Maternal mortality associated with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean

Abstract

Where maternal mortality is relatively high, the excess is likely to be due to a high mortality associated with haemorrhage and infection and reductions are most likely to come from reductions in these deaths. Evidence from both developed and developing countries suggests that deaths associated with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are the most difficult to prevent. More rigorous assessment of interventions designed to prevent these deaths is urgently required.