title: Lessons from the confidential enquiry into maternal deaths, Malaysia.
abstract: Malaysia has successfully reduced maternal mortality through several efforts which, in the broad sense, include (i) the overall socio-economic development of the country; (ii) strengthened health services; and (iii) specific efforts and initiatives for the reduction of maternal mortality, one of which is the audit of maternal deaths by the confidential enquiry into maternal deaths.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kuala Lumpur Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ravichandran
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ravindran
mesh_terms: D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia; D008428:Maternal Mortality / Q000639:trends; D008485:Medical Audit; D011159:Population Surveillance