Indirect causes of maternal death

Indirect causes of maternal death.

We read with interest the WHO systematic analysis of global causes of maternal death (June issue) and the WHO maternal mortality trends report and press release. However, we urge caution regarding calls for policymakers, funding bodies, and health actors to give greater importance to indirect than direct causes of maternal mortality. With the exception of HIV infection, the systematic analysis ...

Indirect causes of maternal death.

Analysis of the causes of maternal death in eclampsia

Objective: To analyze the causes of maternal death in eclamptic mothers. Materials and method: The study was conducted over a period of one year 1.1.201231.12.2012 in all eclamptic mothers. Pregnancy was terminated in all antenatal eclampsia irrespective of gestational age. All of them were treated with Pritchard regimen of Magnesium Sulphate (MgSO4). Preeclampsia profile and special investigat...

WHO analysis of causes of maternal death: a systematic review.

BACKGROUND The reduction of maternal deaths is a key international development goal. Evidence-based health policies and programmes aiming to reduce maternal deaths need reliable and valid information. We undertook a systematic review to determine the distribution of causes of maternal deaths. METHODS We selected datasets using prespecified criteria, and recorded dataset characteristics, metho...

Contribution of Indirect Causes to Maternal Mortalities Based on a Methodological Approach to Clinical Epidemiology in Iran

Introduction: Level of mothers’ literacy, pregnancy history of more than four times, residence in villages, lack of receiving intensive care during pregnancy, as well as inaccessibility to obstetric emergency services have been reported, in Iran and the world, as major factors for maternal mortality. Considering significance of identifying indirect causes of maternal mortalitie...