BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (2024)

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Contribution of portable obstetric ultrasound service innovation in averting maternal and neonatal morbidities and mortalities at semi-urban health centers of Ethiopia: a retrospective facility-based study Framing maternal morbidity: WHO scoping exercise Constructing maternal morbidity – towards a standard tool to measure and monitor maternal health beyond mortality Maternal multimorbidity during pregnancy and after childbirth in women in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic literature review Maternal morbidity and preterm birth in 22 low- and middle-income countries: a secondary analysis of the WHO Global Survey dataset Giving women WOICE postpartum: prevalence of maternal morbidity in high-risk pregnancies using the WHO-WOICE instrument Women’s experience of maternal morbidity: a qualitative analysis Postpartum maternal morbidity requiring hospital admission in Lusaka, Zambia – a descriptive study Maternal postpartum morbidity in Marrakech: what women feel what doctors diagnose? Severe maternal morbidity: admission shift from intensive care unit to obstetric high-dependency unit Measurement of maternal morbidity during postpartum with the WHO-WOICE tools in Morocco Incidence, determinants and perinatal outcomes of near miss maternal morbidity in Ile-Ife Nigeria: a prospective case control study Maternal near miss and mortality attributable to hypertensive disorders in a tertiary hospital, Tanzania; a cross-sectional study Association of antenatal corticosteroids with mortality and morbidities in very preterm infants born to women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: a multicenter prospective cohort study Mortality and major morbidities in very preterm infants born from assisted conception or naturally conceived: results of the area-based ACTION study Appropriate criteria for identification of near-miss maternal morbidity in tertiary care facilities: A cross sectional study Maternal morbidity in the first year after childbirth in Mombasa Kenya; a needs assessment Is a ‘guideline-compliant’ primary cesarean delivery associated with a modified risk for maternal and neonatal morbidity?: a clinical evaluation of the 2014 ACOG/SMFM obstetric care consensus statement Maternal near miss and mortality in a tertiary care hospital in Rwanda Systematic review of the magnitude and case fatality ratio for severe maternal morbidity in sub-Saharan Africa between 1995 and 2010 Using audit to enhance quality of maternity care in resource limited countries: lessons learnt from rural Tanzania The burden of maternal morbidity and mortality attributable to hypertensive disorders in pregnancy: a prospective cohort study from Uganda Obstetric near-miss and maternal mortality in maternity university hospital, Damascus, Syria: a retrospective study The impact of maternal morbidity on cesarean section rates: exploring a Latin American network of sentinel facilities using the Robson’s Ten Group Classification System Factors associated with severe maternal morbidity and near miss in the São FranciscoValley, Brazil: a retrospective, cohort study Combined maternal risk factors and the Quadruple test to predict late-onset preeclampsia in pregnant Thai women Factors associated with severe maternal morbidity in Kelantan, Malaysia: A comparative cross-sectional study Maternal near-miss in a rural hospital in Sudan Laparotomy in women with severe acute maternal morbidity: secondary analysis of a nationwide cohort study Trends in adverse maternal outcomes during childbirth: a population-based study of severe maternal morbidity Severe maternal morbidity and maternal near miss in the extremes of reproductive age: results from a national cross- sectional multicenter study Different levels of associations between medical co-morbidities and preterm birth outcomes among racial/ethnic women enrolled in Medicaid 2014–2015: retrospective analysis The relationship between severe maternal morbidity and psychological health symptoms at 6–8weeks postpartum: a prospective cohort study in one English maternity unit Maternal health study: a prospective cohort study of nulliparous women recruited in early pregnancy A new modified obstetric early warning score for prognostication of severe maternal morbidity A systematic review of the relationship between severe maternal morbidity and post-traumatic stress disorder The triple threat of pregnancy, HIV infection and malaria: reported causes of maternal mortality in two nationwide health facility assessments in Mozambique, 2007 and 2012 Maternal near miss and maternal deaths in Mozambique: a cross-sectional, region-wide study of 635 consecutive cases assisted in health facilities of Maputo province Sexual life and dysfunction after maternal morbidity: a systematic review Maternal near miss and mortality in a rural referral hospital in northern Tanzania: a cross-sectional study Association of maternal anemia with other risk factors in occurrence of Great obstetrical syndromes at university clinics, Kinshasa, DR Congo The contribution of maternal characteristics and cesarean delivery to an increasing trend of severe maternal morbidity Predictors of maternal near miss among women admitted in Gurage zone hospitals, South Ethiopia, 2017: a case control study Maternal diet, nutritional status and infant birth weight in Malaysia: a scoping review The relationship between severe maternal morbidity and a risk of postpartum readmission among Korean women: a nationwide population-based cohort study Impact of maternal age on obstetric and neonatal morbidity: a retrospective cohort study Lower versus higher diagnostic criteria for the detection of gestational diabetes for reducing maternal and perinatal morbidity: study protocol for the GEMS randomised trial Estimation of high risk pregnancy contributing to perinatal morbidity and mortality from a birth population-based regional survey in 2010 in China Maternal and perinatal outcome after previous caesarean section in rural Rwanda Perinatal outcomes in twin pregnancies complicated by maternal morbidity: evidence from the WHO Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health
  • Contribution of portable obstetric ultrasound service innovation in averting maternal and neonatal morbidities and mortalities at semi-urban health centers of Ethiopia: a retrospective facility-based study

