@article{fdi:010037769, title = {{L}es d{\'e}c{\`e}s li{\'e}s {\`a} la grossesse : gen{\`e}se du concept et aspects m{\'e}thodologiques}, author = {{K}hlat, {M}. and {G}uillaume, {A}gn{\`e}s}, editor = {}, language = {{FRE}}, abstract = {{W}ithin the past 10 years, the outlook on the causes underlying maternal deaths has evolved, with the advent in the last "{I}nternational classification of diseases" of the concepts of late maternal mortality and pregnancy-related mortality. {T}hose concepts have led to an enlargement of the field, in terms of the range of causes as well as of the length of the time period at risk. {C}auses of death traditionally considered as "fortuitous" are now included in the count, given that the notion of pregnancy-related mortality covers all deaths occurring during pregnancy or at the latest one year after pregnancy termination, whatever the cause. {G}iven this background, we critically review the definitions and classification systems of deaths of pregnant or post-partum women, and discuss the philosophy underlying these conceptual changes, and their consequences in terms of data collection and measurement issues.}, keywords = {{GROSSESSE} ; {MORTALITE} ; {FEMME} ; {CLASSIFICATION} ; {PROTECTION} {MATERNELLE} {ET} {INFANTILE} ; {SANTE} {PUBLIQUE} ; {CIM}.{CLASSIFICATION} {INTERNATIONALE} {DES} {MALADIES} ; {MORT} {VIOLENTE} ; {CONCEPT} ; maternal mortality ; violent deaths ; pregnancy ; international classification of diseases}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{R}evue d'{E}pid{\'e}miologie et de {S}ant{\'e} {P}ublique}, volume = {54}, numero = {6}, pages = {543--549}, ISSN = {0398-7620}, year = {2006}, DOI = {10.1019/200608884}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010037769}, }