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Severe Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Among Indigenous Women in the United States

Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2020
Indigenous women are at increased risk for severe maternal morbidity and mortality, particularly those who live in rural areas.
K. Kozhimannil, Julia D. Interrante, Alena N. Tofte, Lindsay K. Admon   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Is a ‘guideline-compliant’ primary cesarean delivery associated with a modified risk for maternal and neonatal morbidity?: a clinical evaluation of the 2014 ACOG/SMFM obstetric care consensus statement

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2021
Background It is currently unknown whether primary CDs performed in compliance with the 2014 ACOG/SMFM Obstetric Care Consensus Statement guidelines (“guideline-compliant”) are associated with a modified risk of maternal and neonatal morbidity, when ...
Andrew W. White, Charis N. Chambers, Michelle C. Ertel, Taylor R. Gennaro, Ling Chen, Alexander M. Friedman, Kacey Y. Eichelberger   +6 more
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Preventability review of severe maternal morbidity [PDF]

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 2019
AbstractIntroductionSevere maternal morbidity (SMM) is rising globally. Assessing SMM is an important quality measure. This study aimed to examine SMM in a national cohort in New Zealand.Material and methodsThis is a national retrospective review of pregnant or postpartum women admitted to an Intensive Care Unit or High Dependency Unit during pregnancy
Beverley A. Lawton, E. Jane MacDonald, James Stanley, Karen Daniells, Stacie E. Geller   +4 more
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Expanding the scope beyond mortality: burden and missed opportunities in maternal morbidity in Indonesia

Global Health Action, 2017
Background: Indonesia still faces challenges in maternal health. Specifically, the lack of information on community-level maternal morbidity. The relatively high maternal healthcare non-utilization in Indonesia intensifies this problem.
Vitri Widyaningsih, Khotijah, Balgis
doaj   +1 more source

Finding Understudied Disorders Potentially Associated with Maternal Morbidity and Mortality

American Journal of Perinatology Reports, 2019
Objective Clinical research literature focuses primarily on the most common causes of maternal morbidity and mortality (MMM). We explore sections of the discharge summaries of pregnant or postpartum women admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) to ...
Laritza M. Rodriguez, Dina Demner Fushman   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reviewing the past to inform the future: an 8-year review of severe maternal morbidityAJOG Global Reports at a Glance

AJOG Global Reports, 2022
BACKGROUND: Maternal morbidity is becoming a key indicator used to compare health systems in the developed world and also to inform clinical practice. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate a single center experience of severe maternal morbidity over an
Claire M. McCarthy, MB, BCh, BAO, Khadeeja Al Nasser, MBBS, Vanitha Zutshi, MBBS, Mary P. Bowen, MB, BCh, BAO, Michael P. Geary, MD, Sharon M. Cooley, MD   +5 more
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Reducing Disparities in Severe Maternal Morbidity and Mortality

Clinical obstetrics and gynecology, 2018
Significant racial and ethnic disparities in maternal morbidity and mortality exist in the United States. Black women are 3 to 4 times more likely to die a pregnancy-related death as compared with white women.
E. Howell
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Increased maternal morbidity and mortality among Asian American and Pacific Islander women in the military health systemAJOG MFM at a Glance

AJOG Global Reports, 2023
BACKGROUND: Rates of maternal morbidity and mortality experienced by women in the United States have been shown to vary significantly by race, most commonly attributed to differences in access to healthcare and socioeconomic status.
Patrizia C. Grob, DO, Rachel R. Tindal, MD, Kathleen R. Lundeberg, DO, Jameaka L. Hamilton, MD, Veronica M. Gonzalez-Brown, MD, Erin A. Keyser, MD   +5 more
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A Study of Etiological Spectrum of Maternal Near-miss Cases and Quality Care Indicators in Western Region of India

NMO Journal
Background: Maternal death review has remained the fundamental quality care indicator for any maternal health-care governance program. Maternal near-miss (MNM) cases which are the forerunner of mortality cases could serve as a proxy indicator to evaluate
Alhad A. Pande, Zalak Vinaybhai Karena, Kamal D. Goswami   +2 more
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Maternal near miss determinants at a maternity hospital for high-risk pregnancy in northeastern Brazil: a prospective study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2019
Background To investigate the association between sociodemographic and obstetric variables and delays in care with maternal near misses (MNMs) and their health indicators. Methods A prospective cohort study was conducted at a high-risk maternity hospital
Telmo Henrique Barbosa de Lima, Melania Maria Amorim, Samir Buainain Kassar, Leila Katz   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source