    The maternal and neonatal mortalities in Ethiopia are high. ... the contribution of obstetric ultrasound services on averted maternal and neonatal morbidities and mortalities in Ethiopia.

    Authors: Hailemariam Segni Abawollo, Zergu Tafesse Tsegaye, Binyam Fekadu Desta, Ismael Ali Beshir, Birhan Tenaw Mengesha, Asfaw Adugna Guteta, Atrie Fekadu Heyi, Tsega Teferi Mamo, Zenawork Kassa Gebremedhin, Heran Demissie Damte, Meseret Zelealem and Mesele Damte Argaw

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:368

    Content type: Research Published on: 28 April 2022

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  • Framing maternal morbidity: WHO scoping exercise

    Maternal morbidity estimations are not based on well-documented ... informing efforts to address the issue and improve maternal health. To fill this gap, maternal morbidity needs to be clearly defined, driving th...

    Authors: Rachel C Vanderkruik, Özge Tunçalp, Doris Chou and Lale Say

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013 13:213

    Content type: Research article Published on: 19 November 2013

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  • Constructing maternal morbidity – towards a standard tool to measure and monitor maternal health beyond mortality

    Maternal morbidity is a complex entity and its presentation ... the conceptualization and development of a definition for maternal morbidity, and the framework for its measurement: the maternal morbidity matrix, ...

    Authors: Doris Chou, Özge Tunçalp, Tabassum Firoz, Maria Barreix, Veronique Filippi, Peter von Dadelszen, Nynke van den Broek, Jose Guilherme Cecatti and Lale Say

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2016 16:45

    Content type: Debate Published on: 2 March 2016

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  • Maternal multimorbidity during pregnancy and after childbirth in women in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic literature review

    For every maternal death, 20 to 30 women are estimated to have morbidities related to pregnancy or childbirth. Much of ... women in low- and middle-income countries. Maternal multimorbidity can include physical, ...

    Authors: Mary McCauley, Shamsa Zafar and Nynke van den Broek

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:637

    Content type: Research article Published on: 20 October 2020

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  • Maternal morbidity and preterm birth in 22 low- and middle-income countries: a secondary analysis of the WHO Global Survey dataset

    Preterm birth (PTB) (<37weeks) complicates approximately 15 million deliveries annually, 60% occurring in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Several maternal morbidities increase the risk of spontaneous (s...

    Authors: Joshua P Vogel, Anne CC Lee and João Paulo Souza

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014 14:56

    Content type: Research article Published on: 31 January 2014

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  • Giving women WOICE postpartum: prevalence of maternal morbidity in high-risk pregnancies using the WHO-WOICE instrument

    There are no accurate estimates of the prevalence of non-severe maternal morbidities. Given the lack of instruments to fully assess these morbidities, the World Health Organization (WHO) developed ... aimed to ev...

