abstract background: postpartum period is the critically important part of obstetric care but most neglected period for majority of pakistani women. only life threatening complications compel them to seek for tertiary hospital care. we describe the nature of these obstetric morbidities in order to help policymakers in improving prevailing situation. objective: to find out the frequency and caus...

OBJECTIVE To analyse severe acute maternal morbidity (SAMM) and maternal mortality in the Pretoria region over a 2-year period (2000-2001). SETTING Public hospitals in the Pretoria region, South Africa, serving a mainly indigent urban population. METHODS A descriptive study was performed whereby women with SAMM and maternal deaths were identified at daily audit meetings and an audit form wa...

Aims To describe a body of Māori translational research responses that challenge colonialised systems.Methods delineate and link ongoing Kaupapa Māori-led research.Results He Tapu Te Whare Tangata explores human papilloma virus (HPV) screening. Hā o Whānau presents culturally responsive framework maternity care. E Hine describes young mothers’ experiences Hapū Ora. Severe Acute Maternal Morbidi...

OBJECTIVE To test the hypothesis that it is possible to select a group of low risk women who can start labour in midwife-led care without having increased rates of severe adverse maternal outcomes compared to women who start labour in secondary care. DESIGN AND METHODS We conducted a nationwide cohort study in the Netherlands, using data from 223 739 women with a singleton pregnancy between 3...

INTRODUCTION Preventing and reducing violence against women (VAW) and maternal mortality are Sustainable Development Goals. Worldwide, the maternal mortality ratio has fallen about 44% in the last 25 years, and for one maternal death there are many women affected by severe acute maternal morbidity (SAMM) requiring management in the intensive care unit (ICU). These women represent the most criti...

BACKGROUND The investigation of severe maternal morbidity (SAMM) and maternal near miss (NM) and associated risk factors is important for the global reduction of maternal mortality. This study investigated the prevalence of SAMM and NM cases and the associated risk factors in two reference maternity hospitals in a capital city in Northeast-Brazil. METHODS A cross-sectional study with a nested...

Background: The investigation of severe maternal morbidity (SAMM) and maternal near miss (NM) and associated risk factors is important for the global reduction of maternal mortality. This study investigated the prevalence of SAMM/NM cases and the associated risk factors in two reference maternity hospitals in a capital city in Northeast-Brazil. Methods: A cross-sectional study with a nested cas...

BACKGROUND To evaluate whether the introduction of a strict protocol based on the systemic evaluation of critically ill pregnant women with complications of hypertension affected the outcome of those women. METHOD STUDY GROUP Indigent South African women managed in the tertiary hospitals of the Pretoria Academic Complex. Since 1997 a standard definition of women with severe acute maternal ...

BACKGROUND Critical incident audit and feedback are recommended interventions to improve the quality of obstetric care. To evaluate the effect of audit at district level in Thyolo, Malawi, we assessed the incidence of facility-based severe maternal complications (severe acute maternal morbidity (SAMM) and maternal mortality) during two years of audit and feedback. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDIN...