BACKGROUND Male partners have a strong influence on pregnant partners' health and their access to care. Their involvement is critical in the delivery and uptake of maternal healthcare services and improving maternal and child health outcomes. AIM The study sought to determine male partners' views on their involvement in maternal healthcare services. SETTING The Makhado Municipality's Kutama...

BACKGROUND Neonatal infection is a serious public health problem. The aim of this study was to assess the influence of the antenatal care on the risk of early-onset neonatal healthcare associated infection in two Brazilian maternities. METHODS Cohort study - Newborns admitted at two public neonatal intensive care units from 2008 to 2009 were included in the study. Data on antenatal and perina...

Abstract Floods are a common natural hazard in Bangladesh, and climate change is expected to further increase flooding frequency, magnitude extent. Pregnant women flood contexts could face challenges utilisation of maternal healthcare. The aim this paper analyse associations between exposure the use healthcare (antenatal care visits, birth assisted by skilled attendants, giving health facility)...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the trend in maternal mortality ratio in a tertiary care centre and the effect of various maternity schemes on it. MATERIALS AND METHODS Retrospective analysis of all maternal deaths occurring in the Guru Gobind Singh Medical College & Hospital, Faridkot, Punjab, India was done from Jan 2010 to Dec 2012. Every maternal death was scrutinized from various aspects like direc...

OBJECTIVE The need for effective strategies for delivery of healthcare to rural women is paramount and requires a study of maternal perceptions and experiences of the healthcare system. METHOD This article describes knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding obstetric healthcare in a rural area of Pakistan. This is a cross sectional survey of a rural area of district Hyderabad, Pakistan. A ...

PURPOSE To describe the prevalence of maternal mortality at a tertiary care hospital and to assess its preventability. METHODS This study, through the analysis of maternal deaths that occurred during the period from 1999 to 2010 at a reference in Campinas--Brazil, CAISM/ UNICAMP, discusses some of the factors associated with the main causes of death and some structural problems of structure o...

OBJECTIVE To determine the trends in maternal mortality ratio over 5 years at JIPMER Hospital and to find out the proportion of maternal deaths in relation to emergency admissions. METHODS A retrospective analysis of maternal deaths from 2008 to 2012 with respect to type of admission, referral and ICU care and cause of death according to WHO classification of maternal deaths. RESULTS Of the...

BACKGROUND Adolescent mothers are at a much higher risk for maternal mortality compared to mothers aged 20 years and above. Newborns born to adolescent mothers are also more likely to have low birth weight, with the risk of long-term effects such as early onset of adult diabetes than newborns of older mothers. Few studies have investigated the determinants of adequate quality maternal and child...