2025-09-03Zeitschriftenartikel
Limitations in the recording of maternal mortality in Germany: An analysis of statistical challenges
Zaloum, Safiya Fatima; Callaghan, Julia; Goepfrich, Amira; Dudenhausen, Joachim; Paulson, Lars; Hellmeyer, Lars; Vetter, Klaus; Ziegert, Martina; Braun, Thorsten; Koenigbauer, Josefine Theresia
Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) defines maternal mortality as the death of a woman during pregnancy or up to 42 days after delivery. The maternal mortality ratio (MMR) serves as an indicator of the quality ...