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Huang RS, Spence AR, Abenhaim HA. Non-Obstetric Maternal Mortality Trends by Race in the United States. Matern Child Health J 2024; 28:895-904. [PMID: 38147278 DOI: 10.1007/s10995-023-03862-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 12/27/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Public health interventions to reduce maternal mortality have largely focused on obstetric causes of death. However, previous studies have noted that non-obstetrics factors, such as motor vehicle accidents, substance overdoses, homicides, and suicides, may account for a large proportion of maternal deaths. The study objective was to examine trends in maternal deaths from non-obstetric causes across races in the United States (US). METHODS A population-based cross-sectional study was conducted on 80,710,348 live births using data from the "Birth Data" and "Mortality Multiple Cause" files compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 2000 to 2019. The annual incidence of maternal deaths attributed to non-obstetric causes (/100,000 live-births) during pregnancy and up to 42 days postpartum were calculated across racial groups. Then the effects of race on the risk of non-obstetric maternal mortality and temporal changes over the study period were examined using logistic regression models. RESULTS From 2000 to 2019, a total 7,334 women died during pregnancy, childbirth, and within 42 days postpartum from non-obstetric causes, representing 34.5% (7,334/21,241) of all maternal mortality. Of non-obstetric deaths, 31.3% were caused by transport accidents and 27.3% by accidental poisoning. American Indian women were found to have the highest risk of non-obstetric maternal mortality (OR 2.20,95% CI 1.90-2.56), and 46.1% (176/382) of all deaths among pregnant American Indian women were caused by non-obstetric complications. Risk of non-obstetric maternal mortality increased overall during the 20-year study period, with a greater increase among Black (1.15, 1.13-1.17) and American Indian women (1.17, 1.13-1.21). CONCLUSION Non-obstetric causes of death have become increasingly prevalent in the US, especially in American Indian women. Novel interventions to address these non-obstetric factors should especially target American Indian women to improve maternal outcomes.
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- Ryan S Huang
- Division of Experimental Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Center for Clinical Epidemiology, Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, 5790 Cote-Des Neiges, Pav. H 325, Montreal, QC, H3S 1Y9, Canada.
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Stone J, Chandrasekaran S. Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Position Statement: Extending Medicaid coverage for 12 months postpartum. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2024:S0002-9378(24)00513-1. [PMID: 38588962 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2024.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/10/2024]
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The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine supports federal and state policies that expand Medicaid eligibility and extend Medicaid coverage through 12 months postpartum to address the maternal morbidity and mortality crisis and improve health equity. Access to coverage is essential to optimize maternal health following pregnancy and childbirth and avoid preventable causes of maternal morbidity and mortality that extend throughout the first year postpartum. The Society opposes policies such as work requirements or limitations on coverage for undocumented individuals that unnecessarily impose restrictions on Medicaid eligibility for beneficiaries.
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Forbes L, Werner E, Lappen J. Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Position Statement: Access to abortion care. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2024:S0002-9378(24)00511-8. [PMID: 38588965 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2024.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/10/2024]
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The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) supports the right of all individuals to access the full spectrum of reproductive health services, including abortion care. Reproductive health decisions are best made by each individual with guidance and support from their healthcare providers.
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Berhan Y, Abeba S. Thirty Years of United Nations Inter-Agency Working Group's Global, Regional, and National Maternal Mortality Estimates Revisited. Int J MCH AIDS 2024; 13:e004. [PMID: 38694893 PMCID: PMC11008585 DOI: 10.25259/ijma_679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 05/04/2024] Open
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Over the last three decades, the United Nations interagency working group series of model-based maternal mortality estimation showed a significant reduction in maternal mortality ratio (MMR) at global, regional, and national levels. However, the contribution of sub-Saharan Africa for the global maternal deaths in 2020 was nearly two-fold higher than before, and the top five countries with high burden of maternal deaths remained unchanged after four decades. In this commentary, we argue that not all countries with high maternal deaths had high MMR; the lower MMR was noted as shadowing the large number of maternal deaths in countries with high rates of total births. We critically appraised the changes and challenges in maternal mortality measurements. We recommend the use of multiple indicators and categorizing the absolute number of maternal deaths to assess individual countries' maternal health status. As the majority of maternal deaths are preventable and all maternal deaths are catastrophic to the family, estimating the absolute number of maternal deaths should be given equal weight in future research undertakings.
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- Yifru Berhan
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Nardella D. Pumps: A Possible Tool to Promote More Equitable Lactation Outcomes. Yale J Biol Med 2024; 97:99-106. [PMID: 38559458 PMCID: PMC10964822 DOI: 10.59249/mwyw7163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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Pregnant individuals and infants in the US are experiencing rising morbidity and mortality rates. Breastfeeding is a cost-effective intervention associated with a lower risk of health conditions driving dyadic morbidity and mortality, including cardiometabolic disease and sudden infant death. Pregnant individuals and infants from racial/ethnic subgroups facing the highest risk of mortality also have the lowest breastfeeding rates, likely reflective of generational socioeconomic marginalization and its impact on health outcomes. Promoting breastfeeding among groups with the lowest rates could improve the health of dyads with the greatest health risk and facilitate more equitable, person-centered lactation outcomes. Multiple barriers to lactation initiation and duration exist for families who have been socioeconomically marginalized by health and public systems. These include the lack of paid parental leave, increased access to subsidized human milk substitutes, and reduced access to professional and lay breastfeeding expertise. Breast pumps have the potential to mitigate these barriers, making breastfeeding more accessible to all interested dyads. In 2012, The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) greatly expanded access to pumps through the preventative services mandate, with a single pump now available to most US families. Despite their near ubiquitous use among lactating individuals, little research has been conducted on how and when to use pumps appropriately to optimize breastfeeding outcomes. There is a timely and critical need for policy, scholarship, and education around pump use given their widespread provision and potential to promote equity for those families facing the greatest barriers to achieving their personal breastfeeding goals.
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- Deanna Nardella
- National Clinician Scholars Program, Department of
Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Yale School of Medicine, New
Haven, CT, USA
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Amole TG, Ayaba AK, Tsiga-Ahmed FI, Jalo RI, Bashir U, Adamu AL, Abu SM, Mahmud FM, Galadanci HS. Infection Prevention and Control: Baseline Knowledge and Practices of TBAs in Rural Kano, Northwestern Nigeria. West Afr J Med 2024; 41:175-182. [PMID: 38581696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/08/2024]
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BACKGROUND Maternal infections remain a significant contributor to maternal mortality worldwide. Majority of births in northern Nigeria occur at home and are attended by Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs). Little has been documented about their knowledge and practice on infection prevention and control practices in Kano, northern Nigeria. OBJECTIVES This study evaluated the level as well as factors associated with TBAs' infection prevention and control knowledge and practices. METHODS The study is the baseline phase of a quasi-experimental study, conducted in a rural LGA in Kano State, Nigeria. Using an adapted tool, 163 eligible TBAs were surveyed. Knowledge and practice of IPC were scored, aggregated, and dichotomized into good or poor. Binary logistic regression analysis was used to predict knowledge and practice of IPC. RESULTS Majority (79.1%) of the TBAs exhibited poor IPC knowledge but many (78.5%) reported good practice. Good knowledge of IPC was predicted by the TBAs' age: a six-fold increased likelihood (AOR=6.25, 95% CI: 1.02- 38.53) and almost five-fold increased likelihood (AOR=4.75, 95% CI: 1.39- 16.24) for those in their second and fourth decades of life. TBAs who reported poor practice of IPC were 83% less likely (AOR=0.17, 95% CI: 0.03- 0.92) to have good knowledge of IPC. TBAs' practice was only linked to previous training (AOR=0.17, 95% CI: 0.04- 0.76). CONCLUSION TBAs knowledge of IPC was low although reported practice was good. The need for tailored training interventions to enhance knowledge and skills for safe delivery care is paramount to improve maternal and neonatal outcomes.
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- T G Amole
- Department of Community Medicine, Bayero University & Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria
- Africa Center of Excellence for Population Health and Policy, Bayero University, Kano. Tel: +2347048413660
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- Department of Community Medicine, Bayero University & Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria
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- Department of Community Medicine, Bayero University & Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria
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- Department of Community Medicine, Bayero University & Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria
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- Department of Community Medicine, Bayero University & Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria
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- Department of Community Medicine, Bayero University & Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria
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- Africa Center of Excellence for Population Health and Policy, Bayero University, Kano. Tel: +2347048413660
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- Africa Center of Excellence for Population Health and Policy, Bayero University, Kano. Tel: +2347048413660
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- Africa Center of Excellence for Population Health and Policy, Bayero University, Kano. Tel: +2347048413660
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Bayero University & Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria
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Biswas R, Puri M, Singh A, Yadav R, Aggarwal K, Singh A, Chandra K. Maternal Mortality and COVID-19 Pandemic: Looking Beyond SARS CoV-2 Infection. J Obstet Gynaecol India 2024; 74:45-52. [PMID: 38434124 PMCID: PMC10901760 DOI: 10.1007/s13224-023-01883-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2023] [Accepted: 10/08/2023] [Indexed: 03/05/2024] Open
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Objective To study the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on maternal mortality ratio, aetiological and modifiable factors for maternal mortality and key interventions performed. Method Retrospective exploratory study evaluating maternal mortality between April to November 2020 (study group) and 2019 (control group). Results Demographic variations existed in the two groups. Increased maternal age and illiteracy were significantly more in the study group. Maternal mortality ratio (MMR) was significantly high in the study group (792 vs. 296 p value = 0.0). Hemorrhage accounted for 20% and COVID-19-related maternal deaths accounted for 15% deaths in the study group. Level 3 delay (delay in receiving care/inadequate care) was observed in 35% in the study group and 28% in control group (p value = 0.349). 17.5% of mothers in the study group as compared to 8% of control group were dead on arrival to hospital though not statistically significant (p value = 0.28). Significantly more women in study group died within 24 h of admission (45% vs. 20%, p value 0.04). Among the key interventions, the use of supplemental oxygen was significantly high in study group (p value = 0.02). Conclusion Maternal mortality ratio was high in the pandemic year because of a significant decline in hospital delivery rate. The lesson learnt from this pandemic needs to be documented to guide better planning in the future to face similar situations.
