Preventing maternal deaths due to ectopic pregnancy

Preventing deaths due to the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy

In this chapter, taking a life cycle and both civil society and medically oriented approach, we will discuss the contribution of the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDPs) to maternal, perinatal and newborn mortality and morbidity. Here we review various interventions and approaches to preventing deaths due to HDPs and discuss effectiveness, resource needs and long-term sustainability of th...

Preventing deaths due to haemorrhage.

Prevention of deaths from obstetric haemorrhage requires effective health systems including family planning, commodities, personnel, infrastructure and ultimately universal access to comprehensive obstetric care for women giving birth. The main causes of death associated with antepartum haemorrhage are placental abruption, placenta praevia and uterine rupture. Preventive measures include precon...

Maternal deaths due to hypertensive disorders in pregnancy: Saving Mothers report 2002–2004

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) are one of the most common direct causes of maternal mortality worldwide. Cerebral haemorrhage is the main final cause of hypertensive deaths and probably implies that doctors are reluctant to treat sustained high blood pressure effectively during pregnancy. Maternal deaths from HDP can probably be reduced markedly by: (1) promoting antenatal care and i...

Maternal deaths due to liver disease in Malaysia.

Liver disease is an important and serious condition in pregnancy. The Confidential Enquiries Into Maternal Deaths in Malaysia showed that there were 23 maternal deaths attributed to liver disease between 1991-1994. Over the same period, there were 1066 reported maternal deaths with 929 of them being due to direct and indirect causes. Thus 2.15% of such deaths were due to liver disease in Malays...

Molar Pregnancy Presents as Tubal Ectopic Pregnancy