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Which health services reduce maternal mortality? Evidence from ratings of maternal health services [PDF]

Tropical Medicine & International Health, 2003
SummaryWe report cross‐national regressions for maternal mortality in 49 developing countries, using indices of the adequacy of maternal health services derived from ratings by at least 10 experts per country. As in previous such regressions, a socioeconomic factor – in this case per capita income – has a significant effect, but having a trained ...
Rodolfo A, Bulatao, John A, Ross
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Maternal and perinatal health indicators in Brazil over a decade: assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and SARS-CoV-2 vaccination through interrupted time series analysisResearch in context

The Lancet Regional Health. Americas
Summary: Background: Few studies have evaluated the effects of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, on maternal and perinatal health at a populational level.
Rita Carvalho-Sauer, Maria da Conceição Nascimento Costa, Maria Gloria Teixeira, Renzo Flores-Ortiz, Jessidenes Teixeira de Freitas Mendes Leal, Ramon Saavedra, Enny S. Paixao   +6 more
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Trends in maternal and child health in China and its urban and rural areas from 1991 to 2020: a joinpoint regression model

Scientific Reports
The long-term trends in maternal and child health (MCH) in China and the national-level factors that may be associated with these changes have been poorly explored.
Xin‒yue Wang, Bei‒bei Zhang, Yuan‒yi Cao, Qian Xue, Qin Ye, Yuan‒sheng Li, Shu‒yuan Wang, Yuan‒wei Ma, Yan‒que Sun, Jun‒hui Zhang   +9 more
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Dialogue through film: engaging midwives, TBAs, and mothers to improve maternal health outcomes in Ghana’s Volta region

Frontiers in Global Women's Health
BackgroundMaternal mortality in Ghana remains high at 263 deaths per 100,000 live births, with the Volta Region showing particularly concerning figures; 37.2% of women give birth without a skilled provider. Many rely on Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs)
Sandrina Koppitz, Obehi Oseyomon Iziduh, Sonja Liggett-Igelmund, Janet Michel   +3 more
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Severe pulmonary hypertension and reduced right ventricle systolic function associated with maternal mortality in pregnant uncorrected congenital heart diseases

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, Dyah W. Anggrahini, Detty S. Nurdiati, Noriaki Emoto, Lucia K. Dinarti   +4 more
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The safe motherhood referral system to reduce cesarean sections and perinatal mortality - a cross-sectional study [1995-2006]

Reproductive Health, 2011
Background In 2000, the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) set targets for reducing child mortality and improving maternal health by 2015. Objective To evaluate the results of a new education and referral system for antenatal/intrapartum care as a
Rudge Marilza VC, Maestá Izildinha, Moura Paula MSS, Rudge Cibele VC, Morceli Glilciane, Costa Roberto AA, Abbade Joelcio, Peraçoli José C, Witkin Steven S, Calderon Iracema MP   +9 more
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Incidence and determinants of maternal sepsis in Ghana in the midst of a pandemic

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022
Background Despite being preventable, maternal sepsis continues to be a significant cause of death and morbidity, killing one in every four pregnant women globally.
Charles Lwanga Noora, Adom Manu, Adolphina Addo-Lartey, Abdul Gafaru Mohammed, Donne Kofi Ameme, Ernest Kenu, Kwasi Torpey, Richard Adanu   +7 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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The Effect of Healthcare on Maternal Mortality Rates

, 2021
The United States has one of the highest maternal mortality rates among the developed nations, at 20.1 maternal deaths per 100,000 births as reported in 2019. The nation has done little to lower this rate in the past decade, and the maternal mortality rate has increased from the 17.4 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births rate in 2018.
Verma, Arshia, Nacos, Emelia, Diallo, Mariama, Cruz, Tatyana, Afrin, Tasmia, Kim, Loan   +5 more
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Temporal and spatial evolution of maternal and neonatal mortality rates in Brazil, 1997-2012

Jornal de Pediatria
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. Methods: This study employed spatial
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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