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Epidemiology of maternal morbidity and mortality

Seminars in Perinatology, 2017
Maternal morbidity and mortality remains a significant health care concern in the United States, as the rates continue to rise despite efforts to improve maternal health. In 2013, the United States ranked 60th in maternal mortality worldwide. We review the definitions, rates, trends, and top causes of severe maternal morbidity and mortality, as well as
Adi Hirshberg
exaly   +3 more sources

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
Jane Hitti, Laura Sienas, Thomas J Benedetti   +2 more
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Preventability of severe acute maternal morbidity

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2014
We 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, Evelyn Jane Macdonald, James Stanley   +2 more
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Severe Maternal Morbidity in Twins

American Journal of Perinatology, 2022
Objective While twin gestations are at increased risk of severe maternal morbidity (SMM), there is limited information about timing and causes of SMM in twins. Furthermore, existing data rely on screening definitions of SMM because a gold standard approach requires chart review.
Anna, Binstock, Lisa M, Bodnar, Katherine P, Himes   +2 more
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Maternal morbidity: how to reduce it

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology, 2020
Purpose of review Internationally there has been increased interest in maternal morbidity; both as a strategy to reduce maternal deaths and also because of the significant impact on a woman's life as a result of suffering from maternal morbidity.
Martin Shao Foong, Chong, Matthew, Clayton, Nuala, Lucas   +2 more
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Maternal morbidity

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 Mortality and Morbidity in Belgium

Biology of the Neonate, 2009
The Belgian maternal mortality rate was 8.6/100,000 births in 1984 but it is probable that underreporting occurred. Data on morbidity from one Belgian hospital are presented. Gestational hypertension occurred in 9 % of the women who delivered between 1982 and 1987. Gestational diabetes was observed in 2% of the cases during the same period.
I, MacGillivray, B, Spitz, M, De Wel, A, van Assche   +3 more
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Morbid maternal obesity and pregnancy

International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 2003
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Škrablin, S., Banović, V., Kuvačić, I.   +2 more
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Severe maternal morbidity and the mode of delivery

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 2008
AbstractObjective. 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, Ulla, Ekblad, Mika, Gissler   +2 more
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Maternal Morbidity

BMJ, 1932
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