RT Journal Article
T1 Maternal mortality trends in Spain during the 2000-2018 period: the role of maternal origin
A1 García-Tizón Larroca, Santiago
A1 Arévalo Serrano, Juan
A1 Ruíz Minaya, María
A1 Paya Martínez, Pilar
A1 Pérez Fernández-Pacheco, Ricardo Ángel
A1 Lizárraga Bonelli, Santiago Ignacio
A1 León Luis, Juan Antonio
AB BackgroundThe available literature indicates that there are significant differences in maternal mortality according to maternal origin in high income countries. The aim of this study was to examine the trend in the maternal mortality rate and its most common causes in Spain in recent years and to analyse its relationship with maternal origin.                          Methods                This was a cross-sectional study of all live births as well as those resulting in maternal death in Spain during the period between 2000 and 2018. A descriptive analysis of the maternal mortality rate by cause, region of birth, maternal age, marital status, human development index and continent of maternal origin was performed. The risk of maternal death was calculated using univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses, with adjustment for certain variables included in the descriptive analysis.                              Results   There was a total of 293 maternal deaths and 8,439,324 live births during the study period. The most common cause of maternal death was hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. The average maternal death rate was 3.47 per 100,000 live births. The risk of suffering from this complication was higher for immigrant women from less developed countries. The adjusted effect of maternal HDI score over maternal mortality was OR = 0.976; 95% CI 0.95 – 0.99; p = 0.048; therefore, a decrease of 0.01 in the maternal human development index score significantly increased the risk of this complication by 2.4%.    Conclusions     The results of this study indicate that there are inequalities in maternal mortality according to maternal origin in Spain. The human development index of the country of maternal origin could be a useful tool when estimating the risk of this complication, taking into account the origin of the pregnant woman.
PB BioMed Central
SN 1471-2458
YR 2022
FD 2022-02-17
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/115481
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/115481
LA eng
NO García-Tizón Larroca S, Arévalo-Serrano J, Ruiz Minaya M, Paya Martinez P, Perez Fernandez Pacheco R, Lizarraga Bonelli S, et al. Maternal mortality trends in Spain during the 2000-2018 period: the role of maternal origin. BMC public health. 2022;22(1):337.
DS Docta Complutense
RD 7 abr 2025