Maternal mortality: direct or indirect has become irrelevant

• Thomas van den Akker,
• Manisha Nair,
• Martijn Goedhart,
• Joke Schutte,
• Timme Schaap,
• Marian Knight

Affiliations

Thomas van den Akker

Department of Obstetrics, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden 2300 RC, Netherlands

Manisha Nair

National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford

Martijn Goedhart

Department of Obstetrics, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital Birth Centre, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

Joke Schutte

Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Isala Klinieken, Zwolle, Netherlands

Timme Schaap

Department of Obstetrics, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital Birth Centre, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

Marian Knight

National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford