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Factors Affecting Maternal Mortality in an Alert Village in South Timor Tengah, East Nusa Tenggara [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Maternal mortality may be attributable to direct or indirect causes, such as social, cultural, economic, and geographical factors. The purpose of this study was to determine factors affecting the risk of maternal mortality in an alert village
Nggadas, B. (Belandina), Paun, R. (Rafael), Sinaga, M. (Mindo)   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Contraceptive use and maternal mortality in Indonesia: a community-level ecological analysis

Reproductive Health, 2021
Background Prior studies have shown that contraceptive use reduces maternal mortality independently of other maternal health services. The present study took advantage of geographically detailed Indonesian data to study the interplay between ...
Riznawaty Imma Aryanty, NohanArum Romadlona, Besral Besral, Elvi Debora P. Panggabean, Budi Utomo, Richard Makalew, Robert J. Magnani   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Will South Africa meet the Sustainable Development Goals target for maternal mortality by 2030?

South African Medical Journal
In September 2015, South Africa (SA) and 192 countries adopted Agenda 2030, which included the Sustainable Development Goals. With a mere 6 years to go before 2030, it is useful to understand what progress SA is making towards their attainment.
Y Pillay, J M Moodley
doaj   +1 more source

Incidence of maternal near miss in the public health sector of Harare, Zimbabwe: a prospective descriptive study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2018
Background Maternal ‘near miss’ can be a proxy for maternal death and it describes women who nearly died due to obstetric complications. It measures life threatening pregnancy related complications and allows the assessment of the quality of obstetric ...
Henry Chikadaya, Mugove Gerald Madziyire, Stephen P. Munjanja   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Identifying High‐Impact Solutions to Address Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities in Lupus: A Consensus‐Based Approach

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We conducted formative research aimed at identifying solutions that address inequitable health outcomes in lupus due to adverse social determinants of health (SDoH). Methods We conducted a search for keywords, which provided insights into potential solutions and initiatives underway. An advisory panel of lupus experts iteratively reviewed the
Joy Buie, Michael P. Fisher, Kristen Backor, Hannah Tyldsley, Ashira Blazer, Candace Feldman, Andrea Knight, S. Sam Lim, Barbara Ann Polk, Ed Yelin, Edith Williams, Karen H. Costenbader   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

The influence of basic public health service project on maternal health services: an interrupted time series study

BMC Public Health, 2019
Background Reducing maternal mortality remains a global priority. In 2000, the United Nations Member States pledged to work towards a series of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), in which the fifth target was to reduce maternal mortality ratio by 75 ...
Pengyu Zhao, Yifan Diao, Lili You, Shichao Wu, Li Yang, Yuanli Liu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of adolescent female fertility and healthcare spending on maternal and neonatal mortality in low resource setting of South Asia

Health Economics Review, 2022
Background Maternal and neonatal mortality is high in South Asia. Recent studies have identified factors such as adolescent female fertility, healthcare spending is reducing maternal and neonatal mortality.
Shongkour Roy, Tanjina Khatun
doaj   +1 more source

New Insights into Atonic Postpartum Hemorrhage: Animal Model Construction Based on Placental Nanodelivery Systems

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This study develops a placenta‐targeted nanodelivery system co‐loading HMGB1 protein and the NLRP3 agonist nigericin to establish an animal model of atonic postpartum hemorrhage. The model accurately recapitulates clinical phenotypes, including prolonged labor and uterine contractility dysfunction, while revealing inflammatory activation in placental ...
Jiangxue Qu, Ruiqi Wu, Hai Jiang, Lian Chen, Yingying Tian, Shuai Zeng, Tongmin Liu, Cheng Zhao, Huifeng Shi, Xiaolong Liang, Yangyu Zhao   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hidden Maternal Mortality? Under-Registration of Maternal Mortality in Maastricht, 1870–1910

Historical Life Course Studies
Maternal mortality rates in the 19th-century Netherlands were low compared to other European countries. But was this due to high-quality midwifery care or under-registration? This study examines maternal mortality registration in Maastricht by comparing
Mayra Murkens, Wieke Elien Metzlar
doaj   +1 more source

Ratios and determinants of maternal mortality: a comparison of geographic differences in the northern and southern regions of Cameroon

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2020
Background While maternal mortality has declined worldwide in the past 25 years, this is not the case for Cameroon. Since there is a predominantly young population in this country, high maternal mortality ratios may persist.
Catherine Meh, Amardeep Thind, Amanda L. Terry   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source