J Korean Matern Child Health .  2024 Oct;28(4):145-149. 10.21896/jkmch.2024.28.4.145.

Trends, Causes, and Solutions for Maternal Deaths in Republic of Korea

• Lee SJ

• KMID: 2560348
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.21896/jkmch.2024.28.4.145

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  Fig. 1. Trend of maternal age in Republic of Korea (Statistics Korea, 2024).

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  Fig. 2. Maternal mortality rates by age in Republic of Korea (Statistics Korea, 2024).

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  Fig. 3. Maternal mortality ratio and maternal death in Republic of Korea (Statistics Korea, 2023). OECD, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

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  Fig. 4. Number of maternal deaths by time of death (Statistics Korea, 2023).

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