Risk management of pregnant women and the associated low maternal mortality from 2008-2017 in China: a national longitude study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Reducing maternal mortality is one of the key targets of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In response to the impact of increased birth rate on maternal and child safety following the implementation of the two-child policy in 2013, the Chinese government implemented the risk management strategy (namely Five Strategies for Maternal and Newborn Safety, FSMNS) to reduce maternal mortality ratio (MMR). We aimed to analyze the changes in the proportion of pregnant women at high risk screened before and after the implementation of the risk management strategy and the association with maternal mortality during the two-child policy era in China.

Methods

We conducted a nationwide longitudinal study using data obtained from the National Statistical Yearbook and the

SUBMITTER: Liu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8920427 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature