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Cosstick E, Nirmal R, Cross-Sudworth F, Knight M, Kenyon S. The role of social risk factors and engagement with maternity services in ethnic disparities in maternal mortality: A retrospective case note review. EClinicalMedicine 2022; 52:101587. [PMID: 35923429 PMCID: PMC9340503 DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Revised: 07/07/2022] [Accepted: 07/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Reasons for ethnic disparities in maternal death in the UK are unclear and may be explained by differences in social risk factors and engagement with maternity services. METHODS In this retrospective systematic case note review, we used anonymised medical records from MBRRACE-UK for all Other than White, and White European/Other women plus a random sample of White British/Irish women who died in pregnancy or up to 1 year afterwards from 01/01/2015 to 12/31/2017. We used a standardised data extraction tool developed from a scoping review to explore social risk factors and engagement with maternity services. FINDINGS Of 489 women identified, 219 were eligible for the study and 196 case notes were reviewed, including 103/119 from Other than White groups, 33/37 White European/Other and a random sample of 60/333 White British/Irish. The presence of three or more social risk factors was 11⋅7% (12/103) in Other than White women, 18⋅2% (6/33) for White European/Other women and 36⋅7% (22/60) in White British/Irish women. Across all groups engagement with maternity services was good with 85⋅5% (148/196) receiving the recommended number of antenatal appointments as was completion of antenatal mental health assessment (123/173, 71⋅1%). 15⋅5% (16/103) of Other than White groups had pre-existing co-morbidities and 51⋅1% (47/92) had previous pregnancy problems while women across White ethnic groups had 3⋅2% (3/93) and 33⋅3% (27/81) respectively. Three or more unscheduled healthcare attendances occurred in 60⋅0% (36/60) of White British/Irish, 39⋅4% (13/33) in White European/Other and 35⋅9% (37/103) of Other than White women. Evidence of barriers to following healthcare advice was identified for a fifth of all women. None of the 17 women who required an interpreter received appropriate provision at all key points throughout their maternity care. INTERPRETATION Neither increased social risk factors or barriers to engagement with maternity services appear to underlie disparities in maternal mortality. Management of complex social factors and interpreter services need improvement. FUNDING National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration West Midlands.
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- University of Birmingham Medical School, Birmingham B15 2TH, UK
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- Institute of Applied Healthcare, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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- National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7LF, UK
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- Institute of Applied Healthcare, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
- Corresponding author at: Institute of Applied Healthcare, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.
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Fernández-Sarmiento J, De Souza DC, Martinez A, Nieto V, López-Herce J, Soares Lanziotti V, Arias López MDP, De Carvalho WB, Oliveira CF, Jaramillo-Bustamante JC, Díaz F, Yock-Corrales A, Ruvinsky S, Munaico M, Pavlicich V, Iramain R, Márquez MP, González G, Yunge M, Tonial C, Cruces P, Palacio G, Grela C, Slöcker-Barrio M, Campos-Miño S, González-Dambrauskas S, Sánchez-Pinto NL, Celiny García P, Jabornisky R. Latin American Consensus on the Management of Sepsis in Children: Sociedad Latinoamericana de Cuidados Intensivos Pediátricos [Latin American Pediatric Intensive Care Society] (SLACIP) Task Force: Executive Summary. J Intensive Care Med 2021; 37:753-763. [PMID: 34812664 DOI: 10.1177/08850666211054444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to develop evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of sepsis in children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), more specifically in Latin America. Design: A panel was formed consisting of 27 experts with experience in the treatment of pediatric sepsis and two methodologists working in Latin American countries. The experts were organized into 10 nominal groups, each coordinated by a member. Methods: A formal consensus was formed based on the modified Delphi method, combining the opinions of nominal groups of experts with the interpretation of available scientific evidence, in a systematic process of consolidating a body of recommendations. The systematic search was performed by a specialized librarian and included specific algorithms for the Cochrane Specialized Register, PubMed, Lilacs, and Scopus, as well as for OpenGrey databases for grey literature. The GRADEpro GDT guide was used to classify each of the selected articles. Special emphasis was placed on search engines that included original research conducted in LMICs. Studies in English, Spanish, and Portuguese were covered. Through virtual meetings held between February 2020 and February 2021, the entire group of experts reviewed the recommendations and suggestions. Result: At the end of the 12 months of work, the consensus provided 62 recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric sepsis in LMICs. Overall, 60 were strong recommendations, although 56 of these had a low level of evidence. Conclusions: These are the first consensus recommendations for the diagnosis and management of pediatric sepsis focused on LMICs, more specifically in Latin American countries. The consensus shows that, in these regions, where the burden of pediatric sepsis is greater than in high-income countries, there is little high-level evidence. Despite the limitations, this consensus is an important step forward for the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric sepsis in Latin America.
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- Jaime Fernández-Sarmiento
- Fundación Cardioinfantil - Instituto de Cardiología, Universidad de la Sabana, CES Graduate School, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Hospital Universitario da Universidad de São Paulo and Hospital Sírio Libanês, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Cobos Medical Center, Chief Research Group GriBos, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Department of Pediatric Intensive Care, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón; Department of Public and Maternal-Infant Health, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Red de Salud Maternoinfantil y del Desarrollo, Madrid, España
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- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit & Research and Education Division/Maternal and Child Health Postgraduate Program, Institute of Pediatrics, Federal University of Rio De Janeiro, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
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- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutierrez, Programa SATI-Q, Sociedad Argentina de Terapia Intensiva, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Neonatology and Intensive Care Pediatrics, Department of Medical University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Pediatrics and Intensive Care, Hospital General de Medellín, Universidad de Antioquia, Red Colaborativa Pediátrica de Latinoamérica (LARed Network), Medellín, Colombia
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- Instituto de Ciencias e Innovacion en Medicina, Universidad del Desarrollo y Hospital El Carmen de Maipu, Santiago, Chile
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Nacional de Niños "Dr. Carlos Saenz Herrera", CCSS, Pediatric Emergency Physician, San José, Costa Rica
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital de Pediatría Juan P. Garrahan, Latin American Society of Infectious Disease, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati Martins, Lima, Perú
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- Hospital General Pediátrico Niños de Acosta Ñu, Universidad Privada del Pacífico, Asunción, Paraguay
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- Pediatric Emergency Department, Hospital de Clínicas, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Asunción, Paraguay
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- Department of Pediatric Intensive Care, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, Ciudad de México, México
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- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Complejo Médico "CHURUCA VISCA", Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Pediatric Intensive Care, Clínica Los Condes, Santiago, Chile
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- Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Hospital São Lucas, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Department of Pediatric Intensive Care, Hospital El Carmen de Maipú, Centro de Investigación de Medicina Veterinaria, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Andres Bello, Chile
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- Department of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Ricardo Gutiérrez Children's Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Universidad de la República, Centro Hospitalario Pereira Rossell, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Department of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Metropolitano, Latin American Center for Clinical Research, Quito - Ecuador
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- Red Colaborativa Pediátrica de Latinoamérica (LARed Network) - Montevideo, Uruguay. Specialized Pediatric Intensive Care, Casa de Galicia, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.,Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Escola de Medicina, Serviço de Medicina Intensiva e Emergência, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Department of Pediatrics, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, Argentina
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Kodan LR, Verschueren KJ, Paidin R, Paidin R, Browne JL, Bloemenkamp KW, Rijken MJ. Trends in maternal mortality in Suriname: 3 confidential enquiries in 3 decades. AJOG GLOBAL REPORTS 2021; 1:100004. [PMID: 36275195 PMCID: PMC9563526 DOI: 10.1016/j.xagr.2021.100004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The Sustainable Development Goal target 3.1 aims to reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 live births. Great disparities reported in maternal mortality ratio between and within countries make this target unachievable. To gain more insight into such disparities and to monitor and describe trends, confidential enquiries into maternal deaths are crucial. OBJECTIVE We aimed to study the trend in maternal mortality ratio, causes, delay in access and quality of care, and “lessons learned” in Suriname, over almost 3 decades with 3 confidential enquiries into maternal deaths and provide recommendations to prevent maternal deaths. STUDY DESIGN The third national confidential enquiry into maternal deaths was conducted between 2015 and 2019 in Suriname by prospective, population-based surveillance and multidisciplinary systematic maternal death review. Subsequently, a comparative analysis with previous confidential enquiry into maternal deaths was performed: confidential enquiry into maternal deaths I (a prospective study, 1991–1993) and confidential enquiry into maternal deaths II (a retrospective study, 2010–2014). RESULTS We identified 62 maternal deaths and recorded 48,881 live births (maternal mortality ratio, 127/100,000 live births) between 2015-2019. Of the women who died, 14 of 62 (23%) were in poor condition when entering a health facility, whereas 11 of 62 (18%) died at home or during transportation. The maternal mortality ratio decreased over the years, (226 [n=64]; 130 [n=65]; and 127 [n=62]), with underreporting rates of 62%, 26%, and 24%, respectively in confidential enquiry into maternal deaths I, II and III. Of the women deceased, 36 (56%), 37 (57%), and 40 (63%) were of African descent; 46 (72%), 45 (69%), and 47 (76%) died after birth; and 47 (73%), 55 (84%), and 48 (77%) died in the hospital, respectively, in confidential enquiries into maternal deaths I, II, and III. Significantly more women were uninsured in confidential enquiry into maternal deaths III (15 of 59 [25%,]) than in confidential enquiry into maternal deaths II (0%) and I (6 of 64 [9%]). Obstetrical hemorrhage was less often the underlying cause of death over the years (19 of 64 [30%], vs 13 of 65 [20%], vs 7 of 62 [11%]), whereas all other obstetrical causes occurred more often in confidential enquiry into maternal deaths III (eg, suicide [0; 1 of 65 (2%); 5 of 62 (8%)]) and unspecified deaths (1 of 64 [2%]; 3 of 65 [5%]; and 11 of 62 [18%] in confidential enquiry into maternal deaths I, II and III respectively). Maternal deaths were preventable in nearly half of the cases in confidential enquiry into maternal deaths II (28 of 65) and III (29 of 62). Delay in quality of care occurred in at least two-thirds of cases (41 of 62 [65%], 47 of 59 [80%], and 47 of 61 [77%]) over the years. CONCLUSION Suriname's maternal mortality rate has decreased throughout the past 3 decades, yet the trend is too slow to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal 3.1. Preventable maternal deaths can be reduced by ensuring high-quality facility-based obstetrical and postpartum care, universal access to care especially for vulnerable women (of African descent and low socioeconomic class), and by addressing specific underlying causes of maternal deaths.
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Wong PC, Kitsantas P. A review of maternal mortality and quality of care in the USA. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2019; 33:3355-3367. [PMID: 30646778 DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2019.1571032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to review studies and reports examining maternal mortality and quality of maternal health care in the USA, which has the highest maternal mortality rate among its peers.Methods: Electronic search of current literature on maternal mortality and quality of care in the USA and Europe was conducted. Findings were summarized according to the Donabedian's structure-process-outcomes conceptual model.Results: Standards and protocols, effective communication and hospitalist care indicated positive maternal outcomes, including a reduction in maternal mortality. However, lack of coordination of care among providers for pregnant women with chronic disease, fragmentation, or substandard of care and late prenatal care initiation are among the domain of processes of care that were noted to negatively influence maternal health outcomes. Further, the absence of a national forum committee to gather and systematically use research findings and data to guide change constitutes a serious obstacle in improving quality of care in the obstetric field.Conclusions: Providing good quality of care and eliminating health disparities in obstetrics and gynecology are important elements in preventing maternal deaths. Future research regarding patient-centered care and health disparities in maternal health will provide guidance to policymakers in our efforts to reduce maternal mortality.
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- Ping Chet Wong
- Department of Health Administration and Policy, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA
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- Department of Health Administration and Policy, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA
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Abouchadi S, Zhang WH, De Brouwere V. Underreporting of deaths in the maternal deaths surveillance system in one region of Morocco. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0188070. [PMID: 29385140 PMCID: PMC5791944 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0188070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2017] [Accepted: 12/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To assess the reliability of maternal deaths surveillance system (MDSS) and to determine the factors that influence its completeness in one region of Morocco. METHODS We conducted a retrospective survey in "Gharb Chrarda Bni Hssen" region (GCBH) between January the 1st, 2013 and September the 30th, 2014 using multiple sources approach. All deaths of women of reproductive age (WRA) were investigated using certificates with medical cause, medical records and interviews with household members and relatives to ascertain a pregnancy-related or maternal death. An External Expert Committee reviewed the information collected to assign a cause for each death. Our results were compared to those reported in the same period by the MDSS. FINDINGS Our study identified 690 deaths of WRA and 69 maternal deaths of which 34.8% occurred outside health facilities. The MDSS recorded during the study period 538 deaths of WRA and 29 maternal deaths (including only one outside health facility) representing respectively an underreporting of 22.0% and 58.0%. Late maternal deaths represented 11.4% of all deaths of women with a registered pregnancy within 12 months prior to the death, while the MDSS identified none. The maternal mortality ratio (MMR) was estimated at 103, approximately 2.5 times higher than that reported in the MDSS. CONCLUSION Our study has shown weaknesses in the current notification system for maternal deaths in the region of GCBH. Therefore, more attention must be given to the regional committees in charge of auditing the cases and defining actions to be implemented to prevent further maternal deaths.
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- Saloua Abouchadi
- Ecole Nationale de Santé Publique (ENSP), Rabat, Morocco.,School of Public Health, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium.,Maternal and Reproductive Health Unit, Department of public health, Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM), Antwerp, Belgium
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- School of Public Health, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium.,Research Laboratory for Human Reproduction, Faculty of Medicine, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium.,WHO collaborating centre: International Centre for Reproductive Health (ICRH), Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Maternal and Reproductive Health Unit, Department of public health, Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM), Antwerp, Belgium
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