[Analysis of maternal mortality in China from 1996 to 2000].
OBJECTIVE
To study the trend and characteristics of maternal mortality in China from 1996 to 2000.


METHODS
Population-based epidemiological survey in 116 monitoring units in China were used.


RESULTS
Maternal mortality in China dropped by 17.1% from 63.9 per 100,000 live births in 1996 to 53.0 in 2000, in rural area dropped by 22.2% from 86.4 per 100,000 live births to 67.2, and in urban area only 1.0% from 29.2 per 100 000 live births to 28.9, the leading causes of maternal mortality in China are hemorrhage, preeolampsia/eclampsia and amniotic fluid embolism the maternal mortality due to hemorrhage in national level and rural level has declined by 33.8%, 34.9% respectively.


CONCLUSIONS
The maternal mortality appears a declined trend on both the national and rural levels in China from 1996 to 2000, the maternal mortality due to hemorrhage dose also, bur the maternal mortality in urban area keeps unstable.
Liang
Juan
J
National Office for Maternal and Child Health Surveillance, Second West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Li
Wei-min
WM
Wang
Yan-ping
YP
Zhou
Guang-xuan
GX
Wu
Yan-qiao
YQ
Zhu
Jun
J
Dai
Li
L
Miao
Lei
L
D002423:Cause of Death; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D004619:Embolism, Amniotic Fluid / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008427:Maternal Health Services; D008428:Maternal Mortality; D006473:Postpartum Hemorrhage / Q000401:mortality*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000401:mortality