Improving Maternal Health: Maternal Morbidity and Mortality in Developing Countries

Puerperal sepsis is an important cause of maternal morbidity and mortality in developing countries. This study was Myiasis is the infestation of live human and vertebrate animals with dipterous larvae, which at least for a period, feed on the host's dead or living tissue, liquid body substances, or ingested food. Intestinal myiasis is usually an accidental phenomenon, which occurs due to the ingestion of eggs or larvae present in food. Usually the patient is asymptomatic and the larvae are excreted harmlessly in the faeces. In some case it may be associated with symptoms. The present paper describes such a case.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjmm.v4i2.10832

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The Intersection of Maternal Morbidity and Mortality and Intimate Partner Violence in the United States

Current Women s Health Reviews ◽

10.2174/1573404816999200502024742 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 16 (4) ◽

pp. 298-312 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Samia Noursi ◽

Janine Austin Clayton ◽

Jacquelyn Campbell ◽

Phyllis Sharps

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Maternal Health ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Maternal Morbidity ◽

The United States ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Morbidity And Mortality ◽

Maternal Morbidity And Mortality ◽

Mortality Review ◽

Maternal Mortality Review

Background: In the United States, rates of maternal morbidity and mortality (MMM) are high compared with other high-income countries and are characterized by significant racial/ethnic disparities. Typically, research on MMM focuses on obstetrical problems. Less research examines the role of intimate partner violence (IPV). Maternal health, IPV, and their intersection are linked with the impacts of social determinants of health. Objective: We sought to understand the intersection of MMM and IPV in the United States, particularly data issues that hinder research in this area and the resulting knowledge gaps. Methods: We identified major articles of interest regarding maternal morbidity and mortality and IPV in the United States and drafted a mini review based on relevant information. Results: Despite the prevalence of IPV during pregnancy, the intersection of maternal health and IPV has not been widely reviewed or discussed. Conclusion: There are a number of limitations in surveillance activities and data collection that underestimate the impact of IPV on MMM. Importantly, women who die by homicide or suicide— which in many cases is linked with IPV—are not counted as pregnancy-related deaths in the United States under the current definition. Establishing separate panels of local experts in maternal health or maternal mortality review committees (MMRCs) that are dedicated to examining violent deaths and use of the Maternal Mortality Review Information Application system would likely improve data accuracy of pregnancy-associated deaths. Based on the literature reviewed and limitations of current data, there are significant knowledge gaps on the effects of IPV and maternal health.

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Legalization, safer and more preventive than restriction

Aegean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology ◽

10.46328/aejog.v2i2.37 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 14-18

Author(s):

Blondy Kayembe Mulumba

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Maternal Morbidity ◽

Morbidity And Mortality ◽

Unsafe Abortion ◽

Safe Abortion ◽

Effective Prevention ◽

Illegal Abortion ◽

Maternal Morbidity And Mortality ◽

Abortion Laws ◽

Restrictive Abortion Laws

In this paper, the goal aimed was to bring out consequences that go along with illegal and unsafe abortion and benefits attached to legal and safe abortion in order to urge countries with restrictive abortion laws to reform their legislations so as to save women’s lives from higher morbidity and mortality resulting from unsafe abortion and to protect their health and human rights. In fact, a large number of scholars have established the relationships between developing countries and restrictive abortion laws, restrictive abortion grounds and illegal abortion, illegal abortion and unsafe abortion, unsafe abortion and higher maternal morbidity and mortality. From that, it has been stressed that most of developing countries have restrictive abortion legislation, which fosters a large amount of illicit and unsafe abortions, responsible of such consequences as higher maternal morbidity and mortality. Since restrictive laws, instead of decreasing illegal abortion and its consequences, only increase them and make women run a great risk, it has been demonstrated that legalizing and granting access to safe abortion is the most effective prevention of criminal and unsafe abortions.

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Birth preparedness: studying its effectiveness in improving maternal health in urban slums of Jamnagar, Gujarat

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20175332 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (12) ◽

pp. 4569 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Neha A. Patel ◽

J. P. Mehta ◽

Sumit V. Unadkat ◽

Sudha B. Yadav

Keyword(s):

Maternal Health ◽

Maternal Morbidity ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Morbidity And Mortality ◽

Cluster Sampling ◽

Birth Preparedness ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Place Of Delivery ◽

Danger Signs ◽

Maternal Morbidity And Mortality

Background: Maternal health and healthy outcome of a pregnancy are the core focus of all the programmes related to maternal and child health. Most of the causes of maternal morbidity and mortality are preventable. So we need to introduce new strategies according to the need of beneficiaries to reduce the underlying causes which ultimately lead to morbidities or complications during pregnancy. Birth preparedness is a kind of strategy which can help the mothers to plan out their pregnancy to combat the complications arising during pregnancy, childbirth or puerperium. The aims and objectives were to study the birth preparedness amongst the women, to study effect of various socio demographic determinants on birth preparedness and to find out relation between maternal morbidity and mortality with birth preparedness. Methods: Cross sectional study was conducted in Jamnagar. 450 women were selected by 30 cluster sampling. Data analysis was done with Microsoft office Excel and SPSS 20, Chi square test was applied. Results: 11.33% women were fully prepared, 67.33% were partially prepared while 96 women were not prepared at all. Education, place of delivery, parity and knowledge of danger signs has statistically significant association with birth preparedness in cases of both maternal mortalities, women were not at all prepared. Conclusions: Birth preparedness practices need to be improved. Education, parity, place of delivery, knowledge about danger signs are associated with birth preparedness practices. Birth preparedness can help in decreasing maternal morbidities and mortalities.

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