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Effectiveness of Community Based Safe Motherhood Promoters in Improving the Utilization of Obstetric care. The Case of Mtwara Rural District in Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2010
In Tanzania, maternal mortality ratio remains unacceptably high at 578/100,000 live births. Despite a high coverage of antenatal care (96%), only 44% of deliveries take place within the formal health services.
Declare Mushi, Rose Mpembeni, Albrecht Jahn, UNICEF, ICM/FIGO, UN, National Bureau of Statistics, SN Massawe, F Font, National Bureau of Statistics {Tanzania} & Macro International Inc. 1997, E Urassa, KM Moore, S Thaddeus, RS Ross, M Kowalewski, M Rosato, J Elder, A Kleinman, MotherCare Matters, E Murray, C Santarelli, WHO, SB Rifkin, T Lankester, B Nwakoby, JS Kiwanuka, United Nation., A Jahn, D Mushi, J Lennon, D Werner, Tanzania Ministry of Health, District Medical Officer, E Essien, U Lehmann, HB Kendah, BN Nwakoby, S Jessop, S Rowland, B Kunene, BC Mullany, District Medical Officer, G Walraven, M Thorogood   +43 more
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Advancing Maternal Health with Long‐Acting Therapeutics: Priorities, Efficacy and Safety Considerations, and Emerging Technologies

Clinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
Maternal health remains a critical global concern, particularly in underserved populations and in low‐ and middle‐income countries where access to safe and effective therapeutics is limited. Despite the use of medications by most women during pregnancy, the exclusion of pregnant and lactating women from clinical trials has resulted in significant data ...
Rachel K. Scott, Sharon Nachman, Ethel D. Weld, Rachel Daley, Shakir Atoyebi, Robert Bies, Catriona Waitt, Adeniyi Olagunju   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development of Disordered Weight Control Behaviors and Its Progression to Eating Disorders in Canada: A Nationally Representative Microsimulation

International Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Eating disorders (ED) present a significant health burden to children, adolescents, and young adults globally. Despite the importance of disordered weight control behaviors (DWCB) in ED development, little is known about the progression from DWCB to ED.
Ye Shen, Ariel L. Beccia, Nicolas A. Menzies, Chloe Gao, S. Bryn Austin, Amanda Raffoul   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of training non-physician clinicians in Malawi on maternal and perinatal mortality : a cluster randomised controlled evaluation of the enhancing training and appropriate technologies for mothers and babies in Africa (ETATMBA) project [PDF]

, 2012
Background: Maternal mortality in much of sub-Saharan Africa is very high whereas there has been a steady decline in over the past 60 years in Europe. Perinatal mortality is 12 times higher than maternal mortality accounting for about 7 million neonatal
A Wilson, C McCord, C Pereira, C Pereira, C Pope, Chisale Mhango, D Ellard, David Davies, David Ellard, Doug Simkiss, E McAuliffe, F Mullan, Francis Kamwendo, G Chilopora, J Bryce, J Ritchie, Joseph Paul O’Hare, K Hill, Ministry of Health, National Statistical Office (NSO), and ICF Macro, Ngianga-bakwin Kandala, S Bergstrom, S Bradley, S Niermeyer, Siobhan Quenby, W Graham, W Graham, World Health Organization, UNICEF, UNFPA, and The World Bank   +27 more
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Downward Trend in Maternal Mortality Ratio in Khorasan Razavi Province, Iran

Journal of Midwifery & Reproductive Health, 2018
Background & aim: Maternal mortality is defined as the death during pregnancy or up to 42 days postpartum. This study sought to determine the trend of maternal mortality ratio (MMR) and its associated factors in Khorasan Razavi province, Iran. Methods: This retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted in Khorasan Razavi Province, North East of ...
Talebi Doluee, Morteza, Zabihi, Hoda, Rezvani, Behrang, Zarmehri, Bahram, Najaf Najafi, Mona   +4 more
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Women with epilepsy: Evidence‐based counseling across the lifespan

Epilepsia, EarlyView.
Abstract Women with epilepsy (WWE) encounter distinct and evolving challenges across the lifespan that require clinical management extending beyond seizure control alone. Although awareness of sex‐specific aspects of epilepsy has increased, important gaps remain in their integration into routine care.
Barbara Tettenborn, Georgia Ramantani, Dominique Flügel, Verena Gaus, Susanne Schubert‐Bast, Elisabeth Sellitto, Jennifer Bausch, Bettina Schmitz   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Maternal “Near Miss

Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College, 2014
Background : To determine the frequency of maternal near miss, maternal near miss incidence ratio, maternal near miss to mortality ratio and mortality index Methods: In this descriptive study near miss cases were defined based on WHO criteria 2009. Socio-
Fehmida Shaheen
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A Cross-Sectional Study of Maternal Near Miss Events and Maternal Deaths Using the Operational Guidelines of the Government of India 2014

Gynecology Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine
OBJECTIVE: Maternal near miss (MNM) events share many pathological and circumstantial factors with maternal mortality. Compared with maternal mortality, near-miss events are more common; thus, MNM evaluation is used to assess the quality of obstetric ...
Pinkey Lakra, Vijayata Sangwan, Jaishree Kaushik, Shivani Shivani, Sunita Siwach   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The effect of HIV status on perinatal outcome at Mowbray Maternity Hospital and referring MOUs [PDF]

, 2011
Includes bibliographical referencesBackground: 33,4 Million people were living with the Human Immune Deficiency virus by the end of 2009 with sub-Saharan Africa the most affected region.
Kennedy, Deon
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Visualising variation in mortality rates across the life course and by sex, USA and comparator states, 1933–2010 [PDF]

, 2016
Background Previous research showed that younger adult males in the USA have, since the 1950s, died at a faster rate than females of the same age. In this paper, we quantify this difference, and explore possible explanations for the differences at ...
Dorling, D., Minton, J., Vanderbloemen, L.   +2 more
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