Moedersterfte in Nederland en in enkele andere Westeuropese landen

– Maternal mortality decreased substantially in The Netherlands between 1966 and 1985. In 1985 it amounted to 4.5 per 100,000 live-born. It is considerably higher among older than among younger mothers. Maternal mortality, just as perinatal mortality is higher in The Netherlands than in the Scandinavian countries. In addition it appears that the decrease of this mortality is less rapid in The Netherlands than in Sweden, Norway and Switzerland.