Increase in maternal mortality associated with change in the reproductive pattern in SPAIN: 1996-2005.

Miguel Angel Luque Fernandez (1) , Aurora Bueno Cavanillas (2) , Michèle Dramaix-Wilmet (3) , Fernando Simón Soria (1) , Juan de Mata Donado Campos (1) , Dionisio Herrera Guibert (1)

1 National Centre for Epidemiology
2 UGR - Universidad de Granada = University of Granada
3 ULB - Université libre de Bruxelles

In Europe different studies forecast an increase in maternal mortality for the next years, associated with advanced maternal age and delay in maternity. This study aims to analyse the age-related trend in the maternal mortality ratio among mothers in Spain for the decade, 1996-2005; and describe the causes of death and associated socio-demographic factors for the years with highest mortality.

Mots clés: EPIDEMIOLOGY FQ; MATERNAL DI; MORTALITY SI; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; TRENDS

Miguel Angel Luque Fernandez, Aurora Bueno Cavanillas, Michèle Dramaix-Wilmet, Fernando Simón Soria, Juan de Mata Donado Campos, et al.. Increase in maternal mortality associated with change in the reproductive pattern in SPAIN: 1996-2005.. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 2009, 63 (6), pp.433-n/a. ⟨10.1136/jech.2008.082735⟩. ⟨hal-00477890⟩