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Too poor to live? A case study of vulnerability and maternal mortality in Burkina Faso.

open access: yes, 2013
This paper examines the concept of vulnerability in the context of maternal morbidity and mortality in Burkina Faso, an impoverished country in West Africa.
Storeng, Katerini T   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Revolutionizing Healthcare With Paper‐Based Nucleic Acid Testing

open access: yesExploration, EarlyView.
This work summarizes strategies to enhance paper‐based devices for nucleic acid testing. Key approaches include optimizing paper platforms, improving nucleic acid amplification, and refining labeling/signaling methods. These advancements aim to boost sensitivity, speed, and usability, making paper‐based diagnostics more effective for point‐of‐care ...
Hong Zhang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adherence to Practice Guidelines in the Implementation of Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care in Referral Hospitals in Osun State, Nigeria

open access: yesSAGE Open Nursing
Introduction While practice guidelines support clinical decision-making for optimal patient outcomes, there is often nonadherence to practice guidelines in implementing evidence-based interventions.
Abiola Olubusola Komolafe   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Treatment cost and costing model of obstetric complications at a hospital in Myanmar.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2019
Maternal health still remains a major challenge in almost all developing countries. In Myanmar, the country met only 62% of its target for the maternal mortality rate (130 per 100,000 live birth) even though proportion of skilled birth attendant (SBA ...
A Thi Win Shwe   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Major obstetric hemorrhage management

open access: yesAboutOpen, 2022
 Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is to this day one of the leading causes of maternal death and its diagnosis is still highly subjective, as it relies on unprecise estimates of the amount of blood loss.
Maria Grazia Frigo
doaj   +1 more source

Health and Economic Impacts of an Early Labor Induction Policy for High‐BMI Mothers

open access: yesHealth Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We expand the literature on marginal returns to birth interventions by studying a common intervention: early induction of labor for a growing share of pregnancies, high‐Body Mass Index (BMI) women. We exploit Danish guidelines which recommend routine induction at 7 days after the expected due date instead of 10–13 days after for mothers with a
Louis Freget, Maria Koch Gregersen
wiley   +1 more source

Successful management of intraoperative cesarean section bleeding due to cervical arteriovenous malformation: A case report

open access: yesCase Reports in Women's Health
Cervical arteriovenous malformation is an exceedingly rare condition that can lead to antepartum hemorrhage, posing risks for both maternal and perinatal morbidity. We report the case of a 30-year-old primigravida, at a gestational age of 31+2 weeks, who
Vitcha Poonyakanok   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Does induction or augmentation of labor increase the risk of postpartum hemorrhage in pregnant women with anemia? A multicenter prospective cohort study in India

open access: yesInternational Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 169, Issue 1, Page 299-309, April 2025.
Abstract Objective To investigate whether induction/augmentation of labor in pregnant women with anemia increases the risk of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) and whether this risk varied by indications for labor induction/augmentation and by anemia severity in pregnancy.
Tuck Seng Cheng   +21 more
wiley   +1 more source

Determinants of stillbirths occurred in health facilities in Zambezia province, Mozambique (2013-2014)

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil
Objectives: to identify the determinants of stillbirths in Zambezia province, Mozambique. Methods: a retrospective cross-sectional ecological study was carried out in 2013-2014 by using perinatal indicators captured by the health information system in ...
Germano Pires   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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