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Social determinants and maternal exposure to intimate partner violence of obstetric patients with severe maternal morbidity in the intensive care unit: a systematic review protocol [PDF]

, 2016
Introduction: Maternal mortality is a potentially preventable public health issue. Maternal morbidity is increasingly of interest to aid the reduction of maternal mortality.
Ayala Quintanilla, Beatriz Paulina, McDonald, Susan, Pollock, Wendy, Roque Henriquez, Joel Christian, Taft, Angela   +4 more
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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

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

Severe acute maternal morbidity and associated deaths in conflict and post-conflict settings in Africa [PDF]

, 2012
SETTING:  Five hospitals in four conflict and post-conflict countries (Democratic Republic of Congo, Somaliland, Sierra Leone and Burundi). OBJECTIVES:  To report among hospital deliveries: 1) the proportion of severe acute maternal morbidity (SAMM), 2 ...
Hinderaker, S G, Manzi, M, Tamura, M, Van Den Bergh, R, Zachariah, R   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Wide variation in severe neonatal morbidity among very preterm infants in European regions [PDF]

, 1992
Objective To investigate the variation in severe neonatal morbidity among very preterm (VPT) infants across European regions and whether morbidity rates are higher in regions with low compared with high mortality rates.
Barros, H., Bonamy, A. K., Cuttini, M., Draper, E. S., Fenton, A., HASH(0x55a6800a7070), Maier, R. F., Manktelow, B., Mazela, J., Norman, M., Petrou, Stavros, Piedvache, A., van Heijst, A., Van Reempts, P., Varendi, H., Zeitlin, J.   +15 more
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Severe maternal morbidity and near misses in tertiary hospitals, Kelantan, Malaysia: a cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health, 2016
Background Severe maternal conditions have increasingly been used as alternative measurements of the quality of maternal care and as alternative strategies to reduce maternal mortality.
Mohd Noor Norhayati, Nik Hussain Nik Hazlina, Zaharah Sulaiman, Mohd Yacob Azman   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reviewing the past to inform the future: an 8-year review of severe maternal morbidityAJOG Global Reports at a Glance

AJOG Global Reports, 2022
BACKGROUND: Maternal morbidity is becoming a key indicator used to compare health systems in the developed world and also to inform clinical practice. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate a single center experience of severe maternal morbidity over an
Claire M. McCarthy, MB, BCh, BAO, Khadeeja Al Nasser, MBBS, Vanitha Zutshi, MBBS, Mary P. Bowen, MB, BCh, BAO, Michael P. Geary, MD, Sharon M. Cooley, MD   +5 more
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Peripartum hysterectomy in a Nigerian university hospital: An assessment of severe maternal outcomes with the maternal severity index model

Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2016
Background: Peripartum hysterectomy is life-saving and a life-threatening criterion of the World Health Organization (WHO) maternal near-miss concept.
Babasola O Okusanya, Adekunle E Sajo, Gbemi E Osanyin, Osemen E Okojie, Olusola N Abodunrin   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cesarean scar defects and placental abnormalities – a 3 year survey study [PDF]

, 2017
The placenta is an essential organ for embryonic and fetal development, ensuring nutrient uptake, gas exchange (via the mother\u27s blood supply), waste elimination, thermo-regulation, immunological and hormonal factors, etc.
Bacalbașa, Nicolae, Bălălău, Denisa Oana, Stănescu, Anca D.   +2 more
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Metasynthesis: Experiences of Women with Severe Maternal Morbidity and Their Perception of the Quality of Health Care. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
To explore the experiences of women with severe maternal morbidity and their perception of the quality of health care.The exploration of factors associated with severe maternal morbidity has emerged as an alternative strategy in reducing maternal ...
Mohd Noor Norhayati, Sukeri Surianti, Nik Hussain Nik Hazlina   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source