    Authors: M. N. Lamus, S. Pabon, C. MPoca, J. P. Guida, M. A. Parpinelli, J. G. Cecatti, M. F. Vidarte and M. L. Costa

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:357

    Content type: Research article Published on: 5 May 2021

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  • Women’s experience of maternal morbidity: a qualitative analysis

    Maternal morbidity refers to pregnancy-related complications, ranging in ... one in 210 maternities will experience a severe morbidity. Yet, how women internalize their experience of morbidity has gone largely un...

    Authors: S. Meaney, J. E. Lutomski, L. O’ Connor, K. O’ Donoghue and R. A. Greene

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2016 16:184

    Content type: Research article Published on: 25 July 2016

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  • Postpartum maternal morbidity requiring hospital admission in Lusaka, Zambia – a descriptive study

    Information on the extent of postpartum maternal morbidity in developing countries is extremely limited. In ... useful baseline information on the acute and severe morbidity that women experience in the early wee...

    Authors: Lisa Vallely, Yusuf Ahmed and Susan F Murray

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2005 5:1

    Content type: Research article Published on: 1 February 2005

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  • Maternal postpartum morbidity in Marrakech: what women feel what doctors diagnose?

    Information about postpartum maternal morbidity in developing countries is limited and often ... In Morocco, little is known about obstetric maternal morbidity. Our aim was to measure and identify the causes of p...

    Authors: Bouchra Assarag, Dominique Dubourg, Abderrahmane Maaroufi, Bruno Dujardin and Vincent De Brouwere

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013 13:225

    Content type: Research article Published on: 5 December 2013

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  • Severe maternal morbidity: admission shift from intensive care unit to obstetric high-dependency unit

    To study temporal trends of intensive care unit (ICU) admission in obstetric population after the introduction of obstetric high-dependency unit (HDU).

    Authors: Ning Gu, Yaning Zheng and Yimin Dai

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:140

    Content type: Research Published on: 21 February 2022

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  • Measurement of maternal morbidity during postpartum with the WHO-WOICE tools in Morocco

    Maternal morbidity refers to any health problems or complications ... have documented the, mostly negative, effects of maternal ill-health on functioning. Although, measurement of maternel morbidity remains under...

    Authors: Hanane Hababa and Bouchra Assarag

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:310

    Content type: Research Published on: 2 May 2023

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  • Incidence, determinants and perinatal outcomes of near miss maternal morbidity in Ile-Ife Nigeria: a prospective case control study

    Maternal mortality ratio in Nigeria is one of the highest in the world. Near misses occur in larger numbers than maternal deaths hence they allow for a more comprehensive analysis of risk factors and determina...

    Authors: Ikeola A Adeoye, Adedeji A Onayade and Adesegun O Fatusi

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013 13:93

    Content type: Research article Published on: 15 April 2013

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  • Maternal near miss and mortality attributable to hypertensive disorders in a tertiary hospital, Tanzania; a cross-sectional study

    Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy is the second most common direct cause of maternal deaths accounting for 14% of maternal deaths worldwide. Severe pre-eclampsia and eclampsia ... among the hypertensive disorde...

    Authors: Jane R. Manyahi, Hans Mgaya and Ali Said

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:301

    Content type: Research article Published on: 18 May 2020

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  • Association of antenatal corticosteroids with mortality and morbidities in very preterm infants born to women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: a multicenter prospective cohort study

    Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) is the most common cause of indicated preterm delivery, but the impact of prenatal steroid exposure on the outcomes of preterm infants born to HDP mothers, who may be ...

    Authors: Xiao-Yu Dong, Jian-Hong Qi, Qing-Cui Zhuo, Yan-Jie Ding, Xin Qiao, Yan Wang, De-Juan Yang, Dan Li, Li Li, Hai-Yan Jiang, Qiong-Yu Liu, Zhong-Liang Li, Xiang Zhang, Bing-Jin Zhang and Yong-Hui Yu

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2024 24:109

    Content type: Research Published on: 5 February 2024

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  • Mortality and major morbidities in very preterm infants born from assisted conception or naturally conceived: results of the area-based ACTION study

    The area-based cohort study ACTION collected data on births 22-31 weeks gestation occurred in 2003-05 in 6 Italian regions. Infants born to 2529 mothers with known mode of conception were studied. The main outcom...

