BACKGROUND Every pregnant woman is considered to be at risk and some risks may not always be foreseeable or detectable. Therefore, the presence of a skilled birth attendant at every delivery is considered to be the most critical intervention in reducing maternal mortality and morbidity. In Ethiopia, the proportion of births attended by skilled personnel in urban settings can be as low as 10%. T...

BACKGROUND Maternal complications are morbidities suffered during pregnancy through the postpartum period of 42 days. In Ethiopia, little is known about women's experience of complications and their care-seeking behavior. This study attempted to assess experiences related to obstetric complication and seeking assistance from a skilled provider among women who gave birth in the last 12 months pr...

BACKGROUND The incidence of severe maternal morbidity is increasing in high-income countries as a consequence, in part, of increased obstetric intervention and increasingly complex medical needs of women who become pregnant. Access to emergency obstetric care means that for the majority of women in these countries, an experience of severe maternal morbidity is unlikely to result in loss of life...

Background: The aim of our study is to compare the maternal mortality between those who are infected with COVID-19 infection and not. Our was done at Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, which included 2 groups: group 1- pregnant women infection, 2- without infection. Methods: prospective comparative study, over 250 antenatal patients admitted centre, status confirmed eith...

OBJECTIVE To examine the relationship between both hospital and provider case volume and obstetric complication rates in U.S. hospitals. METHODS This was a nationwide retrospective cohort study of women admitted to acute care U.S. hospitals for childbirth in 2007. We examined four categories of maternal complications (lacerations, hemorrhage, infections, and thromboses) and created a composit...

BACKGROUND In Ethiopia, 20,000 women die each year from complications related to pregnancy, childbirth and post-partum. For every woman that dies, 20 more experience injury, infection, disease, or disability. "Maternal near miss" (MNM), defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a woman who nearly dies, but survives a complication during pregnancy, childbirth or within 42 days of a termi...

Giant encapsulated haematoma of the anterior abdominal wall is an unusual complication mesh incisional hernia repair. The commonest symptoms are swelling and pain. It can be diagnosed with ultrasonography Computed Tomography (CT) scan. objective this case report to illustrate challenges management a complex pathology in high-risk term pregnancy. In report, 28-year-old morbidly obese multiparous...

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