Demonstrating programme impact on maternal mortality.
Reducing maternal mortality if one of the primary goals of safe mother hood programmes in developing countries. Maternal mortality is not, however, a feasible outcome indicator with which to judge the success of these programmes. This is due to an unfortunate combination of obstacles to measurement--some general to assessing the mortality impact of health programmes and some peculiar to estimating maternal mortality. There is a need to promote alternative views and measures of programme success, and alternative uses for information on maternal deaths.
Graham
W J
WJ
Centre for Research on Women's Health, Aberdeen University, UK.
Filippi
V A
VA
Ronsmans
C
C
D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D008427:Maternal Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D008428:Maternal Mortality; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D011247:Pregnancy; D015397:Program Evaluation