Current status of pregnancy-related maternal mortality in Japan: a report from the Maternal Death Exploratory Committee in Japan

Hasegawa, Junichi; Sekizawa, Akihiko; Tanaka, Hiroaki; Katsuragi, Shinji; Osato, Kazuhiro; Murakoshi, Takeshi; Nakata, Masahiko; Nakamura, Masamitsu; Yoshimatsu, Jun; Sadahiro, Tomohito; Kanayama, Naohiro; Ishiwata, Isamu; Kinoshita, Katsuyuki; Ikeda, Tomoaki

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010304

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Current status of pregnancy-related maternal mortality in Japan: a report from the Maternal Death Exploratory Committee in Japan

Published in BMJ Open • Mar 1, 2016

Authors:

Junichi Hasegawa

Akihiko Sekizawa

Hiroaki Tanaka

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To clarify the problems related to maternal deaths in Japan, including the diseases themselves, causes, treatments and the hospital or regional systems. DESIGN: Descriptive study. SETTING: Maternal death registration system established by the Japan Association of Obstetricians and Gynecol...

Subject

Medicine

Maternal death

Pregnancy

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