title: Maternal mortality in rural northern Nigeria.
abstract: We presented a study of maternal mortality over a 4-year period in a tertiary health facility in northern Nigeria. Increased effort is needed in order to meet the millennium development goals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria. jtukur@yahoo.com
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tukur
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Jido
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Awolaja
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008428:Maternal Mortality / Q000639:trends*; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D012424:Rural Population