Saifuddin Ahmed and colleagues (January, 2026)1 aimed to examine how improved maternity care and declining fertility rates have reduced maternal mortality. Understanding the precise mechanisms and magnitudes through which these factors operate is crucial for informing effective maternal health policies. Although we agree that improved maternity care and fertility reduction have substantially reduced maternal mortality, we have substantive and methodological concerns regarding how this analysis attributes these effects.
The Lancet Global Health published a clinical update in Infectious Disease on 01 Apr 2026.
The item focuses on Methodological considerations in attributing maternal mortality reduction to contraception and fertility decline.
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