OBJECTIVES This study was created to assess the knowledge levels of postgraduate year 4 obstetrics and gynecology residents and maternal-fetal medicine fellows in the United States regarding the safety of obstetric ultrasound and the use of the output display standard. METHODS An electronic survey was submitted to each Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education-accredited obstetrics...

Background: As one of the main criteria of health outcomes, maternal mortality indicates the socioeconomic development level of countries. The present study aimed at identifying and analyzing the effective factors on maternal mortality in Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) of the World Health Organization (WHO).   Methods: Analytical model was developed based on the literature review. P...

INTRODUCTION Obesity is rising globally and is associated with increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes. This study aims to investigate overweight and obesity and its consequences among Jamaican women of reproductive age, particularly development of diabetes, hypertension and the risk of maternal death. MATERIALS AND METHODS A national lifestyle survey (2007/8) of 1371 women of reproducti...

Many economists argue that high mortality is a major restraint on human capital accumulation and, in turn, growth. A short time horizon makes a person less likely to invest. Therefore, having a lower life expectancy reduces the incentive to obtain schooling. However, there is controversy over whether this theoretical effect is empirically important. Most previous research designs have been unab...

INTRODUCTION In Uganda, the maternal, newborn and child mortality is highest in rural areas, which are least served by health services and are also least reached by effective behavior change communication for health. Though maternal and child health related messages are available, they are still not culture and context specific for effective behaviour change. AIM This study aimed at evaluatin...

BACKGROUND Although interventions on child development target supporting mothers' relationships with their children, little is known about maternal knowledge of child development in developing countries. The purpose of this study was to determine maternal knowledge about child development in Turkey. METHODS The Caregiver Knowledge of Child Development Inventory (CKCDI) developed for this stud...

Maternal health education is aimed at enhancing maternal health attitude. This study was designed to determine the effect of maternal health education on the health attitude of pregnant mothers attending antenatal clinics in Anambra State, Nigeria. Demographic variables of age group and location were considered in this study. Quasiexperimental pre-test, post-test, control non randomized design ...

BACKGROUND Regular utilization of maternal health care services reduces maternal morbidity and mortality. This study assessed the maternal health care seeking behavior and associated factors of reproductive age women in rural villages of Haramaya district, East Ethiopia. METHODS Community based cross sectional study supplemented with qualitative data was conducted in Haramaya district from No...

background an effective emergency referral transport system is the link between the home of the pregnant woman and a health facility providing basic or comprehensive emergency obstetric care. this study attempts to explore the role of emergency transport associated with maternal deaths in unnao district, uttar pradesh (up).   methods a descriptive study was carried out to assess the causes of a...