We presented a study of maternal mortality over a 4-year period in a tertiary health facility in northern Nigeria. Increased effort is needed in order to meet the millennium development goals.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
BennH. In: Reducing Maternal Deaths: Evidence and Action.Department for International Development, 2004: 6
2.
EkwempuCC.Alleviation of maternal mortality and morbidity in the new millennium: Time for change?Trop J Obstet Gynaecol2001; 18: 43–7.
3.
AboyejiAP.Trends in maternal mortality in Ilorin.Trop J Obstet Gynaecol1998; 15: 15–9.
4.
OnwuhafuaPI, OnwuhafuaA, AdzeJ.The challenge of reducing maternal mortality in Nigeria.Int J Gynaecol Obstet2000; 71: 211–3.