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Statistical risk prediction models for adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes in severe preeclampsia in a low-resource setting: proposal for a single-centre cross-sectional study at Mpilo Central Hospital, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

BMC Research Notes, 2019
Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy are a leading cause of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality, especially in low-resource settings. Identifying mothers and babies at greatest risk of complications would enable intervention to be targeted to ...
Solwayo Ngwenya, Brian Jones, Alexander Edward Patrick Heazell, Desmond Mwembe   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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
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Survey study of effective factors on maternal mortality in Kurdestan province from 1998 to 2002 [PDF]

حیات, 2004
Introduction: Pregnancy is a natural phenomena and basis of birth but can induce various dangers to mother and fetus. Since mother is the central part of family, maternal mortality would be an irreparable damage to the community.
Golyan Tehrani Sh, Holakoei K, Zarei M
doaj   +2 more sources

Sepsis and maternal mortality

Current Opinion in Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2013
Despite global progress towards reducing maternal mortality, sepsis remains a leading cause of preventable maternal death. This review focuses on current measurement challenges, trends, causes and efforts to curb maternal death from sepsis in high and low-income countries.Under-reporting using routine registration data, compounded by misclassification ...
Acosta, C, Knight, M
openaire   +4 more sources

A two-year retrospective study of maternal mortality in tertiary care hospitals in South India

Journal of Medical and Scientific Research
Background: The death of a woman during pregnancy or within 42 completed days after delivery of the baby, irrespective of the duration or site of pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by pregnancy, but not from accidental or incidental ...
Patil D, Sharanbasavraj D, Yasmin Fathima Y, Neeta PN   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Costs of Inaction on Maternal Mortality: Qualitative Evidence of the Impacts of Maternal Deaths on Living Children in Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2013
Little is known about the interconnectedness of maternal deaths and impacts on children, beyond infants, or the mechanisms through which this interconnectedness is established.
Boulanger, Vanessa M, Falb, Kathryn L, Leaning, Jennifer, Shuma, Jane, Yamin, Alicia Ely   +4 more
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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

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

HIV and maternal mortality [PDF]

International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 2014
AbstractThe majority of the 17 million women globally that are estimated to be infected with HIV live in Sub‐Saharan Africa. Worldwide, HIV‐related causes contributed to 19 000–56 000 maternal deaths in 2011 (6%–20% of maternal deaths). HIV‐infected pregnant women have two to 10 times the risk of dying during pregnancy and the postpartum period ...
Isabella Danel, Denise J. Jamieson, Eva Lathrop   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

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

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective We conducted formative research aimed at identifying solutions that address inequitable health outcomes in lupus due to adverse social determinants of health. 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 list of
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