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Mexico Intentional Search and Reclassification of Maternal Deaths 2008

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
Búsqueda Intencionada y Reclasificación de Muertes Maternas
Geography 
Mexico (MEX)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/2008 - 12/2008
Series or system 
Mexico Intentional Search and Reclassification of Maternal Deaths (BIRMM)
Data type
Vital registration:
  • Subnationally representative
  • Verbal autopsy
Summary 

The Intentional Search and Reclassification of Maternal Deaths project, also known as BIRMM, began in 2002. It investigates deaths in women ages 10 to 54 and it identifies maternal deaths that may have been incorrectly attributed to a subset of causes. BIRMM obtains death records from the Epidemiological and Statistical Mortality System (SEED) and the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), as well as death certificates, medical records, verbal autopsies, and live births data. After all details pertaining to these deaths are analyzed, some of them are reclassified as direct, indirect, non-maternal or late maternal deaths.

Keywords 
Antenatal care, Causes of death, Death certificates, Education, Height, ICD-10, Languages, Live births, Marital status, Maternal mortality, Mortality, Occupations, Place of death, Place of delivery, Pregnancy, Skilled birth attendants, Verbal autopsy, Weight
GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 26, 2021