title: Obstetric transition: the pathway towards ending preventable maternal deaths.
authors.affiliation: UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP), Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland; Department of Social Medicine, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Glide Technical Cooperation and Research, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.forename: Ö
authors.initials: Ö
authors.lastname: Tunçalp
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Vogel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bohren
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Widmer
authors.forename: O T
authors.initials: OT
authors.lastname: Oladapo
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Say
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Gülmezoglu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Temmerman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D014943:Global Health; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D063130:Maternal Death / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008430:Maternal-Child Health Centers / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D012737:Sex Factors