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Women's Health, 2021 Maternal mortality reduction has been recognized as a key healthcare problem that requires prioritizing in addressing. In 2015, the United Nations has set Sustainable Development Goals to reduce global maternal mortality ratio to 70 per 100,000 live ...
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2020 Background Several studies concluded that there is a reduction of maternal deaths with improved access to caesarean section, while other studies showed the existence of a direct association between the two variables.
Ayele Geleto +3 more
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The Impact of Legal Abortion: Redefining the Maternal Mortality Rate [PDF]
Health Services Reports, 1974 INDUCED ABORTION is associated with several clinical and demographic measures. Recent reports have demonstrated the relative safety of early surgical termination of -pregnancy (1-3) as well as the relationship between legal abortion and a decline in birth rates and fertility indices (4,5).
L H, Roht, R, Sherwin, M M, Henderson
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Pulmonary Circulation, 2019 Background Pregnant uncorrected congenital heart disease patients, especially those who already developed pulmonary hypertension, have increased risk for maternal mortality.
Anggoro B. Hartopo +4 more
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Recent Increases in the U.S. Maternal Mortality Rate: Disentangling Trends From Measurement Issues. [PDF]
Obstet Gynecol, 2016 OBJECTIVE: To develop methods for trend analysis of vital statistics maternal mortality data, taking into account changes in pregnancy question formats over time and between states, and to provide an overview of U.S.
MacDorman MF +3 more
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Journal of Pregnancy and Child Health, 2015 Copyright: © 2015 Ali SS. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are ...
S. Ali
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Maternal Mortality in Africa: Regional Trends (2000–2017)
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022 Background: United Nations Sustainable Development Goals state that by 2030, the global maternal mortality rate (MMR) should be lower than 70 per 100,000 live births. MMR is still one of Africa’s leading causes of death among women. The leading causes of
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American Journal of Public Health, 2021 Objectives: To better understand racial and ethnic disparities in US maternal mortality. Methods: We analyzed 2016–2017 vital statistics mortality data with cause-of-death literals (actual words written on the death certificate) added.
M. MacDorman +3 more
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Maternal mortality in Pakistan: Challenges, efforts, and recommendations
Annals of Medicine and Surgery, 2022 Maternal mortality is a major concern in various countries across the globe and particularly Pakistan. Regardless of the fact that the maternal mortality rate is steadily decreasing over time, Pakistan still faulters below the progress necessary to reach
S. K. Shaeen +4 more
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Maternal mortality by COVID-19 in Brazil
Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil, 2021 SARS-CoV-2, the new coronavirus of severe acute respiratory syndrome, which causes a predominantly respiratory disease called COVID-19, quickly caused a pandemic, due to its high transmissibility, leaving a trail of deaths around the world.
A. Souza, M. Amorim
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