title: [Interventions to reduce maternal mortality].
abstract: The authors comment a proposal to adopt measures to reduce maternal death and suggest four levels of action: 1) actions aimed at improving the knowledge about the number and factors associated to high risk maternal mortality during pregnancy, delivery and puerperium; they comment on the undernumeration of maternal death cases and propose an improvement in vital statistics, epidemiologic investigation and the creation of maternal mortality committees; 2) action to assist pregnancy, delivery and puerperium, to increase both the coverage and the quality of medical care, prenatal care, institutional care to delivery, and post-partum care; 3) action to prevent pregnancy in women with high risk of maternal mortality, improving diagnosis and treatment of diseases that increase maternal risk, and promoting contraception for these cases; 4) other actions aimed at reducing the risk of death brought about by induced abortion.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Faúndes
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Cecatti
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Bacha
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Pinotti
mesh_terms: D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007843:Latin America; D008428:Maternal Mortality; D011181:Postnatal Care; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care; D012307:Risk Factors
vernacular_title: Intervenções para a redução da mortalidade materna.