    Authors: Carlo Corchia, Monica Da Frè, Domenico Di Lallo, Luigi Gagliardi, Franco Macagno, Virgilio Carnielli, Silvana Miniaci and Marina Cuttini

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014 14:307

    Content type: Research article Published on: 5 September 2014

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  • Appropriate criteria for identification of near-miss maternal morbidity in tertiary care facilities: A cross sectional study

    The study of severe maternal morbidity survivors (near miss) may be an ... alternative or a complement to the study of maternal death events as a health care indicator. ... regarding the criteria for identificati...

    Authors: JP Souza, JG Cecatti, MA Parpinelli, SJ Serruya and E Amaral

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2007 7:20

    Content type: Research article Published on: 11 September 2007

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  • Maternal morbidity in the first year after childbirth in Mombasa Kenya; a needs assessment

    In sub-Saharan Africa, few services specifically address the needs of women in the first year after childbirth. By assessing the health status of women in this period, key interventions to improve maternal hea...

    Authors: Matthew F Chersich, Nicole Kley, Stanley MF Luchters, Carol Njeru, Elodie Yard, Mary J Othigo and Marleen Temmerman

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009 9:51

    Content type: Research article Published on: 5 November 2009

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  • Is a ‘guideline-compliant’ primary cesarean delivery associated with a modified risk for maternal and neonatal morbidity?: a clinical evaluation of the 2014 ACOG/SMFM obstetric care consensus statement

    It is currently unknown whether primary CDs performed in compliance with the 2014 ACOG/SMFM Obstetric Care Consensus Statement guidelines (“guideline-compliant”) are associated with a modified risk of maternal an...

    Authors: Andrew W. White, Charis N. Chambers, Michelle C. Ertel, Taylor R. Gennaro, Ling Chen, Alexander M. Friedman and Kacey Y. Eichelberger

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:580

    Content type: Research article Published on: 22 August 2021

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  • Maternal near miss and mortality in a tertiary care hospital in Rwanda

    To determine the prevalence and factors associated with severe (‘near miss’) maternal morbidity and mortality in the University Teaching Hospital...

    Authors: Stephen Rulisa, Immaculee Umuziranenge, Maria Small and Jos van Roosmalen

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2015 15:203

    Content type: Research article Published on: 3 September 2015

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  • Systematic review of the magnitude and case fatality ratio for severe maternal morbidity in sub-Saharan Africa between 1995 and 2010

    Analysis of severe maternal morbidity (maternal near misses) provides information on the quality ... care. We assessed the prevalence/incidence of maternal near miss, maternal mortality and case fatality ratio th...

    Authors: Dan K Kaye, Othman Kakaire and Michael O Osinde

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2011 11:65

    Content type: Research article Published on: 28 September 2011

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  • Using audit to enhance quality of maternity care in resource limited countries: lessons learnt from rural Tanzania

    Although clinical audit is an important instrument for quality care improvement, the concept has not yet been adequately taken on board in rural settings in most resource limited countries where the problem of maternal

    Authors: Angelo S Nyamtema, Alise Bartsch de Jong, David P Urassa and Jos van Roosmalen

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2011 11:94

    Content type: Research article Published on: 16 November 2011

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  • The burden of maternal morbidity and mortality attributable to hypertensive disorders in pregnancy: a prospective cohort study from Uganda

    There is high morbidity attributable to hypertensive disorders in pregnancy. Since some of the complications associated with morbidity can be recognized early, it is possible to prevent severe morbidity through e...

    Authors: Annettee Nakimuli, Sarah Nakubulwa, Othman Kakaire, Michael Odongo Osinde, Scovia Nalugo Mbalinda, Nelson Kakande, Rose Chalo Nabirye and Dan Kabonge Kaye

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2016 16:205

    Content type: Research article Published on: 4 August 2016

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  • Obstetric near-miss and maternal mortality in maternity university hospital, Damascus, Syria: a retrospective study

    Investigating severe maternal morbidity (near-miss) is a newly recognised ... tool that identifies women at highest risk of maternal death and helps allocate resources especially in ... i. document the frequency ...

