Table 2

Number of records of maternal deaths identified in the selection of cases of near miss according to geographical region, and the procedure used for localization.


Procedure for localizing deaths


Capital cities in the region:
Using linkage with MIS and the "hospital charges" field
Using only linkage with MIS
Using only the "hospital charges" field of the HIS

North
10
7
2
Northeast
16
12
5
Southeast
35
30
8
South
6
2
0
Central-West
7
9
5




Total
74
60
20
(%) *
(48%)
(39%)
(13%)

* Percentage in relation to the total of 154 maternal deaths identified.

Sousa et al. Reproductive Health 2008 5:6   doi:10.1186/1742-4755-5-6

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