Fässler, M; Zimmermann, R; Quack Lötscher, K C (2010). Maternal mortality in Switzerland 1995-2004. Swiss Medical Weekly, 140(1-2):25-30.
Compared to the prior 10-year-period, the maternal mortality ratio decreased from 5.54 to 4.15. The mortality associated with caesarean section decreased 4.5 times. Women at risk are older mothers and those with a non-Swiss nationality, specifically non-Western nationalities. The most common cause of death in this period was haemorrhage, whereas in the previous period most women died of thromboembolism.
Compared to the prior 10-year-period, the maternal mortality ratio decreased from 5.54 to 4.15. The mortality associated with caesarean section decreased 4.5 times. Women at risk are older mothers and those with a non-Swiss nationality, specifically non-Western nationalities. The most common cause of death in this period was haemorrhage, whereas in the previous period most women died of thromboembolism.
| Item Type: | Journal Article, refereed, original work |
|---|---|
| Communities & Collections: | 04 Faculty of Medicine > University Hospital Zurich > Clinic for Obstetrics |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 610 Medicine & health |
| Scopus Subject Areas: | Health Sciences > General Medicine |
| Language: | English |
| Date: | 2010 |
| Deposited On: | 07 Jan 2011 11:05 |
| Last Modified: | 26 May 2021 07:47 |
| Publisher: | EMH Swiss Medical Publishers |
| ISSN: | 0036-7672 |
| OA Status: | Gold |
| Free access at: | Publisher DOI. An embargo period may apply. |
| Related URLs: | https://www.zora.uzh.ch/44439/ |
| PubMed ID: | 20669072 |
Fässler, M