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- Ratna Biswas
- Director Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lady Hardinge Medical College & Sucheta Kriplani Hospital (LHMC & SSKH), Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg, New Delhi, 110001 India
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- Director Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India
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- Director Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India
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- Director Professor and Head, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India
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- Director Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India
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- Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India
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- Senior Resident, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India
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Butt N, Ali S, Yasmeen H, Mumtaz K. Outcomes of liver diseases in pregnant females: A study from a tertiary care medical center in Pakistan. Pak J Med Sci 2024; 40:284-290. [PMID: 38356828 PMCID: PMC10862450 DOI: 10.12669/pjms.40.3.7670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2023] [Revised: 05/27/2023] [Accepted: 11/15/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2024] Open
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Objective To determine the etiologies and outcomes of liver disease in pregnancy in a developing country. Method A total of 336 consecutive pregnant women with liver disease were included in this prospective cohort study conducted at the Department of Gastroenterology, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center, Karachi from August 2019 to August 2021. Patients' baseline demographic, clinical, and laboratory data and outcomes were collected on a pre-designed questionnaire. Results Among all the pregnant females, the most common liver disease was acute hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection (37.2%), followed by preeclampsia (PEC)/eclampsia (EC), hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes & low platelets (HELLP) syndrome, and hyperemesis gravidarum (HG). The most common maternal complications were fulminant hepatic failure (FHF) in 14.9% and placental abruption in 11.0%. Fetal complications included intrauterine death (IUD) in 20.8% and preterm birth in 8.6%. The maternal and neonatal mortality rates were 11.6% and 39.6%, respectively. Among the predictors, low maternal weight, low body mass index (BMI), and low hemoglobin (Hb) were associated with increased maternal mortality. Low fetal weight, height, maternal systolic blood pressure (SBP), and low maternal Hb were independent predictors of fetal mortality. Conclusion In our cohort of pregnant females in a tertiary care medical center, acute HEV was the most common liver disease, followed by PEC/EC, HELLP, and HG. Maternal and fetal deaths were alarming in this group of patients and demanded careful management.
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- Nazish Butt
- Nazish Butt, FCPS. Gastroenterology Department, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Sabir Ali, MBBS. Gastroenterology Department, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Haleema Yasmeen, FCPS. Gastroenterology Department, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Khalid Mumtaz, FCPS (Med), FCPS (GI), MSc Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, The Ohio State University, Columbus, United States
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Zapien-Terrones BC, Naves-Sánchez J, Sosa-Bustamante GP, González AP, Paque-Bautista C, Luna-Anguiano JLF, Peralta-Cortázar C. [Prenatal diagnosis of placenta acretta by ultrasound and its histopathological association]. Rev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc 2023; 61:S96-S102. [PMID: 38011191 PMCID: PMC10761192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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Background Anomalous adhesions of the placenta, known as placenta accreta and its variants, are the cause of obstetric hemorrhages that put the pregnant woman at risk. Accretism is strongly associated with a history of uterine surgery (cesarean section, myomectomy, curettage), as well as ultrasonographic signs, such as the presence and size of placental lacunae, loss of the placenta/bladder interface, location on the anterior face of the placenta, and presence of Doppler flow; these markers can be assessed by prenatal ultrasound. Objective To analyze the association of prenatal diagnosis of placenta accreta by ultrasound with the histopathological result using the Tovbin index. Material and methods Observational, cross-sectional and analytical study. 63 patients who had placenta accreta data by ultrasound measured with the Tovbin index and by means of the histopathological result obtained from the platform of the Mexican Institute for Social Security (IMSS) were included. The association between the two studies with the presence of placenta accreta was analyzed. Results 63 patients were analyzed; the Tovbin index was positive in 89% of the patients with a diagnosis of placenta accreta confirmed by histopathology. Both the Tovbin index and the histopathology report showed a statistically significant association with a p value of 0.04 for the diagnosis of placenta accreta. Conclusion The Tovbin index as an ultrasonographic prenatal diagnosis of placenta accreta has a statistically significant association with histopathology diagnosis.
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- Braulio César Zapien-Terrones
- Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Centro Médico Nacional del Bajío, Hospital de Gineco Pediatría No. 48, Dirección de Educación e Investigación en Salud. León, Guanajuato, MéxicoInstituto Mexicano del Seguro SocialMéxico
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- Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Centro Médico Nacional del Bajío, Hospital de Gineco Pediatría No. 48, Servicio de Ginecología y Obstetricia. León, Guanajuato, MéxicoInstituto Mexicano del Seguro SocialMéxico
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- Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Centro Médico Nacional del Bajío, Hospital de Gineco Pediatría No. 48, Dirección de Educación e Investigación en Salud. León, Guanajuato, MéxicoInstituto Mexicano del Seguro SocialMéxico
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- Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Centro Médico Nacional del Bajío, Hospital de Gineco Pediatría No. 48, Dirección de Educación e Investigación en Salud. León, Guanajuato, MéxicoInstituto Mexicano del Seguro SocialMéxico
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- Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Centro Médico Nacional del Bajío, Hospital de Gineco Pediatría No. 48, Dirección de Educación e Investigación en Salud. León, Guanajuato, MéxicoInstituto Mexicano del Seguro SocialMéxico
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- Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Centro Médico Nacional del Bajío, Hospital de Gineco Pediatría No. 48, Dirección General. León, Guanajuato, MéxicoInstituto Mexicano del Seguro SocialMéxico
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- Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Centro Médico Nacional del Bajío, Hospital de Gineco Pediatría No. 48, Dirección de Pediatría. León, Guanajuato, MéxicoInstituto Mexicano del Seguro SocialMéxico
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Sikka P, Bansal V, Mahajan S, Aggarwal P, Naganur SH. Simultaneous Cesarean Section and Maternal Cardiac Surgery: Outcomes and Feasibility from a Tertiary Care Hospital in India. Braz J Cardiovasc Surg 2023; 38:e20220335. [PMID: 37540633 PMCID: PMC10399576 DOI: 10.21470/1678-9741-2022-0335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/06/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of pregnancy-related mortality, and it has gradually increased over time; this rise has been attributed to numerous reasons including the growing number of women with congenital heart disease who are surviving to childbearing age. Valve surgery during pregnancy is a high risk, with a fetal and maternal mortality rate of 35% and 9%, respectively. Prior knowledge about the cardiovascular disease opens up a host of options for the mother even during pregnancy, but presentation in the 3rd trimester puts both the mother and the baby at risk. Simultaneous caesarean section and maternal cardiac surgery is a suitable option for this subset of patients, and with this study we aim to assess its outcomes and feasibility. METHODS This is a retrospective study of five pregnant patients who presented with predominant symptoms of heart failure in the 3rd trimester between June 2019 and June 2021. Intraoperative and postoperative intensive care unit charts of all the patients were reviewed. RESULTS All five patients underwent simultaneous cesarean section and maternal cardiac surgery successfully with no fetal or maternal mortality and are doing well in the follow-up period. CONCLUSION Cesarean section followed by definitive maternal cardiac surgery in the same sitting is a safe and feasible approach in the management of such patients. A well-prepared team is pivotal for a safe delivery with a cardiopulmonary bypass machine on standby. Specialized multidisciplinary care in the antepartum, peripartum, and postpartum period is essential to improve outcomes.
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- Pooja Sikka
- Department of Obstetrics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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Adams YJ, Miller ML, Agbenyo JS, Ehla EE, Clinton GA. Postpartum care needs assessment: women's understanding of postpartum care, practices, barriers, and educational needs. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2023; 23:502. [PMID: 37420215 DOI: 10.1186/s12884-023-05813-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Accepted: 06/25/2023] [Indexed: 07/09/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Complications in the postpartum period pose substantial risks to women and can result in significant maternal morbidity and mortality. However, there is much less attention on postpartum care compared to pregnancy and childbirth. The goal of this study was to gather information on women's knowledge of postpartum care and complications, recovery practices after childbirth, perceived barriers to receiving care during the postpartum period, and educational needs in four health centers. The findings can inform the development of appropriate curriculum and interventions for postnatal care education in similar settings. METHODS A descriptive qualitative study design was employed. Eight focus group discussions were conducted among 54 postpartum women who delivered in four health centers in Sagnarigu District in Tamale, Ghana. Audio recordings of focus group data were transcribed and translated, and thematic analysis was conducted. RESULTS There were six main themes that emerged from the focus group discussions: 1) baby focused postpartum care; 2) postpartum practices; 3) inadequate knowledge ofpostpartum danger signs; 4) barriers to accessing postpartum care 5) experiences of poor mental health; and 6) need for postpartum education. CONCLUSIONS Postpartum care for women in this study was primarily perceived as care of the baby post-delivery and missing key information on physical and mental health care for the mother. This can result in poor adjustment postpartum and critically, a lack of knowledge on danger signs for common causes of morbidity and mortality in the postpartum period. Future research needs to understand how to communicate important information on postpartum mental and physical health to better protect mothers in the region.
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Koziol KJ, Aronow WS. Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: Current Understanding of Pathophysiology, Diagnostic Workup, Management, and Outcomes. Curr Probl Cardiol 2023; 48:101716. [PMID: 36972860 DOI: 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2023.101716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023]
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Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a relatively rare, potentially life-threatening, idiopathic form of cardiomyopathy that affects previously healthy young women during late pregnancy or in the early postpartum period and is characterized by left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction in the absence of any other identifiable cardiac causes. Morbidity and mortality with PPCM are remarkably high and it continues to be one of the leading causes of maternal death. Although remarkable advances have been made in our understanding of PPCM in the last few decades, unanswered questions remain regarding its pathophysiology, diagnostic workup, and management options. In this article, we will complete an updated, comprehensive review of PPCM, including the epidemiology and risk factors, proposed etiology, presentation and complications, management, prognostic indicators and outcomes. In addition, we will identify current challenges and gaps in knowledge.
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- Klaudia J Koziol
- New York Medical College, School of Medicine, Valhalla, New York.
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- New York Medical College, School of Medicine, Valhalla, New York; Department of Cardiology, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY.
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Montoya A, Lozano R, Sanchez-Dominguez M, Fritz J, Lamadrid-Figueroa H. Burden, Incidence, Mortality and Lethality of Maternal Disorders in Mexico 1990-2019: An Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Arch Med Res 2023; 54:152-159. [PMID: 36697308 DOI: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2022.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2022] [Revised: 11/18/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND Estimates of the sub-national distribution of maternal disorders in Mexico beyond Maternal Mortality Ratios are scarce. Characterizing the sub-national variation of maternal disorders may make it possible to focus more on interventions and thereby reduce their occurrence in a more meaningful and sustained manner. AIM To analyze and describe the sub-national distribution, magnitude, trends and changes in the contribution of maternal causes to women's loss of health in Mexico from 1990-2019. METHODS Using estimates from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2019 study, we describe the distribution and trends of maternal mortality ratio (MMR), mortality rate, case-fatality rate and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) due to maternal causes, at both national and state levels. RESULTS Between 1990 and 2019, DALYs attributable to maternal causes had decreased 59.5%, mortality 63.8%, and incidence 46.5%. However, Maternal Mortality Ratio only decreased by 33%. The case-fatality rate of maternal disorders decreased by 50% overall; although for obstructed labor and uterine rupture, it remained unchanged. Lethality showed great variation between states, with a 3 fold difference between the maximum and minimum values. CONCLUSIONS Although mortality and incidence of maternal causes in Mexico have greatly decreased in the last 30 years, these changes mostly reflect declines in fertility. The decrease seen in case-fatality rates is driven by decreases in causes such as hypertension and hemorrhage, though for others it remained constant. Efforts should be directed at improving access to, and management of, locally frequent maternal emergencies, formulating tailor-made regional interventions for maternal health.
