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. 2017 Sep 7;17:295. doi: 10.1186/s12884-017-1479-1

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Fig. 1 — Distribution of causes of maternal death (38 countries). São Tomé & Príncipe, Sierra Leone, Rwanda and Ecuador reported only direct causes of maternal death; HEM=hemmorrhage; PEE=pre-eclampsia, eclampsia; OBSTR=obstructed/prolonged labor; RU=ruptured uterus; SEP=sepsis; AB=abortion; EC=ectopic pregnancy; OTH DIR=other direct causes of death; IND=indirect causes of death; UNSPEC=unspecified/unknown cause of death