title: Recommendations for saving mothers' lives in Japan: Report from the Maternal Death Exploratory Committee (2010-2014).
abstract: To make recommendations for saving mothers' lives, issues related to maternal deaths including diseases, causes, treatments, and hospital and regional systems are analyzed by the Maternal Death Exploratory Committee in Japan. In this report, we present ten clinical important recommendations based on the analysis of maternal deaths between 2010 and 2014 in Japan.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Junichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mie University School of Medicine, Mie, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomoaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Akihiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sekizawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mie University School of Medicine, Mie, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Masamitsu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Katsuragi
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mie University School of Medicine, Mie, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Osato
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mie University School of Medicine, Mie, Japan.
authors.forename: Kayo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.affiliation: Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal and Perinatal Care Center, Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Murakoshi
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Toho University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakata
authors.affiliation: Ishiwata Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan.
authors.forename: Isamu
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ishiwata
mesh_terms: D002423:Cause of Death; D003422:Critical Care; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008427:Maternal Health Services; D008428:Maternal Mortality; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*
keywords: blood transfusion; emergency medicine; maternal death; maternal mortality rate; postpartum hemorrhage