Severe acute maternal morbidity and associated deaths in conflict and post-conflict settings in Africa

Severe Maternal Illnesses and Deaths in Low Resource Settings

Globally maternal deaths and Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) have decreased from 543,000 and 400 in 1990 to 287,000 and 210 in 2010 respectively. Studies of severely ill obstetric cases reveal, case fatality highest in Africa 1:5. Figure for India is 1:11, but there are not many reports. Present study was done by analysis of records of seriously ill obstetric cases managed over five years at a r...

Linking Peacebuilding and Health in post-conflict settings

FriEnt is a Working Group of: Center for International Peace Operations (ZIF) | Church Development Service (EED) | Civil Peace Service Group | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH | Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) | Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) | Heinrich-Böll-Foundation (hbs) | Misereor/Catholic Central Agency for Development Aid ...

Gender Violence and HIV/AIDS in Post-Conflict West Africa

Plight of Children in Conflict and Post – Conflict Societies: the Case of Africa

Severe maternal morbidity associated with maternal birthplace in three high-immigration settings

BACKGROUND Maternal mortality and morbidity vary substantially worldwide. It is unknown if these geographic differences translate into disparities in severe maternal morbidity among immigrants from various world regions. We assessed disparities in severe maternal morbidity between immigrant women from various world regions giving birth in three high-immigration countries. METHODS We used popu...