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- Alejandra Montoya
- Gerencia de Análisis Estadístico y Minería de Datos, Fundación Carlos Slim. Ciudad de México, México
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- Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
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Tipre M, Bolaji B, Blanchard C, Harrelson A, Szychowski J, Sinkey R, Julian Z, Tita A, Baskin ML. Relationship Between Neighborhood Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Severe Maternal Morbidity and Maternal Mortality. Ethn Dis 2022; 32:293-304. [PMID: 36388861 PMCID: PMC9590600 DOI: 10.18865/ed.32.4.293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Background Rates of severe maternal morbidity and maternal mortality (SMM/MM) in the United States are rising. Disparities in SMM/MM persist by race, ethnicity and geography, and could partially be attributed to social determinants of health. Purpose Utilizing data from the largest, statewide referral hospital in Alabama, we investigated the relationship between residence in disadvantaged neighborhoods and SMM/MM. Methods Data on all pregnancies between 2010 and 2020 were included; SMM/MM cases were identified using CDC definitions. Area deprivation index (ADI) available at the census-block group was geographically linked to individual records and categorized using quintile cutoffs; higher ADI score indicated higher socioeconomic disadvantage. Generalized estimating equation models were used to adjust for spatial autocorrelation and ORs were computed to evaluate the relationship between ADI and SMM/MM, adjusted for covariates including age, race, insurance, residence in medically underserved areas/population (MUAP), and urban/rural residence. Results Overall, 32,909 live-birth deliveries were identified, with a prevalence of 9.8% deliveries with SMM/MM with blood transfusion and 5.3% without blood transfusion, respectively. Increased levels of ADI were associated with increased odds of SMM/MM. Compared to women in the lowest quintile, the adjusted OR for SMM/MM among women in highest quintile was 1.78 (95%CI, 1.22-2.59, P=.0027); increasing age, non-Hispanic Black, government insurance and residence in MUAP were also significantly associated with increased odds of SMM/MM. Conclusion Our results suggest that residence within disadvantaged neighborhoods may contribute to SMM/MM even after adjusting for patient-level factors. Measures such as ADI can help identify the most vulnerable populations and provide points to intervene.
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- Meghan Tipre
- Department of Medicine, Division of Preventive Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL, Address correspondence to Meghan Tipre, DrPH MSPH; Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham;
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Preventive Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL
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- Center for Women’s Reproductive Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL
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- Center for Women’s Reproductive Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL,Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL
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- Center for Women’s Reproductive Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL,Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL
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- Center for Women’s Reproductive Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL
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- Center for Women’s Reproductive Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL,Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Preventive Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL
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Mukuru M, Gorry J, Kiwanuka SN, Gibson L, Musoke D, Ssengooba F. Designed to Fail? Revisiting Uganda's Maternal Health Policies to Understand Policy Design Issues Underpinning Missed Targets for Reduction of Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR): 2000-2015. Int J Health Policy Manag 2022; 11:2124-2134. [PMID: 34664495 PMCID: PMC9808297 DOI: 10.34172/ijhpm.2021.127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2020] [Accepted: 09/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Despite Uganda and other sub-Saharan African countries missing their maternal mortality ratio (MMR) targets for Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 5, limited attention has been paid to policy design in the literature examining the persistence of preventable maternal mortality. This study examined the specific policy interventions designed to reduce maternal deaths in Uganda and identified particular policy design issues that underpinned MDG 5 performance. We suggest a novel prescriptive and analytical (re)conceptualization of policy in terms of its fidelity to '3Cs' (coherence of design, comprehensiveness of coverage and consistency in application) that could have implications for future healthcare programming. METHODS We conducted a retrospective study. Sixteen Ugandan maternal health policy documents and 21 national programme performance reports were examined, and six key informant interviews conducted with national stakeholders managing maternal health programmes during the reference period 2000-2015. We applied the analytical framework of the 'three delay model' combined with a broader literature on 'policy mixing.' RESULTS Despite introducing fourteen separate policy instruments over 15 years with the goal of reducing maternal mortality, by the end of the MDG period in 2015, only 87.5% of the interventions for the three delays were covered with a notable lack of coherence and consistency evident among the instruments. The three delays persisted at the frontline with 70% of deaths by 2014 attributed to failures in referral policies while 67% of maternal deaths were due to inadequacies in healthcare facilities and trained personnel in the same period. By 2015, 37.3% of deaths were due to transportation issues. CONCLUSION The piecemeal introduction of additional policy instruments frequently distorted existing synergies among policies resulting in persistence of the three delays and missed MDG 5 target. Future policy reforms should address the 'three delays' but also ensure fidelity of policy design to coherence, comprehensiveness and consistency.
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- Moses Mukuru
- Department of Health Policy, Planning and Management, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- School of Social Sciences, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK
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- Department of Health Policy, Planning and Management, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- School of Social Sciences, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK
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- Department of Disease Control and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Health Policy, Planning and Management, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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Lee JH, Kwon HS, Noh YM, Shin H, Kim T, Lee TH, Chang YS. Perinatal Outcomes According to Accessibility to Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Intensive Care Units by Region in Korea. J Korean Med Sci 2022; 37:e77. [PMID: 35289138 PMCID: PMC8921214 DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2022.37.e77] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2021] [Accepted: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Herein, we aimed to evaluate the maternal mortality ratio and perinatal mortality rate for different perinatal medical care service areas (PMCSAs), which were established by considering their geographical accessibility to maternal-fetal intensive care units (MFICUs) and neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), and to compare the PMCSAs according to their accessibility to these perinatal care services. METHODS Based on the 70 hospital service areas (HSAs) across the country confirmed through the Dartmouth Atlas methodology analysis and gathering of expert opinions, the PMCSAs were designated by merging HSAs without MFICUs and NICUs to the nearest HSA that contained MFICUs and NICUs, based on which MFICU and NICU could be reached within the shortest amount of time from population-weighted centroids in HSAs. PMCSAs where 30% or more of the population could not access MFICUs and NICUs within 60 minutes were identified using the service module ArcGIS and were defined as having access vulnerability. RESULTS Thirty-three of 70 HSAs in the country did not contain MFICUs and NICUs, and 39 PMCSAs were finally derived by merging 70 HSAs. Ten of 39 PMCSAs (25.6%) were classified as having access vulnerability to MFICUs and NICUs. The national maternal mortality ratio was 9.42, with the highest ratio seen in the region of Wonju (25.86) and the lowest in Goyang (2.79). The national perinatal mortality rate was 2.86, with the highest and lowest rates observed in the Gunsan (4.04) and Sejong (1.99) regions, respectively. The perinatal mortality rates for areas vulnerable and invulnerable to maternal and neonatal healthcare accessibility were 2.97 and 2.92, respectively, but there was no statistically significant difference in this rate (P = 0.789). The maternal mortality ratio for areas vulnerable and invulnerable to maternal and neonatal healthcare accessibility were 14.28 and 9.48, respectively; this ratio was significantly higher in areas vulnerable to accessibility (P = 0.022). CONCLUSION Of the PMCSAs across the country, 25.6% (10/39) were deemed to be vulnerable to MFICU and NICU accessibility. There was no difference in the perinatal mortality rate between the vulnerable and invulnerable areas, but the maternal mortality ratio in vulnerable areas was significantly higher than that in invulnerable areas.
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- Jang Hoon Lee
- Department of Pediatrics, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Mother & Child Medical Policy Support Team, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Public Health Statistics and Informatization Team, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Mother & Child Medical Policy Support Team, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Public Health Statistics and Informatization Team, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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Stokes M, Olson A, Algeo C, Rajab B, Mwalwanda C, Dongarwar D, Pope R. Clinical and Sociodemographic Characteristics Associated with Emergency Peripartum Hysterectomy due to Puerperal Sepsis in Malawi. Int J MCH AIDS 2022; 11:e535. [PMID: 35959457 PMCID: PMC9195872 DOI: 10.21106/ijma.535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE In Malawi, emergency peripartum hysterectomy continues to be routine for the management of puerperal sepsis. While the hysterectomy may be life-saving for the mother, it carries with it life-altering permanent sterility. The surgeon is left with a difficult dilemma: remove the infection source (uterus) to preserve the life of the patient at the cost of her fertility, or preserve the uterus and fertility but risk worsening infection and possible death for the patient. The objective of this study was to (1) identify characteristics associated with mortality post-laparotomy due to puerperal sepsis and (2) identify characteristics associated with emergency peripartum hysterectomy in the management of puerperal sepsis. METHODS In this retrospective chart review, we obtained medical records of patients who underwent laparotomy secondary to puerperal sepsis at a tertiary hospital in Lilongwe, Malawi. Data collected included demographic information and clinical findings. These data were compared between women with and without adverse outcomes. Chi-squared tests were used to determine if there were significant relationships between variables and outcomes. RESULTS Fifty-eight patient records met inclusion criteria. The following characteristics were significantly associated with mortality: age greater than 30, multiparity, vaginal delivery, and intensive care unit admission. Cesarean delivery and an intraoperative finding of necrosis were significantly associated with hysterectomy. CONCLUSION AND GLOBAL HEALTH IMPLICATIONS Emergency peripartum hysterectomy in the setting of puerperal sepsis is a significant source of maternal morbidity and mortality. To prevent emergency peripartum hysterectomy, it is important to have prompt recognition and treatment of puerperal sepsis, to have access to adequate antibiotics, and to have standards to guide the role of hysterectomy as the definitive and necessary treatment for puerperal sepsis.