    Authors: Yara Almerie, Muhammad Q Almerie, Hosam E Matar, Yasser Shahrour, Ahmad Abo Al Chamat and Asmaa Abdulsalam

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2010 10:65

    Content type: Research article Published on: 19 October 2010

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  • The impact of maternal morbidity on cesarean section rates: exploring a Latin American network of sentinel facilities using the Robson’s Ten Group Classification System

    Latin America has the highest Cesarean Section Rates (CSR) in the world. Robson’s Ten Group Classification System (RTGCS) was developed to enable understanding the CSR in different groups of women, classified acc...

    Authors: Claudio Sosa, Bremen de Mucio, Mercedes Colomar, Luis Mainero, Maria L. Costa, Jose P. Guida, Renato T. Souza, Adriana G. Luz, José G. Cecatti, Maria H. Sousa, Carmen M. Cruz, Luz M. Chevez, Rita Lopez, Gema Carrillo, Ulises Rizo, Erika E. Saint Hillaire…

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:605

    Content type: Research Published on: 24 August 2023

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  • Factors associated with severe maternal morbidity and near miss in the São FranciscoValley, Brazil: a retrospective, cohort study

    Maternal mortality remains a major public health issue ... was to determine the risk factors for severe maternal morbidity and near miss (SMM/NM) in...

    Authors: Alvaro José Correia Pacheco, Leila Katz, Alex Sandro Rolland Souza and Melania Maria Ramos de Amorim

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014 14:91

    Content type: Research article Published on: 27 February 2014

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  • Combined maternal risk factors and the Quadruple test to predict late-onset preeclampsia in pregnant Thai women

    This study aimed to evaluate the predictive power of a model combining maternal risk factors and the Quadruple screen test for late-onset preeclampsia (PE).

    Authors: Phattarika Bunyapipat, Ninlapa Pruksanusak, Chitkasaem Suwanrath and Alan Geater

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:277

    Content type: Research Published on: 22 April 2023

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  • Factors associated with severe maternal morbidity in Kelantan, Malaysia: A comparative cross-sectional study

    Knowledge on the factors associated with severe maternal morbidity enables a better understanding of the problem ... preventive strategy. However, various definitions of severe maternal morbidity have been applie...

    Authors: Mohd Noor Norhayati, Nik Hussain Nik Hazlina, Abd. Aziz Aniza and Zaharah Sulaiman

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2016 16:185

    Content type: Research article Published on: 26 July 2016

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  • Maternal near-miss in a rural hospital in Sudan

    There is a high frequency of maternal morbidity and mortality at the level of this facility. Therefore maternal health policy needs to be concerned not ... life, but also with preventing or ameliorating maternal-...

    Authors: AbdelAziem A Ali, Awadia Khojali, Amira Okud, Gamal K Adam and Ishag Adam

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2011 11:48

    Content type: Research article Published on: 29 June 2011

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  • Laparotomy in women with severe acute maternal morbidity: secondary analysis of a nationwide cohort study

    Although pregnancy-related laparotomy is a major intervention, literature is limited to small case-control or single center studies. We aimed to identify national incidence rates for postpartum laparotomy related...

    Authors: Tom Witteveen, Athanasios Kallianidis, Joost J. Zwart, Kitty W. Bloemenkamp, Jos van Roosmalen and Thomas van den Akker

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:61

    Content type: Research article Published on: 27 February 2018

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  • Trends in adverse maternal outcomes during childbirth: a population-based study of severe maternal morbidity

    Maternal mortality is too rare in high income ... the quality of maternity care. Consequently severe maternal morbidity has been suggested as a better indicator. Using the maternal morbidity outcome indicator (MM...

    Authors: Christine L Roberts, Jane B Ford, Charles S Algert, Jane C Bell, Judy M Simpson and Jonathan M Morris

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009 9:7

    Content type: Research article Published on: 25 February 2009

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  • Severe maternal morbidity and maternal near miss in the extremes of reproductive age: results from a national cross- sectional multicenter study

    The aim of this study was to assess severe maternal morbidity (SMM) and near miss (NM) ... in the Brazilian Network for Surveillance of Severe Maternal Morbidity, using a set of standard criteria,...

