HIGHLIGHTS 1. One indicator of progress in a country's health is maternal mortality rate. 2. The characteristics of maternal mortality were examined in a regional hospital in North Sulawesi, Indonesia 3.
Hermie Meety Maasje Tendean +3 more
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Impact of violence against women on severe acute maternal morbidity in the intensive care unit, including neonatal outcomes: a case–control study protocol in a tertiary healthcare facility in Lima, Peru [PDF]
Introduction Preventing and reducing violence against women (VAW) and maternal mortality are Sustainable Development Goals. Worldwide, the maternal mortality ratio has fallen about 44% in the last 25 years, and for one maternal death there are many women
Ayala Quintanilla, Beatriz Paulina +3 more
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Community health workers and accountability: reflections from an international “think-in”
Community health workers (CHWs) are frequently put forward as a remedy for lack of health system capacity, including challenges associated with health service coverage and with low community engagement in the health system, and expected to enhance or ...
Marta Schaaf +12 more
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The Maternal Death Surveillance and Response system (MDSR) was implemented in Ethiopia in 2013 to record and review maternal deaths. The overall aim of the system is to identify and address gaps in order to prevent future death but, to date, around 10 ...
Andrea Melberg +4 more
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Maternal death and delays in accessing emergency obstetric care in Mozambique
BackgroundDespite declining trends maternal mortality remains an important public health issue in Mozambique. The delays to reach an appropriate health facility and receive care faced by woman with pregnancy related complications play an important role ...
Leonardo Chavane +5 more
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Renal Challenges in Pregnancy: Investigating Acute Kidney Failure and Perinatal Well-beingA Prospective Descriptive Study [PDF]
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 +3 more
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Decline in maternal death due to obstetric haemorrhage between 2010 and 2017 in Japan
This descriptive study was based on the maternal death registration system established by the Japan Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Maternal Death Exploratory Committee (JMDEC).
J. Hasegawa +11 more
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Antenatal Care Visits and Early Detection of Pre-eclampsia Among Pregnant Women [PDF]
The death of pregnant women is still the world\u27s attention in the field of health. The SDG\u27s indicator provides one of the goals in the health field. The target to be achieved is a global maternal mortality ratio of less than 70/100,000 live births
Devy, S. R. (Shrimarti) +1 more
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BackgroundUnderutilization of formal maternal care services and accredited health attendants is a major contributor to the high maternal mortality rates in rural communities in Nigeria.
A. Fantaye +3 more
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Modeling maternal mortality in Bangladesh: the role of misoprostol in postpartum hemorrhage prevention. [PDF]
BackgroundBangladesh is one of the few countries that may actually achieve the fifth Millennium Development Goal (MDG) in time, despite skilled birth attendance remaining low.
Bell, Suzanne +2 more
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