Maternal mortality due to hemorrhage in Brazil Mortalidad materna en Brasil debida a hemorragia Mortalidade materna por hemorragia no Brasil
OBJECTIVE: to analyze the rates of maternal mortality due to hemorrhage identified in Brazil from 1997 to 2009.Methods: the time series and population data from the Brazilian Health Ministry, Mortality Information System and Live Birth Information System were examined.From the Mortality Information System, we initially selected all reported deaths