The Association Between Government Health Care Spending and Maternal Mortality in the European Union, 1981 to 2010: A Retrospective Study

The Association Between Government Health Care Spending and Maternal Mortality in the European Union, 1981 to 2010: A Retrospective Study

(BJOG. 2015;122(9):1216–1224)Government health care expenditure per capita, on a national level, is a predictor of maternal mortality, which the authors of this study defined as death of a woman during pregnancy, childbirth, or within 42 days of delivery from obstetric causes. In turn, maternal mort...

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Published in:Obstetric anesthesia digest Vol. 36; no. 2; pp. 73 - 74
Main Authors: Maruthappu, M, Ng, K.Y.B, Williams, C, Atun, R, Agrawal, P, Zeltner, T
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Copyright Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved 01-06-2016
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Summary:(BJOG. 2015;122(9):1216–1224)Government health care expenditure per capita, on a national level, is a predictor of maternal mortality, which the authors of this study defined as death of a woman during pregnancy, childbirth, or within 42 days of delivery from obstetric causes. In turn, maternal mortality is commonly used as a marker for the performance of a country’s health care system. In the present study, authors determined associations between decreases in government health care spending and maternal mortality over a 30-year period (1981 to 2010) in 24 European Union countries, with the goal of elucidating the impact of government health care spending on survival in the parturient population.
ISSN:0275-665X
1536-5395
DOI:10.1097/01.aoa.0000482606.72173.94