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Severe maternal morbidity: screening and review [PDF]

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2016
This document builds upon recommendations from peer organizations and outlines a process for identifying maternal cases that should be reviewed. Severe maternal morbidity is associated with a high rate of preventability, similar to that of maternal mortality.
Sarah K, Kilpatrick, Jeffrey L, Ecker
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The WHO maternal near-miss approach and the maternal severity index model (MSI): tools for assessing the management of severe maternal morbidity.

PLoS ONE, 2012
ObjectivesTo validate the WHO maternal near-miss criteria and develop a benchmark tool for severe maternal morbidity assessments.MethodsIn a multicenter cross-sectional study implemented in 27 referral maternity hospitals in Brazil, a one-year ...
Joao Paulo Souza, Jose Guilherme Cecatti, Samira M Haddad, Mary Angela Parpinelli, Maria Laura Costa, Leila Katz, Lale Say, Brazilian Network for Surveillance of Severe Maternal Morbidity Group, Brazilian Network for Surveillance of Severe Maternal Morbidity   +8 more
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Achieving the Millennium Development Goal of reducing maternal mortality in rural Africa: an experience from Burundi. [PDF]

, 2012
OBJECTIVES: To estimate the reduction in maternal mortality associated with the emergency obstetric care provided by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and to compare this to the fifth Millennium Development Goal of reducing maternal mortality.
Baskett, Campbell, Filippi, Fournier, Graham, Kongnyuy, Li, Maine, Mantel, Murray, Pattinson, Paxton, Penney, Prual, Ronsmans, Say, UNICEF/WHO/UNFPA, Waterstone, WHO, Zachariah   +19 more
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The contribution of maternal characteristics and cesarean delivery to an increasing trend of severe maternal morbidity

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2019
Background Severe maternal morbidity – life-threatening childbirth complications – has more than doubled in the United States over the past 15 years, affecting more than 50,000 women (1.4% of deliveries) annually.
Stephanie A. Leonard, Elliott K. Main, Suzan L. Carmichael   +2 more
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Impact of Covid-19 on risk of severe maternal morbidity

Critical Care, 2023
Background We examined the risk of severe life-threatening morbidity in pregnant patients with Covid-19 infection. Methods We conducted a population-based study of 162,576 pregnancies between March 2020 and March 2022 in Quebec, Canada. The main exposure
Nathalie Auger, U. Vivian Ukah, Shu Qin Wei, Jessica Healy-Profitós, Ernest Lo, Natalie Dayan   +5 more
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Maternal near miss determinants at a maternity hospital for high-risk pregnancy in northeastern Brazil: a prospective study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2019
Background To investigate the association between sociodemographic and obstetric variables and delays in care with maternal near misses (MNMs) and their health indicators. Methods A prospective cohort study was conducted at a high-risk maternity hospital
Telmo Henrique Barbosa de Lima, Melania Maria Amorim, Samir Buainain Kassar, Leila Katz   +3 more
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and severe maternal morbidity: is there an association?

Clinics, 2018
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the occurrence of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder among women experiencing a severe maternal morbidity event and associated factors in comparison with those without maternal morbidity.
Carina R. Angelini, Rodolfo C. Pacagnella, Mary A. Parpinelli, Carla Silveira, Carla B. Andreucci, Elton C. Ferreira, Juliana P. Santos, Dulce M. Zanardi, Renato T. Souza, Jose G. Cecatti   +9 more
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Social determinants and exposure to intimate partner violence in women with severe acute maternal morbidity in the intensive care unit: a systematic review

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2023
Background Studying severe acute maternal morbidity in the intensive care unit improves our understanding of potential factors affecting maternal health.
Beatriz Paulina Ayala Quintanilla, Angela Taft, Susan McDonald, Wendy Pollock, Joel Christian Roque Henriquez   +4 more
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Impact of violence against women on severe acute maternal morbidity in the intensive care unit, including neonatal outcomes: a case–control study protocol in a tertiary healthcare facility in Lima, Peru [PDF]

, 2018
Introduction Preventing and reducing violence against women (VAW) and maternal mortality are Sustainable Development Goals. Worldwide, the maternal mortality ratio has fallen about 44% in the last 25 years, and for one maternal death there are many women
Ayala Quintanilla, Beatriz Paulina, McDonald, Susan J, Pollock, Wendy E, Taft, Angela J   +3 more
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Increased maternal morbidity and mortality among Asian American and Pacific Islander women in the military health systemAJOG MFM at a Glance

AJOG Global Reports, 2023
BACKGROUND: Rates of maternal morbidity and mortality experienced by women in the United States have been shown to vary significantly by race, most commonly attributed to differences in access to healthcare and socioeconomic status.
Patrizia C. Grob, DO, Rachel R. Tindal, MD, Kathleen R. Lundeberg, DO, Jameaka L. Hamilton, MD, Veronica M. Gonzalez-Brown, MD, Erin A. Keyser, MD   +5 more
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