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Mortality of the mother

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Abstract

If we go as far back as the Bible we find many catalogues of successive generations which chronicle the Israelites’ successful implementation of the divine command ‘Be fruitful and multiply’ [1]. Births are frequently mentioned, but although there are several references to the obstetric problems of involuntary infertility, late motherhood, twin births and fetal malpresentations, there is only one reference to difficult labour ending in a maternal death [2].

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Tew, M. (1990). Mortality of the mother. In: Safer Childbirth?. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-2975-4_7

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