Domínguez Rojas, VicenteGil Miguel, ÁngelCompte Massachs, Gloria2023-06-172023-06-172019-07-22https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/17231Tesis inédita de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Facultad de Medicina, Departamento de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, leída el 07-07-1999Maternal death is still a serious problem in Brazil, especially because the majority of these deaths are avoidable. The underestimating of these deaths has contributed to the covering-up of this reality. In order to complete a diagnostic report in Salvador, this study examined the death certificates that were written during the time period of January 1 to December 31, 1993, based on information from medical logs and medical reports from the Legal -Medical Institute (Instituto Medical Legal), and interviews with family members. 951 cases were studied: these obituaries are reflective of a whole range of women of child-bearing age (10-49). The original certificates were compared to the revised versions and a base of additional information. The system of recording mortality and the problems of documenting the causes of maternal death were analyzed. Finally a description of the manner of completing these obituaries was made...spadoctoral thesisopen access312.2-055.5(043.2)Salud pública (Medicina)3212 Salud Pública