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Maternal morbidity after maternal-fetal surgery
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2006There is a paucity of published data on the maternal risks of fetal surgical interventions. We analyzed maternal morbidity and mortality that were associated with different types of fetal intervention (open hysterotomy, various endoscopic procedures and percutaneous techniques) to quantify this risk.We performed a retrospective evaluation of a ...
Diana L. Farmer +8 more
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American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1945
Abstract 1. 1. Infection is still the leading cause of maternal deaths in the United States. 2. 2. The source of puerperal infection may be either endogenous or exogenous. 3. 3. Much can be done to lower the incidence of puerperal sepsis by proper preparation of the patient in labor, and by the careful handling of her labor. 4.
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Abstract 1. 1. Infection is still the leading cause of maternal deaths in the United States. 2. 2. The source of puerperal infection may be either endogenous or exogenous. 3. 3. Much can be done to lower the incidence of puerperal sepsis by proper preparation of the patient in labor, and by the careful handling of her labor. 4.
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2018
Maternal morbidity describes complications that have a significant effect on women during and after pregnancy, and are a leading cause of ill-health among women of reproductive age, especially in low- and middle-income countries. With the introduction of the new Sustainable Development Goals, the scope of global maternal health targets has been ...
Mary McCauley, Nynke van den Broek
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Maternal morbidity describes complications that have a significant effect on women during and after pregnancy, and are a leading cause of ill-health among women of reproductive age, especially in low- and middle-income countries. With the introduction of the new Sustainable Development Goals, the scope of global maternal health targets has been ...
Mary McCauley, Nynke van den Broek
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Contribution of hypertension to severe maternal morbidity
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2018(Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2018;219(4):405.e1–405.e7.) In the United States, maternal morbidity and mortality are growing public health concerns, with severe maternal morbidity (SMM) affecting >50,000 women in 2014. SMM includes renal failure, shock, sepsis, blood transfusion, and peripartum hysterectomy. Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are
Thomas J. Benedetti +4 more
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Preventability of Severe Acute Maternal Morbidity
Obstetric Anesthesia Digest, 2014We sought to assess potential preventability of severe acute maternal morbidity (SAMM) cases admitted to intensive-care units (ICUs) or high-dependency units (HDUs).Inclusion criteria were admissions to ICUs or HDUs of women who were pregnant or within 42 days of delivery in 4 District Health Board areas (accounting for a third of annual births in New ...
Beverley Lawton +8 more
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Maternal and Perinatal Morbidity
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1984To the Editor.— The article by Harrison et al 1 and the accompanying editorial 2 discuss the topics of maternal and perinatal morbidity, a matter of great importance. But, in my opinion, these authors have ignored a great body of obstetric literature. For the editorial, I would argue that perinatal rates have not only improved because of neonatal care
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Severe maternal morbidity and the mode of delivery
Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 2008AbstractObjective. To define the rate of severe maternal morbidity in different modes of delivery and to find out if the rate of severe morbidity has changed over a 5‐year time span. Design. Retrospective register‐based study. Setting. Finnish Medical Birth Registry and Hospital Discharge Registry. Population.
Nanneli Pallasmaa +2 more
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Peripartum hysterectomy-incidence and maternal morbidity
Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 2001The aim of the study was to find the incidence and clinical implications of peripartum hysterectomy in our department and to identify women at risk to improve treatment before resorting to hysterectomy.In the period 1981-1996, cases with peripartum hysterectomy among a total of 70,546 deliveries in our department were identified from three different ...
Ingeborg Bide Engelsen +2 more
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Maternal Morbidity During Hospitalization for Delivery
Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2011To estimate nationally representative incidence rates of maternal morbidities and to examine if the incidence of maternal morbidity increased during a 4-year study period.We conducted a population-based retrospective cohort study of women delivering in hospitals in Ireland between 2005 and 2008 using nationally representative hospital discharge data ...
John J. Morrison +3 more
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