    Authors: Fernando César Oliveira Jr, Fernanda Garanhani Surita, João Luiz Pinto e Silva, José Guilherme Cecatti, Mary Angela Parpinelli, Samira M Haddad, Maria Laura Costa, Rodolfo Carvalho Pacagnella, Maria Helena Sousa and João Paulo Souza

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014 14:77

    Content type: Research article Published on: 20 February 2014

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  • Different levels of associations between medical co-morbidities and preterm birth outcomes among racial/ethnic women enrolled in Medicaid 2014–2015: retrospective analysis

    The causes of preterm birth are multi-dimensional, including delayed and inadequate prenatal services as well as other medical and socioeconomic factors. This study aimed to examine the different levels of ass...

    Authors: Hyewon Lee, Ilya Okunev, Eric Tranby and Michael Monopoli

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:33

    Content type: Research article Published on: 13 January 2020

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  • The relationship between severe maternal morbidity and psychological health symptoms at 6–8weeks postpartum: a prospective cohort study in one English maternity unit

    The incidence of severe maternal morbidity is increasing in high-income countries. However ... has been known about the impact on postnatal morbidity, particularly on psychological health outcomes. The ... study ...

    Authors: Marie Furuta, Jane Sandall, Derek Cooper and Debra Bick

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014 14:133

    Content type: Research article Published on: 7 April 2014

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  • Maternal health study: a prospective cohort study of nulliparous women recruited in early pregnancy

    Features of the study which distinguish it from prior research include: the capacity to identify incident cases of morbidity and clustering of health problems; a large ... enough sample to detect clinically impor...

    Authors: Stephanie J Brown, Judith M Lumley, Ellie A McDonald and Ann H Krastev

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2006 6:12

    Content type: Study protocol Published on: 11 April 2006

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  • A new modified obstetric early warning score for prognostication of severe maternal morbidity

    Maternal mortality is still a major challenge for health systems, while severe maternal complications are the primary causes of maternal death. Our study aimed to determine whether severe maternal morbidity is ef...

    Authors: Yonghui Xu, Sha Zhu, Hao Song, Xiaoyuan Lian, Maoni Zeng, Ji He, Lijuan Shu, XingSheng Xue and Fei Xiao

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:901

    Content type: Research article Published on: 5 December 2022

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  • A systematic review of the relationship between severe maternal morbidity and post-traumatic stress disorder

    The incidence of severe maternal morbidity is increasing in high-income countries as ... in these countries, an experience of severe maternal morbidity is unlikely to result in loss of ... the association between...

    Authors: Marie Furuta, Jane Sandall and Debra Bick

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2012 12:125

    Content type: Research article Published on: 10 November 2012

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  • The triple threat of pregnancy, HIV infection and malaria: reported causes of maternal mortality in two nationwide health facility assessments in Mozambique, 2007 and 2012

    The paper’s primary purpose is to determine changes in magnitude and causes of institutional maternal mortality in Mozambique. We also describe shifts in the location of institutional deaths and changes in ava...

    Authors: Patricia E. Bailey, Emily Keyes, Allisyn C. Moran, Kavita Singh, Leonardo Chavane and Baltazar Chilundo

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2015 15:293

    Content type: Research article Published on: 9 November 2015

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  • Maternal near miss and maternal deaths in Mozambique: a cross-sectional, region-wide study of 635 consecutive cases assisted in health facilities of Maputo province

    Out of 27,916 live births, 564 near miss cases and 71 maternal deaths were identified, giving a total maternal near miss ratio of 20/1,000 live births and maternal mortality ratio of 254/100,000 live ... the most...

    Authors: Ernestina David, Fernanda Machungo, Giovanni Zanconato, Elena Cavaliere, Sidonia Fiosse, Celeste Sululu, Benvinda Chiluvane and Staffan Bergström

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014 14:401

    Content type: Research article Published on: 10 December 2014

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  • Sexual life and dysfunction after maternal morbidity: a systematic review

    Because there is a lack of knowledge on the long-term consequences of maternal morbidity/near miss episodes on women´s sexual...

