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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
doaj   +1 more source

Burden of severe maternal morbidity and association with adverse birth outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia: protocol for a prospective cohort study. [PDF]

, 2016
OBJECTIVES: The AMANHI morbidity study aims to quantify and describe severe maternal morbidities and assess their associations with adverse maternal, fetal and newborn outcomes in predominantly rural areas of nine sites in eight South Asian and sub ...
AMANHI Maternal Morbidity study group
core   +1 more source

Maternal morbidity and mortality: an iceberg phenomenon

, 2022
Objective: To apply the iceberg model, quantifying absolute and relative incidence, to the four main causes of maternal morbidity and mortality in Ireland: haemorrhage, hypertension, sepsis and thrombosis.
Maternal Morbidity Advisory Group (13836981), P Corcoran (11139216), Bridgette Byrne (7898117), E Manning (11139213), S Leitao (13819285), RA Greene (11139207)   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Incidence of maternal near miss in the public health sector of Harare, Zimbabwe: a prospective descriptive study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2018
Background Maternal ‘near miss’ can be a proxy for maternal death and it describes women who nearly died due to obstetric complications. It measures life threatening pregnancy related complications and allows the assessment of the quality of obstetric ...
Henry Chikadaya, Mugove Gerald Madziyire, Stephen P. Munjanja   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Health disparities in chronic liver disease

Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract The syndemic of hazardous alcohol consumption, opioid use, and obesity has led to important changes in liver disease epidemiology that have exacerbated health disparities. Health disparities occur when plausibly avoidable health differences are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations.
Ani Kardashian, Marina Serper, Norah Terrault, Lauren D. Nephew   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Incidence and determinants of severe maternal outcome in Jimma University teaching hospital, south-West Ethiopia: a prospective cross-sectional study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2018
Background Investigating cases of severe maternal morbidity (SMM) and severe maternal outcome (SMO) and the quality of maternal health care using near-miss approach has become popular over recent years.
Wondimagegnehu Sisay Woldeyes, Dejene Asefa, Geremew Muleta   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Knowledge Summary 22: Reaching Child Brides [PDF]

, 2012
Child marriage affects 10 million girls under the age of 18 every year. The negative health and social impact of child marriage include higher rates of maternal and infant mortality, sexually transmitted infection, social separation, and domestic abuse
Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
core   +4 more sources