Determinants of maternal morbidity during pregnancy in urban Bangladesh [PDF]
Background Maternal morbidities especially life-threatening pregnancy complications are major health concerns in developing countries. The main aim is to investigate the prevalence of maternal morbidity during pregnancy and its determinants among women ...
Afroz, Nilima +4 more
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Knowledge Summary 22: Reaching Child Brides [PDF]
Child marriage affects 10 million girls under the age of 18 every year. The negative health and social impact of child marriage include higher rates of maternal and infant mortality, sexually transmitted infection, social separation, and domestic abuse
Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
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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]
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 +20 more
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Human immunodeficiency virus and AIDS and other important predictors of maternal mortality in Mulago Hospital Complex Kampala Uganda. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Women with severe maternal morbidity are at high risk of dying. Quality and prompt management and sometimes luck have been suggested to reduce on the risk of dying.
Othieno, Emmanuel +20 more
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Burden of severe maternal morbidity and association with adverse birth outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia: protocol for a prospective cohort study. [PDF]
OBJECTIVES: The AMANHI morbidity study aims to quantify and describe severe maternal morbidities and assess their associations with adverse maternal, fetal and newborn outcomes in predominantly rural areas of nine sites in eight South Asian and sub ...
AMANHI Maternal Morbidity study group
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The global prevalence of postpartum psychosis: a systematic review
Background Mental health is a significant contributor to global burden of disease and the consequences of perinatal psychiatric morbidity can be substantial.
Rachel VanderKruik +6 more
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A bibliometric analysis of literatures in terms of WHO maternal morbidity definition
ObjectiveThis study used bibliometrics to analyze the global application and research progress of the new WHO maternal morbidity definition.MethodsA Total of 13 literatures published by WHO-MMWG since 2013 were collected, and a total of 249 citing ...
CHEN Meiyi, QIAN Xu
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Background: There are persistent racial/ethnic disparities in the occurrence of severe maternal morbidity. Patient-centered medical home care has the potential to address disparities in maternal outcomes.
Curisa M Tucker +4 more
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Maternal morbidity and mortality: an iceberg phenomenon
Objective: To apply the iceberg model, quantifying absolute and relative incidence, to the four main causes of maternal morbidity and mortality in Ireland: haemorrhage, hypertension, sepsis and thrombosis.
Maternal Morbidity Advisory Group (13836981) +5 more
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Background Severe maternal morbidity – life-threatening childbirth complications – has more than doubled in the United States over the past 15 years, affecting more than 50,000 women (1.4% of deliveries) annually.
Stephanie A. Leonard +2 more
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