    Authors: Carla B. Andreucci, Jamile C. Bussadori, Rodolfo C. Pacagnella, Doris Chou, Veronique Filippi, Lale Say and Jose G. Cecatti

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2015 15:307

    Content type: Research article Published on: 23 November 2015

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  • Maternal near miss and mortality in a rural referral hospital in northern Tanzania: a cross-sectional study

    Maternal morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa remains ... to reduce it. In order to lower maternal morbidity and mortality in the immediate term, reduction ... study is to assess the occurrence of severe...

    Authors: Ellen JT Nelissen, Estomih Mduma, Hege L Ersdal, Bjørg Evjen-Olsen, Jos JM van Roosmalen and Jelle Stekelenburg

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013 13:141

    Content type: Research article Published on: 4 July 2013

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  • Association of maternal anemia with other risk factors in occurrence of Great obstetrical syndromes at university clinics, Kinshasa, DR Congo

    Maternal anemia is very prevalent among pregnant women ... setting. It strongly contributes to worsening of morbidities that act with pregnancy high-risk factors...

    Authors: Barthélémy Tandu-Umba and Andy Muela Mbangama

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2015 15:183

    Content type: Research article Published on: 21 August 2015

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  • The contribution of maternal characteristics and cesarean delivery to an increasing trend of severe maternal morbidity

    Severe maternal morbidity – life-threatening childbirth complications – has ... deliveries) annually. During this time period, maternal age, obesity, comorbidities, and cesarean delivery ... may be related to the...

    Authors: Stephanie A. Leonard, Elliott K. Main and Suzan L. Carmichael

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2019 19:16

    Content type: Research article Published on: 9 January 2019

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  • Predictors of maternal near miss among women admitted in Gurage zone hospitals, South Ethiopia, 2017: a case control study

    Maternal mortality and morbidity remain unacceptably high in developing countries. Behind every maternal death, many other women suffered from acute ... obstetric complications. Women who survive severe acute maternal

    Authors: Abebaw Wasie Kasahun and Wako Golicha Wako

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:260

    Content type: Research article Published on: 26 June 2018

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  • Maternal diet, nutritional status and infant birth weight in Malaysia: a scoping review

    Women’s diet and nutritional status during pregnancy are important in influencing birth outcomes. We conducted a systematic scoping review of the best available evidence regarding dietary intake of Malaysian preg...

    Authors: Hamid Jan Jan Mohamed, See Ling Loy, Amal K. Mitra, Satvinder Kaur, Ai Ni Teoh, Siti Hamizah Abd Rahman and Maria Sofia Amarra

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:294

    Content type: Research Published on: 6 April 2022

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  • The relationship between severe maternal morbidity and a risk of postpartum readmission among Korean women: a nationwide population-based cohort study

    As the rate of cesarean section delivery has increased, the incidence of severe maternal morbidity continues to increase. Severe maternal morbidity is associated with high medical costs, extended ... However, the...

    Authors: Jin Young Nam and Eun-Cheol Park

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:148

    Content type: Research article Published on: 6 March 2020

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  • Impact of maternal age on obstetric and neonatal morbidity: a retrospective cohort study

    The objective was to quantify the strength of the association between maternal age and obstetric and neonatal morbidity. This observational study was based on systematic ... , 2015, including 23,291 singleton pre...

    Authors: Mélanie Vandekerckhove, Mélanie Guignard, Marie-Sophie Civadier, Alexandra Benachi and Jean Bouyer

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021 21:732

    Content type: Research Published on: 28 October 2021

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  • Lower versus higher diagnostic criteria for the detection of gestational diabetes for reducing maternal and perinatal morbidity: study protocol for the GEMS randomised trial

    Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) has lifelong implications for the woman and her infant. Treatment reduces adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes although uncertainty remains about ... higher criteria recomme...

    Authors: Caroline A. Crowther, Lesley M. E. McCowan, Janet A. Rowan, Richard Edlin and Christopher J. D. McKinlay

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:547

    Content type: Study protocol Published on: 18 September 2020

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  • Estimation of high risk pregnancy contributing to perinatal morbidity and mortality from a birth population-based regional survey in 2010 in China

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