Open AccessTHE DECLINE IN MATERNAL MORTALITY IN SWEDEN, 1931–1980
Author(s) -
Högberg Ulf,
Joelsson Ingemar
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016348509156367
Subject(s) - medicine , case fatality rate , pregnancy , incidence (geometry) , perinatal mortality , blood transfusion , obstetrics , mortality rate , maternal mortality rate , demography , pediatrics , environmental health , health services , population , fetus , surgery , genetics , physics , sociology , optics , biology
. Maternal mortality in Sweden has declined steeply over the past 50 years. The reasons for this gratifying trend have been analysed. A decreasing incidence of complications during pregnancy and delivery, together with a lower case fatality rate from complications have been found to account for the the major part of the reduction in maternal mortality in Sweden. This has been achieved by improvements in obstetrical and antenatal care, by the introduction of antibiotics and blood transfusion, and by a favorable shift to more appropriate ages for reproduction.