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- Mary Stokes
- Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- University of Cincinnati, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Center of Excellence in Health Equity, Training, and Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Urology Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA
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Knight M, Bunch K, Vousden N, Banerjee A, Cox P, Cross-Sudworth F, Dhanjal MK, Douglas J, Girling J, Kenyon S, Kotnis R, Patel R, Shakespeare J, Tuffnell D, Wilkinson M, Kurinczuk JJ. A national cohort study and confidential enquiry to investigate ethnic disparities in maternal mortality. EClinicalMedicine 2022; 43:101237. [PMID: 34977514 PMCID: PMC8683666 DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.101237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Revised: 11/25/2021] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Ethnic disparities in maternal mortality were first documented in the UK in the early 2000s but are known to be widening. This project aimed to describe the women who died in the UK during or up to a year after the end of pregnancy, to compare the quality of care received by women from different aggregated ethnic groups, and to identify any structural or cultural biases or discrimination affecting their care. METHODS National surveillance data was used to identify all 1894 women who died during or up to a year after the end of pregnancy between 2009 and 18 in the UK. Their characteristics and causes of death were described. A Confidential Enquiry was undertaken to describe the quality of care women received. The care of a stratified random sample of 54 women who died during or up to a year after the end of pregnancy between 2009 and 18, (18 from the aggregated group of Black women, 19 from the Asian aggregated group and 17 from the White aggregated group) was re-examined specifically to describe any structural or cultural biases or discrimination identified. FINDINGS There were no major differences causes of death between women from different aggregated ethnic groups, with cardiovascular disease the leading cause of death in all groups. Multiple areas of bias were identified in the care women received, including lack of nuanced care (notable amongst women from Black aggregated ethnic groups who died), microaggressions (most prominent in the care of women from Asian aggregated ethnic groups who died) and clinical, social and cultural complexity (evident across all ethnic groups). INTERPRETATION This confidential enquiry suggests that multiple structural and other biases exist in UK maternity care. Further research on the role of microaggressions is warranted. FUNDING This research is funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Policy Research Programme, conducted through the Policy Research Unit in Maternal and Neonatal Health and Care, PR-PRU-1217-21,202. MK is an NIHR Senior Investigator. SK is part funded and FCS fully funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Applied Research Centre (ARC) West Midlands. The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care.
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- Marian Knight
- Policy Research Unit in Maternal and Neonatal Health and Care, National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
- Corresponding author at: Policy Research Unit in Maternal and Neonatal Health and Care, National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus, Oxford, OX3 7LF, United Kingdom.
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- Policy Research Unit in Maternal and Neonatal Health and Care, National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Policy Research Unit in Maternal and Neonatal Health and Care, National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Guys and St Thomas’ Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- School of Health, Wellbeing and Social Care, Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies, The Open University, United Kingdom
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- Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS FT, London, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS FT, London, United Kingdom
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- Policy Research Unit in Maternal and Neonatal Health and Care, National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
- Retired GP, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Bradford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, United Kingdom
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- University College London Hospitals, London, United Kingdom
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- Policy Research Unit in Maternal and Neonatal Health and Care, National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
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Critto ME, Enriquez Y, Bravo M, Quevedo LDJ, Weinberg R, Etchegaray A, Koch ES. Impact of emerging virus pandemics on cause-specific maternal mortality time series: a population-based natural experiment using national vital statistics, Argentina 1980-2017. Lancet Reg Health Am 2021; 6:100116. [PMID: 36777885 PMCID: PMC9904057 DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2021.100116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Background Emerging pandemic viruses may have multiple deleterious effects on maternal health. This study examines the effects of a pandemic influenza virus on cause-specific maternal mortality time series, using Argentinian vital statistics. Methods We conducted a population-based natural experiment from national vital records of maternal deaths between 1980 and 2017. Joinpoint regression models were used to model time series of the maternal mortality ratio (MMR). The sensitivity of the registry to detect the effects of the pandemic H1N1 2009 influenza virus on cause-specific MMR was analysed using a panel of parallel interrupted time series (ITS). Findings Over this 38-year study, the MMR decreased by 58·6% (69·5 to 28·8 deaths/100,000 live births), transitioning from direct obstetric causes (67·0 to 21·1/100,000 live births; 68·4% decrease) to indirect causes (2·6 to 7·7/100,000 live births; 196·2% increase). The regression analysis showed an average reduction of -2·2%/year (95% CI: -2·9 to -1·4) with 2 join points in the total trend (1998 and 2009). Parallel ITS analyses revealed the pandemic H1N1 virus had an increasing effect on mortality from the respiratory system- and sepsis-related complications (level change 4·7 and 1·6/100,000 live births respectively), reversing after the outbreak. No effect was found on MMR from hypertensive disorders, haemorrhage, abortive outcomes, other direct obstetric causes, and indirect non-respiratory comorbidities. Interpretation The Argentinian maternal death registry appears sensitive to detect different effects of emerging infectious epidemics on maternal health. In a population-based natural experiment, pandemic H1N1 virus impacted maternal mortality almost exclusively from the respiratory system- and sepsis-related complications. Funding Supported by FISAR www.fisarchile.org.
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- María Elena Critto
- Division of Epidemiology, MELISA Institute, Concepción, Chile,Programa de Doctorado en Sociología, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Argentina, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Católica Sedes Sapientiae, Lima, Perú
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- Division of Epidemiology, MELISA Institute, Concepción, Chile,School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Argentina, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Hospital Universitario Austral, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Austral, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Division of Epidemiology, MELISA Institute, Concepción, Chile,Corresponding author. Dr. Elard S. Koch, Division of Epidemiology, MELISA Institute. Dalcahue 1120, Suite 101-103, San Pedro de la Paz, 4133515, Concepción, Chile Telephone: +56 41 246 7242
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Siqueira TS, Silva JRS, Souza MDR, Leite DCF, Edwards T, Martins-Filho PR, Gurgel RQ, Santos VS. Spatial clusters, social determinants of health and risk of maternal mortality by COVID-19 in Brazil: a national population-based ecological study. Lancet Reg Health Am 2021; 3:100076. [PMID: 34541570 PMCID: PMC8432892 DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2021.100076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Revised: 08/23/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Detailed information on how socio-economic characteristics are related to COVID-19 incident cases and maternal deaths is needed. We investigated the spatial distribution of COVID-19 cases and maternal deaths in Brazil and their association with social determinants of health. METHODS This was a population-based ecological study with a spatial analysis of all cases and deaths of COVID-19 in the obstetric population. Data on COVID-19 cases and deaths in the obstetric population, social vulnerability, health inequities, and health system capacity at the municipal level were obtained from several publicly sources in Brazil. A Bayesian empirical local model was used to identify fluctuations of the indicators. Spatial statistic tests were used to identity the spatial clusters and measure the municipalities' risk of COVID-19 in the obstetric population. Beta regression was used to characterise the association between socio-economic indicators and the burden of COVID-19. FINDINGS A total of 13,858 cases and 1,396 deaths due to COVID-19 were recorded in Brazil from March 2020 to June 2021. There was a variation in the number of cases per municipality, with 105 municipalities with rates from 2,210 to 3,884 cases and 45 municipalities with rates from 3,884 to 7,418 cases per 100,000 live births. The maternal mortality ratio also varied widely across municipalities. There was a spatial dependence on smoothed maternal mortality rates (I Moran 0•10; P = 0•010), and 15 municipalities had higher risk of maternal deaths. Municipalities characterized by lower health resources and higher socioeconomic inequalities presented the highest rates of incidence and maternal mortality by COVID-19. INTERPRETATION In Brazil, COVID-19 cases and deaths in the obstetric population had a heterogeneous geographical distribution, with well-defined spatial clusters mostly located in the countryside. Municipalities with a high degree of socioeconomic dissimilarities showed higher maternal mortality rates than areas with better social and infrastructure indicators. FUNDING None.
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- Thayane Santos Siqueira
- Health Science Graduate Program, Federal University of Sergipe, Aracaju, Brazil
- Centre for Epidemiology and Public Health, Federal University of Alagoas, Arapiraca, Brazil
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- Department of Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Health Science Graduate Program, Federal University of Sergipe, Aracaju, Brazil
- Investigative Pathology Laboratory, Federal University of Sergipe, Aracaju, Brazil
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- Health Science Graduate Program, Federal University of Sergipe, Aracaju, Brazil
- Centre for Epidemiology and Public Health, Federal University of Alagoas, Arapiraca, Brazil
- Health Science Graduate Program, Federal University of Alagoas, Maceió, Brazil
- Corresponding author:-Victor S. Santos, PhD, Federal University of Alagoas, Campus Arapiraca, Rodovia AL-115, Bom Sucesso, Arapiraca, Alagoas 57309-005, Brazil .
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Armstrong-Mensah E, Dada D, Bowers A, Muhammad A, Nnoli C. Geographic, Health Care Access, Racial Discrimination, and Socioeconomic Determinants of Maternal Mortality in Georgia, United States. Int J MCH AIDS 2021; 10:278-286. [PMID: 34938596 PMCID: PMC8679596 DOI: 10.21106/ijma.524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Over the past decade, the United States has been taking steps to reduce its rising maternal mortality rate. However, these steps have yet to produce positive results in the state of Georgia, which tops the list of all 50 states with the highest maternal mortality rate of 46.2 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births for all women, and a maternal mortality rate of 66.6 deaths per 100,000 live births for African American women. In Georgia, several social determinants of health such as the physical environment, economic stability, health care access, and the quality of maternal care contribute to the high maternal mortality rate. Addressing these determinants will help to reduce the state's maternal mortality rate. This commentary discusses the relationship between social determinants of health and maternal mortality rates in Georgia. It also proposes strategies for reversing the trend. We conducted an ecological study of the relationship between social determinants of health and maternal mortality in Georgia. We searched PubMed and Google Scholar and reviewed 80 English articles published between 2005 and 2021. We identified five key social determinants associated with high maternal mortality rates in Georgia - geographic location of obstetric services, access to health care providers, socioeconomic status, racism, and discrimination. We found that expanding Medicaid coverage, reducing maternal health care disparities among the races, providing access to maternal care for women in rural areas, and training a culturally competent health workforce, will help to reduce Georgia's high maternal mortality rate.
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- Georgia State University, School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA
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- Georgia State University, School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA
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- Georgia State University, School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA
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- Georgia State University, School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA
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Mirahmadizadeh A, Semati A, Eshrati B, Moradi F, Asadi N. Root-Cause Analysis of Maternal Mortality in Fars Province, Southern Iran 2014: Negligence Is the Prime Suspect. J Family Reprod Health 2020; 14:166-172. [PMID: 33603808 PMCID: PMC7868652 DOI: 10.18502/jfrh.v14i3.4669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Objective: we aimed to carry out an applied methodological tool, using Root-Cause Analysis (RCA), to determine the main causes of maternal mortality in Fars province, south of Iran, in 2014. Materials and methods: This is a case-series study and was conducted based on a careful examination of records and verbal autopsy with the family of the deceased person and their medical care team. Using RCA, quantitative dynamic modeling was done to display the overall impacts of different causes on maternal mortality. Finally, sensitivity analysis was done to determine the magnitude of contribution of each root-cause of maternal mortality. Results: Totally, all 10 maternal deaths with Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) of 13.4 per 100.000 births, were recorded in the maternal surveillance system during 2014. The RCA results revealed that the root-causes of maternal mortality were ignorance and negligence (50%), delay in diagnosis (30%), delay in service provision in the first 24 hours after delivery (10%), and undesirable health care (10%). The results of sensitivity analysis in different scenarios revealed that medical negligence had the highest contribution to maternal mortality. Conclusion: Although maternal surveillance system stated some causes such as hemorrhage to be responsible for maternal deaths, the RCA showed that root-causes such as medical neglects had a fundamental role. Therefore, maternal mortality can be prevented by reforming the health care system and training all service providers, especially for high-risk mothers.
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- Alireza Mirahmadizadeh
- Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Health Deputy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Preventive Medicine and Public Health Research Center, Social Injury Prevention Research Institute, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Non-communicable disease administration, Research Center for Geriatric, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Research Center for Maternal-Fetal, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Mora VMGDL. [Classification of maternal morbidity and mortality using an organic dysfunction scale]. Rev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc 2020; 58:686-697. [PMID: 34705401 DOI: 10.24875/rmimss.m20000102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND The patient with high-risk pregnancy and organic dysfunction is called “critically ill” or “near miss” by the World Health Organization (WHO), generally requiring an intensive care unit (ICU) to avoid death. The WHO establishes its identification through the maternal severity index (MSI). However, this index and other rating scales only detect very high mortality, and not all categories. In order to fully assess the obstetric patient, taking into account different models, gestational parameters, the spectrum of maternal morbidity and treatment, a new scale is proposed to correctly detect and classify maternal morbidity and mortality. OBJECTIVE To classify maternal morbidity and mortality using an organic dysfunction scale. METHOD Diagnostic and prognostic test validation study. Selection of 80 obstetric patients admitted to the ICU, in a period of 1 year. Scale application by 5 phases: scoring system, detection of multi-organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS), validation of diagnostic test compared to MSI; morbidity and mortality classification. Association, reproducibility and validity tests are performed to determine reliability. RESULTS 2596 observations were made. The tests support detecting MODS (t Student, P < 0.01) and favor the utility of the scale (sensibility 93%, specificity 65%). The correlation coefficient of the scoring system is positive (0.5274), having >12 points (>50%) emits the highest risk. CONCLUSIONS The new scale adequately detects the MODS and allows an objective classification of the degree of maternal morbidity and mortality.
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- Víctor Manuel González-De la Mora
- Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Hospital General de Zona No. 15, Departamento de Ginecología y Obstetricia. Reynosa, Tamaulipas, México
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Azimirad A. Cesarean Section Beyond Cesar's Borders: A Mini Review on the Cultural History of Cesarean Section High Prevalence Rates in the Middle East. Arch Iran Med 2020; 23:335-337. [PMID: 32383618 DOI: 10.34172/aim.2020.23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2019] [Accepted: 01/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Cesarean section rates have risen significantly in some Middle Eastern countries like Iran, Turkey, and Egypt. Therefore, this review aims to investigate the cultural background for the high cesarean section rates in some Middle Eastern countries to provide the obstetricians and policymakers a better perspective on the crisis. Firstly, the dimensions of the current crisis in the Middle East are discussed. Then, three famous medieval authors are investigated; Ferdowsi (Shahnameh; the birth of Rostam, the Persian superhero, through the cesarean section), Abu Rayhan Biruni (The Remaining Signs of Past Centuries), and Ibn Abi al-Hadid. All these medieval sources try to teach how proud is the one who is born through a cesarean section, and thus a person born vaginally is of a lower rank and therefore less respected. Then, the influencing ancient resources dealing with this subject are reviewed: the birth of Asclepius, the Greek god of medicine, by his father Apollo through a section on the mother's corpse, and Talmud of the Jews. In ancient times, a birth through the cesarean section was a pure birth, or a gift from gods and restricted to divinities. Hoping to gain a new and comprehensive understanding of this current crisis in the Middle East, the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines on reducing the prevalence of cesarean section are subsequently introduced. The C-section prevalence has increased significantly in the Middle East; comprehensive national, regional, and international policies are highly demanded.
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- Afshin Azimirad
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.,Infertility Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.,Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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This study examined health literacy of postpartum education materials assessing readability, understandability and cultural sensitivity using common health literacy measures. Materials examined rated poorly on measures of health literacy and cultural sensitivity using evidence-based measures including the Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool (PEMAT), Fry-based Readability and National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS). Findings suggested a need for health literate and culturally sensitive postpartum education. Materials and an App were developed for new moms to help them identify postpartum warning-signs and appropriate action moms should take to address symptoms or seek emergent care.
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- Teresa Wagner
- University of North Texas Health Science Center, School of Health Professions, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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- Texas Christian University, Harris College of Nursing, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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Oliveira S, Filipe C, Husson N, Vilhena IR, Anastácio M, Miranda M, Devesa N. Obstetric Admissions to the Intensive Care Unit: A 18-Year Review in a Portuguese Tertiary Care Centre. ACTA MEDICA PORT 2019; 32:693-696. [PMID: 31703181 DOI: 10.20344/amp.11410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2018] [Accepted: 05/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Maternal mortality and morbidity are important indicators of the quality of health-care services. Obstetric admissions to an intensive care unit may be considered a marker of maternal morbidity. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence, maternal morbidity and mortality of pregnant and postpartum women who required admission to the intensive care unit. MATERIAL AND METHODS Retrospective analysis of all the obstetric patients admitted to the intensive care unit between 2000 and 2017. Results: Ninety-three women required admission to intensive care (0.7 per 1000 deliveries, 0.8% of all adult admissions). Mean age was 30.3 years, mean gestational age was 33.6 weeks, 51 (54.8%) were primiparous, nine (9.7%) were pregnant of twins and five (5.4%) had not been followed during pregnancy. Eighty-four (90.3%) were admitted after immediate delivery. The most common reasons for admission were hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (35.5%) and obstetric haemorrhage (24.7%). Median length of stay was five days. Transfusion of blood products was needed in 23 (57.0%), artificial ventilation in 50 (53.8%) and use of vasopressors in 21 (22.6%). We observed four maternal deaths (4.3%). Most patients (95.7%) successfully recovered and were transferred to other departments. Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score was significantly associated with maternal mortality. DISCUSSION Our results are comparable to those obtained in other studies. Maternal mortality was comparable to maternal mortality in developed countries. CONCLUSION The incidence of obstetric admissions to the intensive care unit was 0.8% and 0.7 per 1000 deliveries. Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy were the main causes of admission. Maternal mortality was 4.3%. Studies of maternal morbidity are important and can help to improve the quality of health care services.
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- Sara Oliveira
- Department of Anaesthesiology. Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra. Coimbra. Portugal
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- Department of Anaesthesiology. Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra. Coimbra. Portugal
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- Department of Anaesthesiology. Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra. Coimbra. Portugal
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- Department of Anaesthesiology. Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra. Coimbra. Portugal
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- Department of Anaesthesiology. Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra. Coimbra. Portugal
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- Department of Anaesthesiology. Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra. Coimbra. Portugal
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- Department of Anaesthesiology. Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra. Coimbra. Portugal
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de Brantes F. U.S. Infant and Maternal Mortality Rates: Shamefully (and Unnecessarily) Bad and Getting Worse. Manag Care 2019; 28:46-47. [PMID: 31188102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The U.S. rate is now higher than infant mortality rates in Antigua or Cuba. Furthermore, the overall U.S. rate masks significant disparities. The infant mortality rate of non-Hispanic black infants is 11.2 per 1,000 live births, which is comparable to the rate in Libya or Tunisia.
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Gurusamy PSR, Janagaraj PD. A Success Story: The Burden of Maternal, Neonatal and Childhood Mortality in Rwanda - Critical Appraisal of Interventions and Recommendations for the Future. Afr J Reprod Health 2019; 22:9-16. [PMID: 30052329 DOI: 10.29063/ajrh2018/v22i2.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Globally, the burden of maternal, neonatal and childhood mortality is disproportionately shared between the least developed nations and the developed nations. While the global maternal mortality has been almost halved since 1990, 99% of maternal deaths occur in developing regions. This invariably highlights the impact of poverty and, to combat poverty in its different elements, the United Nations (UN) established eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), including improving maternal health (MDG 5) and reducing child mortality (MDG 4). Rwanda is one of the few countries that have met both MDGs 4 and 5 ahead of time. In 2015, the UN established 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a renewed version of targets to be achieved by 2030, including Good Health and Well-being (SDG 3). SDG 3 aims to achieve a global maternal mortality rate (MMR) of 70 or less by 2030, requiring an annual reduction in MMR by 7.5%. Rwanda is on track to achieving its SDG targets with the support of local government, donors, and international and local agencies. The multipronged approach initiated by the Rwandan government, backed by international organizations, is to be credited for this success. Studying these proven strategies and interventions will allow us to identify gaps, further develop and eventually transfer them to the rest of the world, with suitable contextualization.
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Swanson JM, Hennink MM, Rochat RW. "I have no choice": Influences on Contraceptive Use and Abortion among Women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Afr J Reprod Health 2019; 23:128-138. [PMID: 31034179 DOI: 10.29063/ajrh2019/v23i1.13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In 2015, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) recorded an estimated maternal mortality ratio of 693/100,000 live births. Strict abortion laws, high fertility rates, low contraceptive prevalence, and lack of emergency obstetric care all contribute to the high maternal mortality ratio. This study explored influences on contraceptive use and abortion in the DRC. Qualitative in-depth interviews were conducted with 32 women and 10 healthcare providers in four provinces. Participants were recruited at health centers and households in the study communities. Thematic analysis was used and identified that Congolese women's contraceptive decision-making was shaped by a range of external influences rather than their own independent decisions. Non- autonomous decisions and strict abortion laws influenced the methods used to abort a pregnancy, exposing risks of infection, complication, and fatality. These findings highlight that Congolese women's decisions about their fertility and family planning are constrained by policy and socio-cultural influences.
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- Jennifer M Swanson
- Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, Hubert Department of Global Health, Atlanta, GA
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- Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, Hubert Department of Global Health, Atlanta, GA
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- Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, Hubert Department of Global Health, Atlanta, GA
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Liese KL, Pauls H, Robinson S, Patil C. Estimating Maternal Mortality in Remote Rural Regions: an Application of the Sisterhood Method in Tajikistan. Cent Asian J Glob Health 2019; 8:341. [PMID: 30881758 PMCID: PMC6395070 DOI: 10.5195/cajgh.2019.341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Introduction The sisterhood method of maternal mortality data collection and analysis provides a validated framework for estimating maternal mortality ratios in situations of limited infrastructure. The aim of this study is to assess sub-national maternal mortality in the Badakhshan region of Tajikistan using the sisterhood method as part of a larger ethnographic study on maternal risk. Methods In 2006–2007, 1004 married women of reproductive age in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast, Tajikistan were surveyed using the sisterhood method. Respondents were asked eleven questions about the sex, age and survivorship of all children born to the respondent’s mother. Results Using a national total fertility rate (TFR) estimate of 4.88, the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) in Tajik Badakhshan was 141 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births (95% CI 49–235). The lifetime risk of maternal death was 1 in 141 (95% CI 34–103). Conclusion Given the inherent time-lag of the sisterhood method, precise estimates of maternal mortality are dependent on accurate TFRs, which may vary based upon regional experiences of demographic transitions. Socio-political instability and the dismantling of Soviet welfare programs and civil war following Tajikistan’s independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 likely impacted TFR in Tajik Badakhshan. Socio-political trends influencing TFR in rural regions compared to urban, and the investigation of factors associated with maternal mortality, require additional investigation.
