WHO systematic review of maternal morbidity and mortality: the prevalence of severe acute maternal morbidity (near miss)

Lale Say¹ , Robert C Pattinson² and A Metin Gülmezoglu¹

¹UNDP/UNFPA/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction, Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

²MRC Maternal and Infant Health Care Strategies Research Unit, University of Pretoria, Kalafong Hospital, South Africa