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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"maternal mortality and morbidity"”.
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A Study of the Third Stage of Labor
… of the genital tract, retained placental tissue and uterine atony. As post partum hemorrhage still ranks high as a cause of maternal mortality and morbidity it is obvious that the method of prevention of this complication has not as yet been found for all eases. Improvement in technique has …
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A comparison of calcium levels in pre-eclamptic and normotensive pregnancies in a low dietary calcium setting
Pre-eclampsia is a leading cause of maternal mortality and morbidity in South Africa. At present this disease cannot be prevented and many interventions to reduce the incidence of pre-eclampsia have been investigated. Calcium supplementation of pregnant women at high risk of developing …
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Women’s perspectives of home birth with a traditional birth attendant in the East African Community: a qualitative evidence synthesis
Maternal mortality and morbidity related to childbirth constitutes a considerable health burden in the East African Community (EAC). This project aims to understand the perspectives of women regarding the role of traditional birth attendants (TBAs) in home birth occurring in the EAC. To address …
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Quantify Blood Loss to Prevent Escalation of Blood Loss
… the escalation of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), and decrease maternal mortality and morbidity related to PPH in Maternal Child Health (MCH). This project is initiated in a Northern California acute-care facility’s MCH department, which consists of: childbearing women pregnant at gestation age of …
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Population pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic modelling to improve tuberculosis treatment
… disease. Tuberculosis is a significant cause of maternal mortality and morbidity, but little is known about the effect of pregnancy on anti-TB drugs concentrations. A critical challenge to the global efforts to control the tuberculosis epidemic is the spreading of drug resistance to first-line …
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A Peripartum Assessment of Nailfold Capillary Density in Women With Preeclampsia
… or >90mmHg diastolic), along with proteinuria and is a leading cause of maternal mortality and morbidity worldwide. Despite the etiology of PE remaining elusive, it is thought that placental trophoblast cells do not adequately invade into the inner myometrium layer of the uterus during …
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Closed mitral valvotomy in pregnancy
… the most important non-obstetric cause of maternal mortality and morbidity during pregnancy, despite its low incidence of less than 1%. This is due to the decline in the number of deaths from haemorrhage, infection and toxemia. In addition, a striking change in the pattern of proportional …
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EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF THE MARYLAND GLOBAL BUDGET MODEL ON SEVERE MATERNAL MORBIDITY DISPARITIES
Maternal mortality and morbidity are at an all-time high in the United States, and minoritized groups are disproportionately affected. Severe maternal morbidity (SMM), the life-threatening events that occur during hospitalization for childbirth leading to major short- or long-term health …
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Impendiments to contraceptive use in women admitted with abortion at the University Teaching Hospital(UTH)
Abortion is a major cause of maternal mortality and morbidity in sub-Saharan Africa. This is because many women are, for various reasons that include poor quality of existing services, fear or distrust of methods or conflict between partners about childbearing goals, still not using modem …
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The role of the health system in women's utilisation of maternal health services in Sudan
Background: Maternal mortality and morbidity still pose a significant challenge in Sudan, where no significant improvements in maternal health have been achieved despite the focus on the Millennium Development Goals. Under-utilisation is a major public health concern even though Sudan is among the …
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A retrospective review of surgical site infection following caesarean section at Mowbray Maternity Hospital
… Pregnancy related sepsis is a major cause of maternal mortality and morbidity in South Africa. Caesarean section (CS) is the most important risk factor in the development of puerperal infection, and surgical site infection (SSI) after CS increases maternal morbidity as well as medical costs. …
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Exploring Structural Factors that Influence Black Maternal Morbidity: A Case Study of Illinois Hospitals
… States is the only industrialized country whose maternal mortality rates are increasing at an alarming pace (Ollove, 2018). These deaths are often precipitated by co-morbidities, pregnancy complications, or missed opportunities as it relates to accessing care, quality, and level of care, a missed …
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Improving Data Collection to Reduce Maternal and Infant Mortality and Morbidity in Malawi: Evaluating Chimwemwe mu'bereki, a Community Based Intervention
<p>Maternal and infant death rates in Malawi are among the highest in the world. Over 17 million people live in this small country in sub-Saharan Africa, where the country’s life expectancy is just 60.6 years (World Bank, 2015). These deaths can be attributed to many complex factors, including …
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Developing guidelines to promote community participation and local accountability for pregnant women’s access to basic antenatal care in Mpumalanga Province South Africa
… evidence on local perceptions, needs, views on and experiences of antenatal care services, community participation and local accountability for health in Bushbuckridge sub-District, Mpumalanga Province with a view of promoting basic antenatal care. The sub-District is located in Ehlanzeni …