortality ratio (MMR) were explored using the stepwise regression analysi

SUBMITTER: Li D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8235612 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature