Behavior of mortality maternal in Argentina, Colombia, Brazil and Costa Rica

The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF estimate that about 585.000 women die each year due to complications in pregnancy or childbirth. Aim. Characterizing the behaviour of maternal mortality in Argentina, Colombia, Brazil and Costa Rica considering their determinants, epidemiological indicators and Health Policy. Methodology. Study of systematic review to know the behaviour of maternal mortality based on the determinants, prevalence and health policies in Colombia, Argentina, Costa Rica and Brazil. A systematic review of literature was carried out, which included the period 1990-2008. The search for the scientific texts was carried out in the bibliographic databases of Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE), Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences (LILACS) included within the Virtual Health Library (VHL), official websites of the Ministries of Health of the countries included in the study, Pan American Health Organization and World Health Organization.