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- Kylea Laina Liese
- Department of Women, Children, and Family Health Sciences, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA
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- Office of Research Facilitation, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA
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- Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Women, Children, and Family Health Sciences, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA
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Zamané H, Sow HE, Kain DP, Bicaba BW, Kiemtoré S, Yameogo I, Bonané-Thieba B, Sawadogo M. Maternal Mortality at the Dori Regional Hospital in Northern Burkina Faso, 2014-2016. Int J MCH AIDS 2018; 7:235-241. [PMID: 30647992 PMCID: PMC6328931 DOI: 10.21106/ijma263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Maternal mortality is of considerable magnitude. It is particularly relevant to developing countries, including those in Sub-Saharan Africa. The aim of this work was to study the cases of maternal deaths in the Dori Regional Hospital, Burkina Faso in the Sahel region, by analyzing the epidemiological aspects of these deaths in order to guide decision-making. METHODS This was a descriptive cross-sectional study which spanned the period from January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2016. Cases of maternal death and live births that occurred in the hospital during this period were collected by documentary review. RESULTS A total of 141 maternal deaths and 2,626 live births were recorded with a maternal mortality ratio of 5,369 for 100,000 live births. In 99 (72.20%) cases, death occurred in the postpartum. A home delivery had been reported in 33.70% of cases. Direct obstetric causes were found in 72.10% of cases. They were mainly represented by infections (32.40%) and hemorrhages (23%). Anemia was the indirect cause of death in 25 women (17.80%). The delay in health care access and the lack of blood products contributed to maternal deaths in 64.50% and 26.20% of cases. CONCLUSION AND GLOBAL HEALTH IMPLICATIONS An intensification of awareness-raising messages about the importance of the rapid use of health care is necessary. Also, systematic audits of maternal deaths in the care environment and in the community would make it possible to clarify the determinants of maternal mortality in the Sahel region and to provide adequate solutions.
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- Hyacinthe Zamané
- Université Ouaga 1 Prof Joseph KI Zerbo, Ouagadougou, BURKINA FASO
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- Directorate of the Health Protection of the Population, Ouagadougou, BURKINA FASO
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- West African Field Epidemiology Training Program, Ouagadougou, BURKINA FASO
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Changizi N, Rezaeizadeh G, Janani L, Shariat M, Habibelahi A. In Depth Analysis of the Leading Causes of Maternal Mortality Due to Cesarean Section in Iran. J Family Reprod Health 2017; 11:1-6. [PMID: 29114262 PMCID: PMC5664984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Objective: Despite the declining trend of maternal mortality (MMR) in Iran between 1990 and 2013, direct causes are still the major reasons for maternal death. One of these direct causes is complications of cesarean section (CS). Since the rate of CS in Iran is quite high (47.9%) and the trend continues to rise, there is an alarming threat of the possibility of increasing MMR in the country as a result of cesarean section complications, especially in repeated cases. In this study, we attempted to determine the indications of CS in reported maternal mortality, with special attention to risk factors predisposing to CS and/or to maternal mortality. Materials and methods: A retrospective study was implemented for the period between March 2009 and March 2012. All nationally reported data regarding maternal death during pregnancy, labor and 42 days after parturition during these 3 years was collected and input to software specially designed for this project. Subsequently, cases of maternal death related to pregnancy termination by cesarean section were selected for analysis. Results: There were 393 cases of maternal death with cesarean section as the termination method. Indications of CS were mostly emergency and repeat and the leading causes of death were postpartum hemorrhage and hypertensive disorders. Most of these deaths occurred in academic hospitals and the most common type of delay was brought about by hospital management, specifically personnel issues. Conclusion: Based on this study, acknowledging CS as a serious health threat endangering every achievement in the maternal health program is the most important policy and efforts should be focused on provision of guidelines for realistic CS indications, standardized CS procedures, and post CS care as well as propagation of training courses in risk management and high risk case-finding protocols.
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- Nasrin Changizi
- Family Health Institute, Maternal Fetal and Neonatal Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Family Health Institute, Maternal Fetal and Neonatal Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences , Tehran, Iran; Clinical Trial Center (CTC), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Family Health Institute, Maternal Fetal and Neonatal Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Neonatal Health Office, Ministry of Health, Management and Education of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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Nisar N, Abbasi RM, Chana SR, Rizwan N, Badar R. Maternal Mortality In Pakistan: Is There Any Metamorphosis Towards Betterment? J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 2017; 29:118-122. [PMID: 28712189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Every year more than half million mother die due to pregnancy related preventable causes like haemorrhage, hypertensive disorders, sepsis, and obstructed labour and unsafe abortion. Among these deaths 99% occur in developing countries. The study was conducted to assess the maternal death rate and to analyse its trends over a period of 20 years in tertiary care hospital in Sindh Province Pakistan. METHODS A retrospective analysis of maternal mortality records were carried out for a period of 20 years from 1986-1995 and 2011-2015 at the Department of Obstetrics and gynaecology Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences Hyderabad Sindh Pakistan. The record retrieved was categorized into four 5 yearly periods 1986- 1990, 1991-995, 2006-2010 and 2011-2015 for comparison of trends. RESULTS The cumulative maternal mortality ratio (MMR) was 1521.5 per 100,000 live births. The comparison of first 5 years' period (1986-1990) and last 5 years (2011-2015) showed downward trend in maternal mortality rate from 2368.6-1265.1. Direct causes of death have accounted for 2820 (84.78%) of total maternal death. Sepsis was the major cause of death for first 5 years accounted for 196(35.1%) of maternal death while in the last 5 years' eclampsia causes 284 (27.84%) of direct maternal deaths. CONCLUSIONS The reduction in the maternal deaths has been very slow. The direct causes were still the main reasons for obstetrical deaths.
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- Nusrat Nisar
- Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro Sindh, Karachi Port Trust (KPT) Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro Sindh, Karachi Port Trust (KPT) Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro Sindh, Karachi Port Trust (KPT) Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro Sindh, Karachi Port Trust (KPT) Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro Sindh, Karachi Port Trust (KPT) Karachi, Pakistan
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Roldós MI, Corso P, Ingels J. How much are Ecuadorians Willing to Pay to Reduce Maternal Mortality? Results from a Pilot Study on Contingent Valuation. Int J MCH AIDS 2017; 6:1-8. [PMID: 28058202 PMCID: PMC5187636 DOI: 10.21106/ijma.166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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CONTEXT There is an established association between the provision of health care services and maternal mortality. In Ecuador, little is known if the societal value is greater than the resources expended in preventive medicine. AIMS The purpose of this research is to investigate Ecuadorians' willingness to pay to prevent maternal death and disabilities due to complications of care during childbirth in the context of universal coverage. METHODS AND MATERIALS The study elicited a "contingent" market on morbidity and mortality outcomes, specific to Ecuador's epidemiologic profiles between a hypothetical market that included a 50% reduction in the risk of maternal mortality from 100 to 50 per 100,000, and a market that included a 50% reduction in the risk of maternal morbidity from 4,000 to 2,000 per 100,000. RESULTS The average amount participants are willing to pay (WTP) to prevent maternal mortality in the context of universal coverage, was $176 a year (95% CI=$172, $179). The unadjusted mean WTP for a reduction in the maternal morbidity risk was $135 (95% CI=$132, $139). Translated into Value of statistical Life, participant´s from this study valued the prevention of one statistical maternal death at USD $352,000. CONCLUSION Results suggest that the costs of maternal care do not outweigh the benefit of prevention, and that Ecuadorians are willing to pay a significant amount to reduce the risk of maternal mortality. GLOBAL HEALTH IMPLICATIONS Reduction of maternal mortality will remain an important global developmental goal in the upcoming years. Having a monetary approximation on the value of these losses may have important implications in the allotting financial and technical resources to reduce it.
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- Economic Evaluation Research Group, 110 E. Clayton St., Suite 300 University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Economic Evaluation Research Group, 110 E. Clayton St., Suite 300 University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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De Mucio B, Abalos E, Cuesta C, Carroli G, Serruya S, Giordano D, Martinez G, Sosa CG, Souza JP. Maternal near miss and predictive ability of potentially life-threatening conditions at selected maternity hospitals in Latin America. Reprod Health 2016; 13:134. [PMID: 27814759 PMCID: PMC5097347 DOI: 10.1186/s12978-016-0250-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2016] [Accepted: 10/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background Every year millions of women around the world suffer from pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum complications. Women who survive the most serious clinical conditions are regarded as to have experienced a severe acute maternal complication called maternal near miss (MNM). Information about MNM cases may complement the data collected through the analysis of maternal death, and was proposed as a helpful tool to identify strengths and weaknesses of health systems in relation to maternal health care. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the performance of a systematized form to detect severe maternal outcomes (SMO) in 20 selected maternity hospitals from Latin America (LAC). Methods Cross-sectional study. Data were obtained from analysis of hospital records for all women giving birth and all women who had a SMO in the selected hospitals. Univariate and multivariate adjusted logistic regression models were used to assess the predictive ability of different conditions to identify SMO cases. In parallel, external auditors were hired for reviewing and reporting the total number of discharges during the study period, in order to verify whether health professionals at health facilities identified all MNM and Potentially life-threatening condition (PLTC) cases. Results Twenty hospitals from twelve LAC were initially included in the study and based on the level of coverage, 11 hospitals with a total of 3,196records were included for the final analysis. The incidence of SMO and MNM outcomes was 12.9 and 12.3 per 1,000 live births, respectively. The ratio of MNM to maternal death was 19 to 1, with a mortality index of 5.1 %. Both univariate and multivariate analysis showed a good performance for a number of clinical and laboratory conditions to predict a severe maternal outcome, however, their clinical relevance remains to be confirmed. Coherence between health professionals and external auditors to identify SMO was high (around 100 %). Conclusions The form tested, was well accepted by health professionals and was capable of identifying 100 % of MNM cases and more than 99 % of PLTC variables. Altered state of consciousness, oliguria, placenta accrete, pulmonary edema, and admission to Intensive Care Unit have a high (LR+ ≥80) capacity to anticipate a SMO. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12978-016-0250-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Bremen De Mucio
- Latin American Center for Perinatology/Panamerican Health Organization, Montevideo-Uruguay, Av. Brasil 2697, 1er piso, Montevideo, 11600, Uruguay.
