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Maternal deaths in the Nordic countries [PDF]

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 2017
(Abstracted from Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2017;96(9):1112–1119) Underreporting of maternal deaths is a global issue and can hinder the designing and development of preventive and management practices for reducing the maternal mortality ratio (MMR).
Siri Vangen, Birgit Bødker, Liv Ellingsen, Sissel Saltvedt, Mika Gissler, Reynir T. Geirsson, Lill T. Nyfløt   +6 more
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Cesarean delivery rates, hospital readiness and quality of clinical management in Ethiopia: national results from two cross-sectional emergency obstetric and newborn care assessments

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2021
Background Cesarean delivery (CD) rates have reached epidemic levels in many high and middle income countries while increasingly, low income countries are challenged both by high urban CD rates and high unmet need in rural areas.
Misrak Getnet Beyene, Theodros Getachew Zemedu, Azmach Hadush Gebregiorgis, Ana Lorena Ruano, Patricia E. Bailey   +4 more
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Renal Challenges in Pregnancy: Investigating Acute Kidney Failure and Perinatal Well-beingA Prospective Descriptive Study [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2023
Introduction: Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) poses life-threatening risks in pregnancy, leading to adverse perinatal and maternal outcomes. Aim: To estimate the incidence of Pregnancy-Related Acute Kidney Injury (PRAKI) and describe maternal and foetal ...
Yedla Anitha, Bhashyam Srilakshmi, Poornima Penmetsa, Rose Mary Penumaka   +3 more
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Institutional maternal and perinatal deaths: a review of 40 low and middle income countries

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2017
Background Understanding the magnitude and clinical causes of maternal and perinatal mortality are basic requirements for positive change. Facility-based information offers a contextualized resource for clinical and organizational quality improvement. We
Patricia E. Bailey, Wasihun Andualem, Michel Brun, Lynn Freedman, Sourou Gbangbade, Malick Kante, Emily Keyes, Edwin Libamba, Allisyn C. Moran, Halima Mouniri, Dahada Ould el Joud, Kavita Singh   +11 more
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Triangulating data sources for further learning from and about the MDSR in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional review of facility based maternal death data from EmONC assessment and MDSR system

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2020
Background Triangulating findings from MDSR with other sources can better inform maternal health programs. A national Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (EmONC) assessment and the Maternal Death Surveillance and Response (MDSR) system provided data to ...
Azmach Hadush, Ftalew Dagnaw, Theodros Getachew, Patricia E. Bailey, Ruth Lawley, Ana Lorena Ruano   +5 more
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Implementation of maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response system among health facilities in Morogoro Region: a descriptive cross-sectional study

BMC Health Services Research, 2021
Background When used effectively, the Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response (MPDSR) system can bring into reality a revolutionary victory in the fight against maternal and perinatal mortality from avoidable causes.
Christina Jacob Kashililika, Fabiola Vincent Moshi   +1 more
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Healthcare workers’ clinical knowledge on maternal and newborn care in Ethiopia: findings from 2016 national EmONC assessment

BMC Health Services Research, 2019
Background Improving maternal and newborn health indicators are key if Ethiopia is to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. To do so, women need access to skilled attendance at birth and emergency obstetric and newborn care. To maximize their impact,
Theodros Getachew Zemedu, Aster Teshome, Yared Tadesse, Abebe Bekele, Emily Keyes, Patricia Bailey, Ana Lorena Ruano   +6 more
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Distribution of maternity waiting homes and their correlation with perinatal mortality and direct obstetric complication rates in Ethiopia

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2019
Background Ethiopia has been expanding maternity waiting homes to bridge geographical gaps between health facilities and communities in order to improve access to skilled care.
Gizachew Tadele Tiruneh, Yayeh Negash Getu, Mahbub Ali Abdukie, Geremew Gonfa Eba, Emily Keyes, Patricia E. Bailey   +5 more
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Predictors and causes of in-hospital maternal deaths within 120 h of admission at a tertiary hospital in South-Western, Nigeria: A retrospective cohort study

Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2022
Background: An efficient, comprehensive emergency obstetrics care (CEMOC) can considerably reduce the burden of maternal mortality (MM) in Nigeria. Information about the risk of maternal death within 120 h of admission can reflect the quality of CEMOC ...
Joseph Ayodeji Olamijulo, Gbenga Olorunfemi, Halimat Osman   +2 more
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Economic impact of maternal death on households in rural china: a prospective cohort study. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
OBJECTIVE:To assess the economic impact of maternal death on rural Chinese households during the year after maternal death. METHODS:A prospective cohort study matched 183 households who had suffered a maternal death to 346 households that experienced ...
Haijun Wang, Fang Ye, Yan Wang, Dale Huntington, study group for Economic Impact of Maternal Deaths in China   +4 more
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