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Effect of delivery care user fee exemption policy on institutional maternal deaths in the Central and Volta regions of Ghana [PDF]

, 2007
Background: To improve access to skilled attendance at delivery and thereby reduce maternal mortality, the Government of Ghana introduced a policy exempting all women attending health facilities from paying delivery care fees.
Ansong-Tornui, Janet, Bosu, W.K., Bell, Jacqueline S., Armar-Klemesu, Margaret   +3 more
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A population-based surveillance study on severe acute maternal morbidity (near-miss) and adverse perinatal outcomes in Campinas, Brazil: the Vigimoma Project. [PDF]

, 2011
BACKGROUND: Auditing of sentinel health events based on best-practice protocols has been recommended. This study describes a population-based investigation on adverse perinatal events including severe acute maternal morbidity (near-miss), maternal and ...
Fernanda Surita, José Guilherme Cecatti, Luz Adriana G, Souza, João Paulo, Cecatti José, Eliana Amaral, Surita, Fernanda, Adriana G Luz, Luz, Adriana G, Amaral Eliana, Sousa, Maria Helena, Oona Campbell, Cecatti, José Guilherme, Sousa Maria, Campbell Oona, Campbell, Oona, Souza João, João Paulo Souza, Surita Fernanda, Maria Helena Sousa, Amaral, Eliana   +20 more
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Pregnancy related maternal deaths at Salt River Forensic Pathology Laboratory: a 5 year retrospective study of the epidemiological data and spectrum of pathology and disease in all pregnancy related deaths at Salt River Pathology Laboratory irrespect [PDF]

, 2014
Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references.Death of women whilst pregnant and in the post-partum period is a huge burden of disease in South Africa.
Khan, Akmal
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Maternal mortality committee and death surveillance in Recife in improving information: ex-ante and ex-post evaluation [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil, 2023
Objectives: to evaluate the contribution of the Maternal Mortality and Death Surveillance Committee for women of childbearing age (WCA) and maternal mortality in the magnitude of maternal mortality and in the qualification of the causes of death in ...
Patrícia Ismael de Carvalho, Suely Arruda Vidal, Barbara de Queiroz Figueirôa, Lygia Carmen de Moraes Vanderlei, Conceição Maria de Oliveira, Cândida Correia de Barros Pereira, José Natal de Figueiroa, Paulo Germano de Frias   +7 more
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Maternal mortality among women with sickle cell disease in Jamaica over two decades (1998–2017)

EClinicalMedicine, 2022
Summary: Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) affects 2.8% of Jamaican antenatal women. Between 1998–2007 their maternal mortality ratio was 7–11 times higher than women without these disorders. We aim to determine if outcomes improved between 2008 and
Affette McCaw-Binns, Leroy Campbell, Ardene Harris, Lesley-Ann James, Monika Asnani   +4 more
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Hospital based maternity care in Ghana : findings of a confidential enquiry into maternal deaths [PDF]

, 2007
Background: In Ghana, a universal free delivery policy was implemented to improve access to delivery care in health facilities, thereby improving access to skilled attendance and reducing maternal mortality.
Ansong-Tornui, Janet, Hussein, Julia, Arhinful, Daniel, Penfold, Suzanne, Armar-Klemesu, Margaret   +4 more
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Maternal deaths in Australia 2006-2010 [PDF]

, 2014
Summary: Maternal deaths in Australia 2006–2010 provides a summary of statistics on maternal mortality in Australia to inform safety and quality of maternity care in Australia, and provides good practice guidance from members of the National Maternal ...

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Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

An epidemiological study of mortality among mothers admitted in a rural tertiary hospital of West Bengal

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2017
Background: Maternal mortality reflects the quality of obstetric services given to pregnant women in the community. Objectives: The objectives of this study were to calculate the maternal mortality rate in a teaching institution, to assess the ...
Banasree Bhadra, Ronita Roy Choudhury, Dhrubajyoti Sarkar, Suvobrata Sarkar   +3 more
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No one data source captures all: A nested case-control study of the completeness of maternal death reporting in Banten Province, Indonesia.

PLoS ONE, 2020
BACKGROUND:Indonesia's national health information systems collect data on maternal deaths but the completeness of reporting is questionable, making it difficult to design appropriate interventions.
Siti Nurul Qomariyah, Reena Sethi, Yulia Nur Izati, Tika Rianty, Kamaluddin Latief, Ali Zazri, Besral, Massee Bateman, Eskaning Arum Pawestri, Saifuddin Ahmed, Endang L Achadi   +10 more
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