Socio-demographic determinants of maternal deaths in Ghana • Lailah Alidu, University of Cape Coast

Case definition of maternal mortality and estimates of MMR in Africa • Michel Garenne, Institut Pasteur

Maternal mortality at the community level: an innovative approach to measurement • Ndola Prata, University of California, Berkeley ; Caitlin Gerdts, University of California, Berkeley ; Amanuel Guessessew, Tigrai Health Bureau

Socio cultural factors in maternal health in rural areas of Northern Cross River State, Nigeria • Dave Ugal, University of Ibadan ; Irene-Mary Awah, Federal College of Education, Obudu ; Boniface A. Ushie, University of Ibadan ; Justine Ingwu, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma