Lihua Zhang Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Health maintenance during pregnancy, Adolescent gynecology, Gynecology
Department of Women
Dr. Lihua Zhang is currently working in Department of Women’s Healthcare, Jinan Maternity and Child Health Hospital, Jinan, Shandong Province, China. Research interest - Health maintenance during pregnancy, Adolescent gynecology, Gynecology. He has a good track record in managing and developing local teams and competences as well as in growing a profitable business.
Research Article Open Access
Author(s): Lihua Zhang, Tingting Zheng, Qingyou Meng, Shimin Yang, Jiaxue Pan, Guoqun Wang and Zhongliang Li
Background: Although a large number of studies have shown that maternal mortality in rural areas is higher than that in urban areas, few reports discussed the detailed situation and the behind causes. Here, we summarized the maternal mortality from 1995 to 2018 in Jinan, a city in Eastern China, and the reason behind it was deeply discussed. It is expected to reveal the difference and it’s behind reasons, thus providing a basis for policymakers to develop interventions.
Methods: Data about maternal mortality in the selected city from 1995 to 2018 were collected through the local maternal and child health care network. Maternal death age, maternal death delivery location, maternal death location, number of pregnancies, number of deliveries and maternal death causes were a... view moreĀ»