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Suicide and Maternal Mortality

Current Psychiatry Reports, 2022
Suicide is a leading cause of death in the perinatal period (pregnancy and 1 year postpartum). We review recent findings on prevalence, risk factors, outcomes, and prevention and intervention for suicide during pregnancy and the first year postpartum.Standardization of definitions and ascertainment of maternal deaths have improved identification of ...
Chin, Kathleen, Wendt, Amelia, Bennett, Ian M., Bhat, Amritha   +3 more
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Disparities in maternal mortality

Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, 2023
Maternal mortality rates in the USA remain high, with persistent racial and socioeconomic disparities. We identified 207,016 hospital admissions for pregnant women in Maryland, from 2017 to 2019.
Phuong Tran, Barbara Jreij, Farideh Sistani, Fadia T. Shaya   +3 more
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Maternal mortality in Gujarat [PDF]

Indian Journal of Medical Ethics, 2009
This case study tells the story of a poor 23-year-old pregnant woman in Gujarat India who sought healthcare from five public hospitals rural and urban in a single day but failed to get proper medical care that resulted in her death.
Dinesh Songara
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Levels and determinants of maternal mortality in northern and southern Nigeria

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2019
Background Maternal mortality is still a major risk for women of childbearing age in Nigeria. In 2008, Nigeria bore 14% of the global burden of maternal mortality.
Catherine Meh, Amardeep Thind, Bridget Ryan, Amanda Terry   +3 more
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Worldwide Incidence of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy and Overall Maternal Mortality

International Heart Journal, 2019
Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a specific cardiomyopathy in which heart failure develops due to reduced myocardial contraction during pregnancy or in the postpartum period in women without a previous history of heart disease.
Toshiaki Isogai, Chizuko Kamiya
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Trends in Maternal Mortality and Severe Maternal Morbidity During Delivery-Related Hospitalizations in the United States, 2008 to 2021

JAMA Network Open, 2023
Key Points Question What were trends of and risk factors associated with maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity (SMM) among women giving birth in US hospitals during 2008 to 2021? Findings In this cross-sectional study of more than 11.6 million
Dorothy Fink, Deborah Kilday, Z. Cao, K. Larson, Adrienne Smith, C. Lipkin, Raymond Perigard, Richelle Marshall, Taryn Deirmenjian, Ashley Finke, Drew Tatum, N. Rosenthal   +11 more
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Pregnancy risks and contraceptive use among postpartum mothers in Cameroon: implications for improving the coverage of postpartum family planning services

Reproductive Health, 2023
Plain Language Summary We use information from mothers with a child under the age of 18 months, who were interviewed in a national survey conducted in 2018.
Jean Christophe Fotso, John G. Cleland, Marquise Kouo Ngamby, Martina Lukong Baye, Elihouh O. Adje   +4 more
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Maternal mortality rates in the United States, 2021

, 2023
This report presents maternal mortality rates for 2021 based on data from the National Vital Statistics System.
Donna L. Hoyert
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Protocol for analysing the epidemiology of maternal mortality in Zimbabwe: A civil registration and vital statistics trend study.

PLoS ONE, 2021
BackgroundSub-Saharan Africa (SSA) carries the highest burden of maternal mortality, yet, the accurate maternal mortality ratios (MMR) are uncertain in most SSA countries.
Reuben Musarandega, Rhoderick Machekano, Robert Pattinson, Stephen Peter Munjanja, Zimbabwe Maternal and Perinatal Mortality Study (ZMPMS) group   +4 more
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Listen to the Whispers before They Become Screams: Addressing Black Maternal Morbidity and Mortality in the United States

Healthcare, 2023
Black women in the United States (U.S.) disproportionately experience adverse pregnancy outcomes, including maternal mortality, compared to women of other racial and ethnic groups.
Anuli Njoku, M. Evans, Lillian Nimo-Sefah, Jonell Bailey   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source