Reproductive Health Matters
Volume 15, Issue 30 , Pages 125-133 , November 2007

Research on Severe Maternal Morbidities and Near-Misses in Brazil: What We Have Learned

  • Jose Guilherme Cecatti

      Affiliations

    • Full Professor of Obstetrics, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medical Sciences, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas SP, Brazil
    • ,
  • Joao Paulo Souza

      Affiliations

    • Coordinator, Intensive Care Unit, Maternity Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medical Sciences, UNICAMP, Campinas SP, Brazil
    • ,
  • Mary Angela Parpinelli

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medical Sciences, UNICAMP, Campinas SP, Brazil
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  • Maria Helena de Sousa

      Affiliations

    • Statistician, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medical Sciences, UNICAMP, Campinas SP, Brazil
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  • Eliana Amaral

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor of Obstetrics, and Director, Obstetrics Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medical Sciences, UNICAMP, Campinas SP, Brazil

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doi: 10.1016/S0968-8080(07)30333-9

Reproductive Health Matters
Volume 15, Issue 30 , Pages 125-133 , November 2007

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