Pregnancy related maternal deaths at Salt River Forensic Pathology Laboratory: a 5 year retrospective study of the epidemiological data and spectrum of pathology and disease in all pregnancy related deaths at Salt River Pathology Laboratory irrespect
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2014
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Death of women whilst pregnant and in the post-partum period is a huge burden of disease in South Africa. All confidential enquiries and research into pregnancy related deaths in South Africa have focused on examining the cases based on the WHO definition of maternal death and have excluded deaths from incidental or accidental causes. Pregnancy related deaths due to suicide, homicide and accidental causes have predominantly only been studied in first world countries. There is minimal data available for developing countries like South Africa.
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Khan, A. 2014. Pregnancy related maternal deaths at Salt River Forensic Pathology Laboratory: a 5 year retrospective study of the epidemiological data and spectrum of pathology and disease in all pregnancy related deaths at Salt River Pathology Laboratory irrespect. University of Cape Town.