Table 2.

Major killers of mothers, fetuses and newborns in low-income countries

Condition	Mother	Fetus	Newborn
Hemorrhage	X	X	X
Preeclampsia/eclampsia	X	X	X
Intrauterine infection	X	X	X
Obstructed Labor	X	X	X
Fetal asphyxia		X	X
Preterm labor/birth		X	X
Syphils		X	X
Malaria	X	X

Adapted from Goldenberg, 2011 [46].