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Pregnancy Hypertension: An International Journal of Women's Cardiovascular Health, 2012
Over a decade ago, the World Health Organization identified ultrasound as a low cost, portable technology and advocated for widespread teaching and application. Outcome data related to the use of ultrasound, however, is limited in low income countries.We evaluated the global use of obstetric ultrasound for management of hypertensive disorders in ...
M, Small, K, Demasio
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Over a decade ago, the World Health Organization identified ultrasound as a low cost, portable technology and advocated for widespread teaching and application. Outcome data related to the use of ultrasound, however, is limited in low income countries.We evaluated the global use of obstetric ultrasound for management of hypertensive disorders in ...
M, Small, K, Demasio
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Maternal-fetal medicine specialist density is inversely associated with maternal mortality ratios
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2005Our study's objective was to determine the relationship between state-specific maternal mortality ratios and the density of maternal-fetal medicine specialists.State maternal mortality ratios from 1994 to 2001 were calculated from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention WONDER database.
Scott A, Sullivan +3 more
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Maternal mortality in different Pakistani sites: ratios, clinical causes and determinants
Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 1997Background. Population‐based estimates of maternal mortality from Pakistan are inadequate to define the magnitude of the problem or provide information on clinical causes and determinants.Methods. Surveys were conducted in selected clusters in Karachi, Balochistan and North West Frontier Province from 1989‐1992.
Fikree, F F +3 more
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Improving the maternal mortality ratio in Zhejiang Province, China, 1988–2008
Midwifery, 2010maternal mortality remains a major public health problem in many countries. The aim of this paper is to describe the progress made in maternal health care in Zhejiang Province, China over 20 years in reducing the maternal mortality ratio (MMR).Zhejiang Province is located on the mid-east coast of China, approximately 180km south of Shanghai, and has a ...
Qiu, Liqian +8 more
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Lebanese Medical Journal, 2014
International agencies have recently assigned Lebanon to the group H of countries with "no national data on maternal mortality," and estimated a corresponding maternal mortality ratio (MMR) of 150 per 100,000 live births. The Ministry of Public Health addressed the discrepancy perceived between the reality of the maternal mortality ratio experience in ...
Elie, Hobeika +5 more
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International agencies have recently assigned Lebanon to the group H of countries with "no national data on maternal mortality," and estimated a corresponding maternal mortality ratio (MMR) of 150 per 100,000 live births. The Ministry of Public Health addressed the discrepancy perceived between the reality of the maternal mortality ratio experience in ...
Elie, Hobeika +5 more
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Measuring the Effect of Fertility Decline on the Maternal Mortality Ratio
Studies in Family Planning, 2011This article proposes a simple method to decompose the overall decline in the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) observed between 1990 and 2008 into two components: decline attributable to fertility decline and decline attributable to safe motherhood programs. This method—illustrated here for three South Asian countries (India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh)—is
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Using Multiple Data for Calculating the Maternal Mortality Ratio in Thailand
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2007This study uses individual data from civil registration and inpatient record from all public hospitals. The civil registration contains data about individual’s personal identification (PID), parent’s PID, date of birth, date of death, cause of death, place of birth, place of death and individual address. Inpatient record contains individual’s PID, type
Worawan Chandoevwit +4 more
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The Effect of Lagos State Government Expenditure on Maternal Mortality Ratio
Polish Psychological Bulletin, 2019Maternal mortality has posed a great problem in the health sector of most African countries. Nigeria’s maternal mortality ratio remains high despite efforts made to meet millennium development goal 5 (MDG5). This study used the Lagos state community health survey 2011 and the Lagos state health budget allocations 2011 to examine the effect of ...
Abdulahi, Musodiq Adewale +1 more
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[Trends of maternal mortality ratio during 1996-2010 in China].
Zhonghua yu fang yi xue za zhi [Chinese journal of preventive medicine], 2012To analyze time trend and regional disparities in maternal mortality ratio (MMR) and major causes of maternal death in China from 1996 to 2010.Data used in this study were based on national maternal mortality surveillance system. From 1996 to 2005, it included 176 monitoring districts (countries) in 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities ...
Yuan-yang, Zhou +7 more
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