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Table 2 Number of records of maternal deaths identified in the selection of cases of near miss according to geographical region, and the procedure used for localization.

From: Severe maternal morbidity (near miss) as a sentinel event of maternal death. An attempt to use routine data for surveillance

 

Procedure for localizing deaths

Capital cities in the region:

Using linkage with MIS and the "hospital charges" field

Using only linkage with MIS

Using only the "hospital charges" field of the HIS

North

10

7

2

Northeast

16

12

5

Southeast

35

30

8

South

6

2

0

Central-West

7

9

5

Total

74

60

20

(%) *

(48%)

(39%)

(13%)

  1. * Percentage in relation to the total of 154 maternal deaths identified.