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- Rosarino Center for Perinatal Studies, Moreno 878, 6to piso, Rosario, S2000DKR, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Rosarino Center for Perinatal Studies, Moreno 878, 6to piso, Rosario, S2000DKR, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Rosarino Center for Perinatal Studies, Moreno 878, 6to piso, Rosario, S2000DKR, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Latin American Center for Perinatology/Panamerican Health Organization, Montevideo-Uruguay, Av. Brasil 2697, 1er piso, Montevideo, 11600, Uruguay
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- Rosarino Center for Perinatal Studies, Moreno 878, 6to piso, Rosario, S2000DKR, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Latin American Center for Perinatology/Panamerican Health Organization, Montevideo-Uruguay, Av. Brasil 2697, 1er piso, Montevideo, 11600, Uruguay
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- Latin American Center for Perinatology/Panamerican Health Organization, Montevideo-Uruguay, Av. Brasil 2697, 1er piso, Montevideo, 11600, Uruguay
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- Department of Social Medicine Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Avenida dos Bandeirantes, 3900, Ribeirão Preto, 14900-000, São Paulo, Brazil
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Vahiddastjerdy M, Changizi N, Habibollahi A, Janani L, Farahani Z, Babaee F. Maternal Mortality Ratio and Causes of Death in IRI Between 2009 and 2012. J Family Reprod Health 2016; 10:154-162. [PMID: 28101117 PMCID: PMC5241360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Objective: The Maternal Mortality Ratio is an important health indicator. We presented the distribution and causes of maternal mortality in Islamic Republic of Iran. Materials and methods: After provision of an electronic Registry system for date entry, a descriptive-retrospective data collection had been performed for all maternal Deaths in March 2009- March 2012. All maternal deaths and their demographic characteristic were identified by using medical registries, death certificates, and relevant codes according to International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9) during pregnancy, labor, and 42 days after parturition. Results: During 3 years, there were 5094317 deliveries and 941 maternal deaths (MMR of 18.5 per 1000000 live births). We had access to pertained data of 896 cases (95.2%) for review in our study. Of 896 reported deaths, 549 were classified as direct, 302 as indirect and 45 as unknown. Hemorrhage was the most common cause of maternal mortality, followed by Preeclampsia, Eclampsia and sepsis. Among all indirect causes, cardio -vascular diseases were responsible for 10% of maternal deaths, followed by thromboembolism, HTN and renal diseases. Conclusion: Although maternal mortality ratio in IRI could be comparable with the developed countries but its pattern is following developing countries and with this study we had provided reliable data for other prospective studies.
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- Marzieh Vahiddastjerdy
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Arash Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Maternal, Fetal and Neonatal Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Maternal, Fetal and Neonatal Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Maternal, Fetal and Neonatal Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
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Ogu R, Agholor K, Okonofua F. Engendering the Attainment of the SDG-3 in Africa: Overcoming the Socio Cultural Factors Contributing to Maternal Mortality. Afr J Reprod Health 2016; 20:62-74. [PMID: 29553196 DOI: 10.29063/ajrh2016/v20i3.11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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At the conclusion of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide an opportunity to ensure healthy lives, promote the social well-being of women and end preventable maternal death. However, inequities in health and avoidable health inequalities occasioned by adverse social, cultural and economic influences and policies are major determinants as to whether a woman can access evidence-based clinical and preventative interventions for reducing maternal mortality. This review discusses sociocultural influences that contribute to the high rate of maternal mortality in Nigeria, a country categorised as having made -no progress‖ towards achieving MDG 5. We highlight the need for key interventions to mitigate the impact of negative sociocultural practices and social inequality that decrease women's access to evidence-based reproductive health services that lead to high rate of maternal mortality. Strategies to overcome identified negative sociocultural influences and ultimately galvanize efforts towards achieving one of the tenets of SDG-3 are recommended.
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Bamgboye EA, Adebiyi AO, Fatiregun AA. Assessment of Emergency Obstetric Care Services in Ibadan-Ibarapa Health Zone, Oyo State, Nigeria. Afr J Reprod Health 2016; 20:88-97. [PMID: 29553181 DOI: 10.29063/ajrh2016/v20i1.9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Nigeria's high maternal mortality has been attributed to poor utilization of obstetric care services to handle complications of pregnancy and childbirth. But how available are standard emergency obstetric care services? This facility based cross sectional study assessed the availability and accessibility of emergency obstetric care services in Oyo State, Nigeria. Using a multi-stage sampling technique, 61 primary and 10 secondary health care facilities were selected. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire from the heads of the maternity units. Spatial mapping of the facilities was also produced. Results showed availability of comprehensive emergency obstetric care (CEmOC) facilities (0-3.9/500,000 population) was adequate, however a gross lack of basic emergency obstetric care (BEmOC) facilities (0-5.4/500,000 population) was observed, where available, they were clustered in the urban settlements. Prompt action needs to be taken to upgrade basic emergency obstetric care facilities accessible to the larger rural population dwellers to improve maternal health indices.
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Peripartum hemorrhage is one of the most preventable causes of maternal mortality worldwide. Much effort has been directed toward creating programs that address deficits in maternity care responsible for preventable hemorrhage-related morbidity and mortality. To have a significant impact on outcomes, such programs must address both providers and processes involved in the delivery of maternity care. At the core of a successful program, are standardized care bundles integrating medical and surgical techniques for managing hemorrhage with principles of transfusion medicine and critical care. In this article, we review the components of the safety bundle for obstetric hemorrhage developed by ACOG District II Safe Motherhood Initiative.
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- Adiel Fleischer
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine, 270-05 76th Ave, Suite 400, New Hyde Park, NY 11040.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine, 270-05 76th Ave, Suite 400, New Hyde Park, NY 11040
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BACKGROUND Increasing global health efforts have focused on preventing pregnancy-related maternal deaths, but the factors that contribute to maternal deaths in specific high-burden nations are poorly understood. The aim of this study was to identify factors that influence the occurrence of maternal deaths in a regional maternity hospital in Kuando Kubango province of Angola. METHODS The study was a retrospective cross-sectional analysis of case notes of all maternal deaths and deliveries that were recorded from 2010 to 2014. The information collected included data on pregnancy, labor and post-natal period retrieved from case notes and the delivery register. RESULTS During the period under study, a total of 7,158 live births were conducted out of which 131 resulted in maternal death with an overall maternal mortality ratio of 1,830 per 100,000 live births. The causes of death and their importance was relatively similar over the period reviewed. The direct obstetric causes accounted for 51% of all deaths. The major causes were hemorrhage (15%), puerperal sepsis (13%), eclampsia (11%) and ruptured uterus (10%). In addition, indirect non-obstetric medical causes such as Malaria, Anemia, hepatitis, AIDs and cardiovascular diseases accounted for 49% of all maternal deaths. There is poor documentation of personal data and clinical case management of cases. The factors of mutual instability of statistical significance associated with maternal death are: place of domicile (P=0.0001) and distance to the hospital (P=0.0001). CONCLUSION AND GLOBAL HEALTH IMPLICATION The study demonstrated that the MMR in maternity hospital is very high and is higher than the WHO 2014 estimates and the province is yet to achieve the desired MDG 5 target by the end of 2015. A reversal of the present state requires data driven planning in order to improve access and use of Maternal Health Services (MHS) and ultimately lower the number of pregnancy-related maternal deaths.
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- World Health Organization, 197-7, Rua Major, Incombota, Luanda, Angola
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Chawla J, Arora D, Paul M, Ajmani SN. Emergency Obstetric Hysterectomy: A Retrospective Study from a Teaching Hospital in North India over Eight Years. Oman Med J 2015; 30:181-6. [PMID: 26171124 DOI: 10.5001/omj.2015.39] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2015] [Accepted: 04/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES We sought to determine the frequency, demographic characteristics, indications, and feto-maternal outcomes associated with emergency peripartum hysterectomy in an easily accessible urban center. METHODS We conducted a retrospective, observational, and analytical study over a period of eight years, from August 2006 to July 2014. A total of 56 cases of emergency obstetric hysterectomy (EOH) were studied in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kasturba Hospital, New Delhi. RESULTS The incidence of EOH in our study was 30 per 100,000 following vaginal delivery and 270 per 100,000 following cesarean section. The overall incidence was 83 per 100,000 deliveries. Atonic postpartum hemorrhage (25%) was the most common indication followed by placenta accreta (21%) and uterine rupture (17.5%). The most frequent sequelae were febrile morbidity (19.2%) and disseminated intravascular coagulation (13.5%). Maternal mortality was 17.7% whereas perinatal mortality was 37.5%. CONCLUSIONS A balanced approach to EOH can prove to be lifesaving at times when conservative surgical modalities fail and interventional radiology is not immediately available. Our study highlights the place of extirpative surgery in modern obstetrics in the face of rising rates of cesarean section and multiple pregnancies particularly in urban settings in developing countries.
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- Jaya Chawla
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Army College of Medical Sciences & Base Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Army College of Medical Sciences & Base Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kasturba Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kasturba Hospital, New Delhi, India
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Kaur H, Kaur S, Singh S. Trends in Maternal Mortality Ratio in a Tertiary Referral Hospital and the Effects of Various Maternity Schemes on It. J Family Reprod Health 2015; 9:89-92. [PMID: 26175763 PMCID: PMC4500820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To analyze the trend in maternal mortality ratio in a tertiary care centre and the effect of various maternity schemes on it. MATERIALS AND METHODS Retrospective analysis of all maternal deaths occurring in the Guru Gobind Singh Medical College & Hospital, Faridkot, Punjab, India was done from Jan 2010 to Dec 2012. Every maternal death was scrutinized from various aspects like direct cause of death, age, locality, antenatal care and gestational age. RESULTS The total number of deliveries has risen from 957 in 2010 to 1063 in 2012 at the same time the maternal mortality ratio has increased from 835.94 in 2010 to 2054.55 per one live birth in 2012. Haemorrhage (24.12%) and sepsis (18.9%) were the most common causes of death followed closely by pregnancy induced hypertension including eclampsia (15.5%). Anemia (12.06%) contributed to the most common indirect cause of death. CONCLUSION Implementation of the various maternity schemes has had no significant impact on the profile of dying mothers. There is a need to stress the importance of good antenatal care in reducing Maternal Mortality Ratio.
