Bangladesh Maternal Mortality and Health Care Survey (BMMS) 2016

The major objectives of the 2016 Bangladesh Maternal Mortality and Health Care Survey (BMMS) were to provide a nationally representative estimate of the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) for three years preceding the survey (approximately 2014–2016), to identify the causes of maternal deaths, and to assess maternal health seeking behavior indicators and compare them with the BMMS 2010 to see how well the country is progressing toward national and global targets for maternal health since the 2010 survey. The survey was conducted in a nationally representative sample of 306,961 households. In each selected household, ever-married women ages 13 to 49 were interviewed and any deaths among women of reproductive age in the household were investigated using a verbal autopsy instrument, with particular attention to maternal and pregnancy-related deaths. Data collection was carried out over a period of six months from August 22, 2016 to February 10, 2017.

2016年孟加拉国孕产妇死亡率与医疗保健调查（Bangladesh Maternal Mortality and Health Care Survey, BMMS）的核心目标包括三项：一是为调查前三年（约2014—2016年）的孕产妇死亡率比值（maternal mortality ratio, MMR）提供全国代表性估算结果；二是明确孕产妇死亡的诱因；三是评估孕产妇就医行为相关指标，并与2010年BMMS的调查结果进行对比，以研判该国自2010年调查以来在落实国家及全球孕产妇健康目标方面的进展情况。
本次调查采用全国代表性抽样方法，共纳入306961户家庭。在每一户抽中的家庭中，调查人员对13至49岁的曾婚女性开展访谈，并通过口述尸检（verbal autopsy）工具对该家庭内育龄女性的所有死亡案例进行调查，重点关注孕产妇及与妊娠相关的死亡事件。
数据采集工作于2016年8月22日至2017年2月10日期间开展，历时六个月。