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Submited on: 19 Dec 2011 07:59:02 AM GMT

Published on: 19 Dec 2011 03:33:51 PM GMT

Maternal Health in Malaysia

Posted by Dr. Thomas Herchline on 22 Dec 2011 12:57:19 PM GMT

1	Is the subject of the article within the scope of the subject category?	Yes
2	Are the interpretations / conclusions sound and justified by the data?	Yes
3	Is this a new and original contribution?	Yes
4	Does this paper exemplify an awareness of other research on the topic?	Yes
5	Are structure and length satisfactory?	Yes
6	Can you suggest brief additions or amendments or an introductory statement that will increase the value of this paper for an international audience?	No
7	Can you suggest any reductions in the paper, or deletions of parts?	No
8	Is the quality of the diction satisfactory?	Yes
9	Are the illustrations and tables necessary and acceptable?	Yes
10	Are the references adequate and are they all necessary?	No
11	Are the keywords and abstract or summary informative?	Yes

Other Comments:
This is a review of Maternal Mortality rates for Malaysia over the period from 1990 - 2008. The data available from the Ministry of Health is analyzed for temporal and geographic trends, as well as maternal factors and antenatal care.

There are some formatting issues in the article: the section labelled "Methods" contains a mixture of methods, results and discussion. The section labelled "Conclusion" is mostly discussion and the section labelled "Discussion" contains only references (the references are listed twice).

The graphs and tables are numerous, but very helpful for understanding the data.

There should be more references for a discussion on this topic. WHO has many publications and several would be appropriate references.
Competing interests:
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Medical Director, Public Health - Dayton & Montgomery County
How to cite: Herchline T .Maternal Health in Malaysia[Review of the article 'Maternal Health in Malaysia: A Review ' by Singh H].WebmedCentral 2011;2(12):WMCRW001293

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