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- Harpreet Kaur
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Gurugobind Singh Médical Hospital, Faridkot, Punjab, India
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University College of Nursing, Faridkot, Punjab, India
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Debate around homebirth typically focuses on the risk of maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity--the primary focus is on deaths. There is little discussion on the risk of long-term disability to the future child. We argue that maternal and perinatal mortality are truly tragic outcomes, but focusing disproportionately on them overshadows the importance of harm to a future child created by avoidable, foreseeable disability. The interests of future children are of great moral importance. Both professionals and pregnant women have an ethical obligation to minimize risk of long-term harm to the future child; harm to people who will exist is a clear and uncontroversial morally relevant harm. The medical literature does not currently adequately address the risk of long-term disability, which is at least as relevant as other outcomes. The choice of place of elective birth (home, hospital or other) may only be justified if it does not expose the future child to an unreasonable increased risk of avoidable disability. Doctors' duty of care for the life of the pregnant woman and her fetus may be overridden by the woman's choices. But further research is required to document the prevalence of long term avoidable disability associated with different birth place choices. Couples should be informed of this risk and doctors should attempt to dissuade couples when they elect a place of birth that puts the health and well-being of the future child at risk.
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- Lachlan de Crespigny
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Faculty of Philosophy, The Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, Oxford, UK
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- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Faculty of Philosophy, The Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, Oxford, UK
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Mendes M, Barbosa J, Loureiro E, Ferreira MA. How medical education can contribute towards the reduction of maternal mortality in Angola: the teaching/learning process of Gynecology and Obstetrics. Afr Health Sci 2014; 14:228-36. [PMID: 26060485 DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v14i1.36] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In Angola the maternal mortality ratio is among the highest in the world. Medical students are an important target for intervention. OBJECTIVES To evaluate how students perceive the curricular unit of Gynecology and Obstetrics (G&O) in a public institution of reference in Angola. METHODS The study involved a sample of 147 students of the faculty of Medicine of the University Agostinho Neto, Luanda, Angola, attending the curricular unit of G&O in the 5th and 6th years of the medical course. Data were obtained through surveys of opinion. The information of the scales was summarized through the construction of scores from the original items using the Principal Components Analysis. RESULTS Students evaluated positively the curricular unit although emphasizing the lack of human and physical resources. The 5th year scored with higher values Teacher Performance and 6th year Students' Performance. Both years considered to have insufficient skills to meet the learning objectives. CONCLUSION Constraints were identified in the outcomes of the teaching/learning program. Several points emerged as crucial from this study: widespread the areas of teaching/learning, increase the number and quality of teaching staff, improve the monitoring of students and provide adequate infrastructures and medical equipment to support the teaching/learning program.
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- M Mendes
- Department of Education and Research of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine of the University Agostinho Neto Av. Hoji ya Henda, 116, Luanda, Angola.
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- Center for Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto Al. Prof. Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
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- Elizabete Maria Ferraz Loureiro Carteado Center for Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto Al. Prof. Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
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- Maria Amélia Duarte Ferreira Center for Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto Al. Prof. Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
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Thiam O, Cissé ML, Niang MM, Gaye A, Diouf A, Moreau JC. [ Maternal Mortality At The Centre De Sante Roi Baudouin (Dakar - Senegal): About 308 Cases]. Mali Med 2014; 29:19-24. [PMID: 30049098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVES - To determine the epidemiologic profile and private clinics of the cases of maternal mortality at the centre de santé Roi Baudouin. UNLABELLED - To identify the etiologies of the cases of maternal death at the centre de santé Roi Baudouin; - To determine the assumption of responsibility of the cases of maternal death at the centre de santé Roi Baudouin. MATERIAL AND METHODS It was about a longitudinal descriptive retrospective study relating to 308 cases of maternal death from January 1998 to December 2005 at the centre de santé Roi Baudouin; de Guédiawaye, in suburbs of Dakar. We had included in the study all the patients died during the time of the gravido-puerperality during the study period. The studied parameters related to the socio-epidemiologic data, the clinical data on the pregnancy and the childbirth, the quality of the assumption of responsibility, the causes of maternal death and the forecast neonatal. The data were analyzed with the software Epi information-version 6. RESULTS The ratio of maternal death was of 615.8 per 100.000 live births. The Middle Age of the deaths was 28.4 years with extremes of 14 and 52 years. The average gestity was of 4 with extremes of 1 and 25. As for the parity, it was of 3.9 with extremes of 1 and 22. The multipares were the section most concerned, followed first calf cows. A woman on four had made more than 3 antenatal consultations. The majority of our patients were evacuated (53.6%), but only 18.2% of the patients had profited from a medicalized transport. The reasons for evacuation were dominated by the vasculo-renal haemorrhages (49%) and syndromes (19%). The majority of the patients (n=234) had been confined, that is to say 76% of the cases; by natural way (45%) and Caesarean (32%). The patients had died of direct obstetrical causes in 80%, the indirect causes accounted for only 17,5%. The obstetrical causes death were dominated by the abrupto placentae, the haemorrhage of the postpartum and the uterine rupture. The maternal death was associated in more half of the cases of a fetal death (51.3%). The maternal age, the parity, the quality of the antenatal consultations, the hemorrhagic pathology coupled with the way of childbirth influenced occurred of maternal death. CONCLUSION Maternal mortality remains a major concern at the centre de santé Roi Baudouin. The reduction of this mortality passes by operation correct 24 hours a day hours of the other ONEC centers of the area of Dakar, the availability of blood and its derivatives and the creation of a functional service of intensive care.
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- clinique gynecologique et obstetricale, c.h.u. aristide le dantec, universite cheikhe anta. Diop de dakar, senegal
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- clinique gynecologique et obstetricale, c.h.u. aristide le dantec, universite cheikhe anta. Diop de dakar, senegal
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- clinique gynecologique et obstetricale, c.h.u. aristide le dantec, universite cheikhe anta. Diop de dakar, senegal
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Eftekhar-Vaghefi R, Foroodnia S, Nakhaee N. Gaining insight into the prevention of maternal death using narrative analysis: an experience from kerman, iran. Int J Health Policy Manag 2013; 1:255-9. [PMID: 24596882 PMCID: PMC3937902 DOI: 10.15171/ijhpm.2013.54] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2013] [Accepted: 10/01/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Reduction in maternal mortality requires an in-depth knowledge of the causes of death. This study was conducted to explore the circumstances and events leading to maternal mortality through a holistic approach. Using narrative text analysis, all documents related to maternal deaths occurred from 2007 to 2011 in Kerman province/Iran were reviewed thoroughly by an expert panel. A 93-item chart abstraction instrument was developed according to the expert panel and literature. The instrument consisted of demographic and pregnancy related variables, underlying and contributing causes of death, and type of delays regarding public health aspects, medical and system performance issues. A total of 64 maternal deaths were examined. One third of deaths occurred in women less than 18 or higher than 35 years. Nearly 95% of them lived in a low or mid socioeconomic status. In half of the cases, inappropriate or nonuse of contraceptives was seen. Delay in the provision of any adequate treatment after arrival at the health facility was seen in 59% of cases. The most common medical causes of death were preeclampsia/eclampsia (15.6%), postpartum hemorrhage (12.5%) and deep phlebothrombosis (10.9%), respectively. Negligence was accounted for 95% of maternal deaths. To overcome the root causes of maternal death, more emphasis should be devoted to system failures and patient safety rather than the underlying causes of death and medical issues solely.
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- Rana Eftekhar-Vaghefi
- Neuroscience Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Research Center for Social Determinants of Health, Institute of Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Research Center for Health Services Management, Institute of Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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After the passing of the 1902 Midwives Act, a growing proportion of women were delivered by trained and supervised midwives. Standards of midwifery should therefore have improved over the first three decades of the twentieth century, yet nationally this was not reflected in the main outcome measures (stillbirths, early neonatal mortality and maternal death). This paper shows that there was a difference in the risks associated with delivery by the different attendants, with qualified midwives having the best outcome, then bona-fide (untrained) midwives and lastly doctors, even when account is taken of the fact that doctors were called in cases of medical need and may have been booked where a problematic delivery was expected. The paper argues that the lack of improvement in outcome measures could be consistent with improving standards of care among both trained and bona-fide midwives, because increased attention to the rules stipulating when midwives called for medical help meant that a doctor was called into an increasing number of deliveries (including less complicated ones), raising the chance of unnecessary and dangerous interventions.
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- Alice Reid
- The Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure, Department of Geography, Downing Place, Cambridge CB2 3EN, UK.
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Edmonds JK, Hruschka D, Sibley LM. A comparison of excessive postpartum blood loss estimates among three subgroups of women attending births in Matlab, Bangladesh. J Midwifery Womens Health 2010; 55:378-82. [PMID: 20625452 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2009.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is the leading cause of maternal death and disability worldwide. Recognition depends on subjective visual quantification. This study sought to assess and compare the thresholds for excessive postpartum blood loss reported by skilled birth attendants (SBA), traditional birth attendants (TBA), and laywomen in Matlab, Bangladesh. METHOD Data from six questions asking about excessive blood loss in the postpartum period were analyzed using analysis of variance (ANOVA), Hochberg test, Kruskal-Wallis and standard descriptive statistics. RESULTS Thresholds for excessive blood loss estimated by laywomen and TBAs exceed biomedical standards for PPH. Skilled birth attendant reports are consistent with the definition of severe acute PPH. CONCLUSION Further research on locally validated blood collection devices, in birth kits, for diagnostic aid or referral indication is needed. Areas where coverage and uptake of skilled birth attendance are low should be targeted due to the number of home births attended by TBAs and laywomen in such settings. PRECIS A comparison of excessive postpartum blood loss estimates among skilled birth attendants, traditional birth attendants and laywomen in Matlab, Bangladesh.
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- Joyce K Edmonds
- Center for Research on Maternal and Newborn Survival, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Alshishtawy MM. Strategic approach to improving maternal survival in oman. Oman Med J 2008; 23:179-186. [PMID: 22359710 PMCID: PMC3282324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2008] [Accepted: 05/25/2008] [Indexed: 05/31/2023] Open
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THIS STUDY OF MATERNAL MORTALITY IN OMAN TRIES TO ANSWER THE QUESTION: Is the Fifth Millennium Development Goal achievable in Oman or not? In Oman, Maternal Mortality Ratio currently stands at 22.9/100,000, a reduction of 38.9% from its 37.5/100,000 in 2002. This figure suggests that much needs to be done to accelerate progress towards the achievement of the Fifth Millennium Development Goal. Characteristics of 135 Omani women who died during pregnancy, labour or puerperium during the period 1990-2005 were studied. Data related to maternal health in Oman were also scrutinized, e.g. age of first marriage, ante-natal, natal and post-natal care, birth spacing, fertility and perinatal mortality. The study calls for accelerated efforts and renewed commitment to maternal health and recommends a framework for national strategic directions to scale up access to essential interventions to reduce maternal mortality in Oman and move closer to the achievement of the Fifth Millennium Development Goal.
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- Mo'ness M. Alshishtawy
- Address correspondence and reprint to: Dr. Mo'ness M. Alshishtawy, Senior Consultant, Health Planning, Ministry of Health, Sultanate of Oman. E-mail:
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