title: Maternal mortality--a review at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Alexandra Hospital, Singapore.
abstract: Maternal mortality rate is a sensitive index of the prevailing health conditions and general socio-economic development of the country. The present study was undertaken to see the trends in maternal mortality at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Alexandra Hospital during a 11-year period from January 1978 until December 1988. There were 14 maternal deaths during this period.
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authors.lastname: Vengadasalam
mesh_terms: D002423:Cause of Death; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008428:Maternal Mortality; D009775:Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Hospital; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000401:mortality; D012846:Singapore