"Maternal Mortality" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Maternal deaths resulting from complications of pregnancy and childbirth in a given population.
| Descriptor ID |
D008428
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.308.985.550.500 N01.224.935.698.653 N06.850.505.400.975.550.500 N06.850.520.308.985.550.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Maternal Mortality- Maternal Mortality
- Mortality, Maternal
- Maternal Mortalities
- Mortalities, Maternal
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Maternal Mortality".
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Maternal Mortality" by people in this website by year, and whether "Maternal Mortality" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2015 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Maternal Mortality" by people in Profiles.
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Improving access to emergency obstetric care in low- and middle-income countries. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 2025 Feb; 98:102572.
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Characteristics of longitudinal maternal health studies in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic mapping of literature between 2012 and 2022. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2025 Apr; 169(1):51-62.
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Development and Piloting of Implementation Strategies to Support Delivery of a Clinical Intervention for Postpartum Hemorrhage in Four sub-Saharan Africa Countries. Glob Health Sci Pract. 2024 Oct 29; 12(5).
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Beyond COVID-19: Equitable epidemiology for studying the impact of maternal infections on neonatal mortality and morbidity. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2022 07; 36(4):553-555.
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Effectiveness of uterine tamponade devices for refractory postpartum haemorrhage after vaginal birth: a systematic review. BJOG. 2021 10; 128(11):1732-1743.
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Assessing pregnancy and neonatal outcomes in Malawi, South Africa, Uganda, and Zimbabwe: Results from a systematic chart review. PLoS One. 2021; 16(3):e0248423.
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Community surveillance and response to maternal and child deaths in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review. PLoS One. 2021; 16(3):e0248143.
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Engaging community health workers in maternal and infant death identification in Khayelitsha, South Africa: a pilot study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2020 Nov 26; 20(1):736.
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Influenza or Meningococcal Immunization During Pregnancy and Mortality in Women and Infants: A Pooled Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2020 07; 39(7):641-644.
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Maternal mortality in Ifakara Health and Demographic Surveillance System: Spatial patterns, trends and risk factors, 2006 - 2010. PLoS One. 2018; 13(10):e0205370.