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Risk factors for stillbirths: how much can a responsive health system prevent?

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2018
Background The stillbirth rate is an indicator of quality of care during pregnancy and delivery. Good quality care is supported by a functional heath system.
Sutapa Bandyopadhyay Neogi, Jyoti Sharma, Preeti Negandhi, Monika Chauhan, Siddharth Reddy, Ghanashyam Sethy   +5 more
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Perceptions of quality of care during birth at private Chiranjeevi facilities in Gujarat: lessons for Universal Health Coverage

Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters, 2020
The Indian national health policy encourages partnerships with private providers as a means to achieve universal health coverage. One of these was the Chiranjeevi Yojana (CY), a partnership since 2006 with private obstetricians to increase access to ...
Veena Iyer, Dileep Mavalankar, Rachel Tolhurst, Ayesha De Costa   +3 more
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Reported Pain During Labour – A Qualitative Study of Influencing Factors among Parturient During Confinement in Private or Government Hospital [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016
Introduction: Labour pain is distressing and it produces undue side effects both to the mother and the baby. The incidence is high in developing countries like India where the awareness about labour analgesia is still lacking.
S. Parthasarathy, M. Ravishankar, V.R. Hemanthkumar   +2 more
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The Effect of Oxytocics on the "Ca-Deficient" Uterus

The Journal of General Physiology, 1959
If the excised, parturient rabbit uterus is repeatedly treated with a Krebs solution free from Ca, its tension in a tetanus drops gradually, and in 15 to 30 minutes becomes zero.
E. Coutinho, A. Csapo
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Mifepristone and Misoprostol Vs Misoprostol Alone in Second Trimester Termination of Pregnancy

Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2018
Introduction: During the last decade, medical methods for second trimester abortion have considerably improved and become safe and more accessible. The combination of mifepristone and misoprostol is now an established and highly effective method for ...
Deepa Shah, Pappu Rijal, Achala Thakur, Rubina Rai   +3 more
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Misoprostol for treating postpartum haemorrhage: a randomized controlled trial [ISRCTN72263357]

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2004
Background Postpartum haemorrhage remains an important cause of maternal death despite treatment with conventional therapy. Uncontrolled studies and one randomised comparison with conventional oxytocics have reported dramatic effects with high-dose ...
Maholwana Babalwa, Jafta Zukiswa, Singata Mandisa, Mangesi Lindeka, Nikodem V, Ferreira Sandra, Hofmeyr G, Mlokoti Zonke, Walraven Gijs, Gülmezoglu A   +9 more
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Human immunodeficiency virus and AIDS and other important predictors of maternal mortality in Mulago Hospital Complex Kampala Uganda

BMC Public Health, 2011
Background Women with severe maternal morbidity are at high risk of dying. Quality and prompt management and sometimes luck have been suggested to reduce on the risk of dying.
Khainza Betty, Kiondo Paul, Longo-Mbenza Benjamin, Doyle Pat, Wandabwa Julius N, Othieno Emmanuel, Maconichie Noreen   +6 more
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Postpartum Hemorrhage Following Vaginal and Cesarean Section Deliveries at a Single Tertiary Hospital: A Five-year Cross-sectional Study

Oman Medical Journal
Objectives: This study aimed to examine the prevalence, etiology, management, and outcomes of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) following vaginal and cesarean delivery.
Miriam George Fenn, Maisa Al Falahi, Taif Al Hannai, Lubna Al Shukaili, Nihal Al Riyami   +4 more
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Practice of emergency obstetric care signal functions and reasons for non-provision among health centers and hospitals in Lake and Western zones of Tanzania

BMC Health Services Research, 2018
Background The Lake and Western Zones of Tanzania that encompass eight regions namely; Kagera, Geita, Simiyu, Shinyanga, Mwanza, Mara Tabora and Kigoma have consistently been reported with the poorest Maternal Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) indicators ...
Edward Maswanya, Projestine Muganyizi, Stella Kilima, Deus Mogella, Julius Massaga   +4 more
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Carboprost versus oxytocin for active management of third stage of labour [PDF]

Al Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences, 2016
Background and Objectives: Postpartum haemorrhage is a single largest and leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality not only in developing countries but also in developed countries.
Ambika S. Patil, Vibhavaree Dadavate, Vidya A. Thobbi   +2 more
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