The impact of COVID-19 on maternal death and fetal death, a cohort study in Brazil. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2023 Objective The study aimed to evaluate the risk of maternal death and fetal death among pregnant women infected with SARS-CoV-2. Methods This is a retrospective cohort study among pregnant women with secondary data from the National Live Births System ...
Brioschi Dos Santos AP +7 more
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Challenges faced by midwives in the implementation of facility-based maternal death reviews in Malawi. [PDF]
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 2023 Background Maternal death reviews provide an in-depth understanding of the causes of maternal deaths. Midwives are well positioned to contribute to these reviews. Despite midwives’ participation as members of the facility-based maternal death review team,
Chirwa MD +3 more
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Area of focus to handle delays related to maternal death in Ethiopia. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2022 Background Maternal delay factors, together with medical factors, have a substantial role in determining maternity outcomes. Although several studies were conducted on delay factors that contribute to maternal death in Ethiopia, the studies were mostly ...
Tesfay N +4 more
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Critical factors associated with postpartum maternal death in Ethiopia. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2022 Background Globally most maternal deaths occur during the postpartum period; however, the burden is disproportionately higher in some Sub-Saharan African countries including Ethiopia.
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Health system readiness to manage maternal death data and avail evidence for decision-making through the Maternal Death Surveillance System in Ethiopia, 2020 [PDF]
BMC Health Services Research, 2023 Background Maternal mortality remains a major health problem in Ethiopia. To generate contextual evidence on the burden and distribution of existing causes and contributing factors for programmatic and individual-level decision-making, the Maternal Death
Abduilhafiz A. Endris, Tizita Tilahun
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Levels and trends of maternal death in Baoan district, Shenzhen, China, 1999–2022 [PDF]
Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 BackgroundChina had achieved impressive success in improving maternal health, while the progress of reducing maternal mortality ratio (MMR) varied across regions.
Wei Wang +4 more
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Autopsy versus clinical decisions regarding causes of maternal Death in Iraq [PDF]
Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 2022 Background: Complications during pregnancy and childbirth are a leading cause of death and disability among women in developing countries. The target for mortality reduction is important, yet accurate data of maternal mortality remains challenging as ...
Batool Ali Ghalib Yassin +2 more
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Trend and causes of maternal death, stillbirth and neonatal death over seven decades in Hong Kong [PDF]
The Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific, 2022 Summary: Background: Reducing maternal and perinatal mortality is a global objective. Hong Kong is a city with low maternal and perinatal mortality but little is known about the trend and causes of these deaths in this high-income city.
Ka Wang Cheung +5 more
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Factors influencing maternal death surveillance and review implementation in Dodoma City, Tanzania. A qualitative case study [PDF]
Learning Health SystemsBackground With 295 000 maternal deaths in 2017, 94% in low‐ and middle‐income countries, maternal death is a matter of global public health concern. To address it, Maternal Death Surveillance and Response (MDSR) strategy was introduced in 2013 by the ...
Nelson M. Rumbeli +3 more
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Maternal Death by COVID-19 Associated with Elevated Troponin T Levels [PDF]
Viruses, 2022 Cardiomyocyte injury and troponin T elevation has been reported within COVID-19 patients and are associated with a worse prognosis. Limited data report this association among COVID-19 pregnant patients.
Johnatan Torres-Torres +15 more
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