title: [Maternal mortality in Latin America and the Caribbean].
abstract: "The underlying analytical scheme in this study [focuses] on the phenomena of maternal mortality in relation to fertility rates [in Latin America and the Caribbean].... The countries of the region are classified under a typology, formulated in function of the association between maternal mortality and fertility rates.  Using that typology, the causes of maternal death are then presented, stressing...recent trends. Finally, the intermediate factors and the contextual variables related to fertility are discussed...." (SUMMARY IN ENG)
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rajs
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Parada
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Peyser
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D017691:Caribbean Region; D002423:Cause of Death; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D005298:Fertility; D007843:Latin America; D008428:Maternal Mortality; D009026:Mortality; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics
keywords: Americas; Caribbean; Causes Of Death; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Differential Mortality; Fertility; Latin America; Maternal Mortality--determinants; Mortality; North America; Population; Population Dynamics