Maternal death due to domestic violence: an unrecognized critical component of maternal mortality

Maternal death due to domestic violence: an unrecognized critical component of maternal mortality.

The last two decades have seen progress in the comprehension of and approaches to both domestic violence and maternal mortality. Governments' commitments to women's initiatives at the international and national level, such as the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Safe Motherhood Initiative, are testimonies to this progress. The Beijing Platform f...

Maternal Death Due to Rheumatic Heart Disease

0sPital three months pregnant; on account of the activity of the tuberculosis her Pfegnancy was terminated. At this time it was noted that she had signs of mitral stenosis and aortic incompetence. Her condition improved and when she became P^egnant again, in February 1954, she was seen by Dr. Roberts who considered her nest lesion was quite satisfactory. Her confinement was due on 13th November...

Maternal domestic violence screening in an office-based pediatric practice.

BACKGROUND Maternal domestic violence (MDV) screening by pediatricians is not well-studied. Objectives. To determine the practicality and dynamics of routine MDV screening in a private pediatric office and to determine the rate of MDV in Upper Cape Cod, Massachusetts. SETTING A 3-pediatrician, private pediatric office in Falmouth, Massachusetts. PARTICIPANTS Mothers of children aged 1 month...

Maternal mortality due to hemorrhage in Brazil.

OBJECTIVE to analyze the rates of maternal mortality due to hemorrhage identified in Brazil from 1997 to 2009. METHODS the time series and population data from the Brazilian Health Ministry, Mortality Information System and Live Birth Information System were examined. From the Mortality Information System, we initially selected all reported deaths of women between 10 and 49 years old, which o...

Postpartum Hemorrhage Causes Maternal Mortality