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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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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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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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Profile and spatial distribution on maternal mortality [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil, 2020
Objectives: to describe profile and spatial distribution on maternal mortality in a city in the North of Minas Gerais-Brazil. Methods: a descriptive, cross-sectional, documentary and quantitative study was carried out in 31 (100%) Fichas de Investigação
Carla Alaíde Machado Ruas, Joice Fernanda Costa Quadros, Jucimere Fagundes Durães Rocha, Fernanda Cardoso Rocha, Gregório Ribeiro de Andrade Neto, Álvaro Parrela Piris, Bruna Roberta Meira Rios, Sabrina Gonçalves Silva Pereira, Claudia Danyella Alves Leão Ribeiro, Giselle Mara Mendes Silva Leão   +9 more
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Clinical manifestations and pregnancy outcomes of COVID-19 in indonesian referral hospital in central pandemic area [PDF]

Obstetrics & Gynecology Science, 2022
Objectives Data on the clinical manifestations and pregnancy outcomes of pregnant women with COVID-19 are limited, particularly in developing countries.
Muhammad Ilham Aldika Akbar, Khanisyah Erza Gumilar, Rino Andriya, Manggala Pasca Wardhana, Pungky Mulawardhana, Jimmy Yanuar Anas, Ernawati, Muhammad Ardian Cahya Laksana, Gustaaf Dekker   +8 more
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Changes in causes of pregnancy-related and maternal mortality in Zimbabwe 2007-08 to 2018-19: findings from two reproductive age mortality surveys

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background Reducing maternal mortality is a priority of Sustainable Development Goal 3.1 which requires frequent epidemiological analysis of trends and patterns of the causes of maternal deaths.
Reuben Musarandega, Solwayo Ngwenya, Grant Murewanhema, Rhoderick Machekano, Thulani Magwali, Lennarth Nystrom, Robert Pattinson, Stephen Munjanja, the Zimbabwe Maternal and Perinatal Mortality Study Group   +8 more
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Strategi Menurunkan Kematian Ibu Karena Preeklamsi dan Eklamsi

Obgynia, 2020
Objective: To compile the result of studies on preeclampsia-eclampsia and strategies to reduce its maternal mortalities conducted in western and developing countries including Indonesia and Bandung aiming at developing strategies for reducing maternal ...
Johanes C. Mose
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From therapeutic to elective cesarean deliveries: factors associated with the increase in cesarean deliveries in Chiapas

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2017
Background Cesarean deliveries have increased over the past decade in Mexico, including those states with high percentages of indigenous language speakers, e.g., Chiapas.
María Graciela Freyermuth, José Alberto Muños, María del Pilar Ochoa   +2 more
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Maternal mortality in Yazd Province, Iran

Electronic Physician, 2016
Introduction: Five hundred thousand maternal deaths occur each year worldwide, many of which are in developing countries. The maternal mortality rate is a measure that demonstrates the degree of adequacy of prenatal care and of economic and social ...
Mojgan Karimi-Zarchi, Marzie Ghane-Ezabadi, Mohammadreza Vafaienasab, Ali Dehghan, Fateme Ghasemi, Mahbube Zaidabadi, Leila Zanbagh, Pouria Yazdian-Anari, Soraya Teimoori   +8 more
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Temporal and spatial evolution of maternal and neonatal mortality rates in Brazil, 1997–2012

Jornal de Pediatria (Versão em Português), 2016
Objective: Maternal and neonatal mortality are important public health issues in low‐income countries. This study evaluated spatial and temporal maternal and neonatal mortality trends in Brazil between 1997 and 2012.
Nádia Cristina Pinheiro Rodrigues, Denise Leite Maia Monteiro, Andréa Sobral de Almeida, Mônica Barros de Lima Barros, André Pereira Neto, Gisele O’Dwyer, Mônica Kramer de Noronha Andrade, Matthew Brian Flynn, Valéria Teresa Saraiva Lino   +8 more
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