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From: The causes of maternal mortality in adolescents in low and middle income countries: a systematic review of the literature

A.

pregnancy in adolescence

OR

B.

(i)

Adolescent or teen* or juvenile* or teen* or or minor* or youth or youths or girl or ā€œmaternal ageā€

AND

(ii)

Pregnancy or ā€œpregnant womenā€ or parturition or gestation or maternal or maternity or mother or motherhood or ā€œmaternal health servicesā€ or ā€œmaternal health careā€ or obstetric or childbirth

AND

C.

(i)

mortality or death or fatality

AND

(ii)

hemorrhage or sepsis or infection or hypertension or eclampsia or hellp or preeclampsia or obstructed labor or prolonged labor or dystocia or ectopic or embolism or HIV or malaria or tetanus or violence or suicide or abortion