PostPartum HemorrHage is tHe leaDing Cause oF maternal DeatH WorlDWiDe More than half a million women die every year of complications related to pregnancy or childbirth. Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH)— unchecked uterine bleeding occurring after childbirth—is the leading cause of maternal deaths worldwide. PPH usually occurs unexpectedly and can lead to death in under two hours if untreated. In man...

This study aims to estimate the prevalence of congenital malformations and their correlation with socioeconomic and maternal variables. The design was cross-sectional, based on a sample of 9,386 postpartum women after admission for childbirth in maternity hospitals in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Data were collected through interviews with mothers in the immediate postpartum, as well as ...

The subject of the study is anxiety-depressive symptoms women in postpartum period. aim to identify interrelationships period and type their attitude pregnancy. author identified differences with different types residence use maternity care. results on relationship anxiety depression pregnancy were obtained. Research methodology: typology psychological component gestational dominant I.V. Dobrya...

objective: to report the case of a 28-year old hypercholesterolemic female with postpartum depression, whose triglyceride (tg) and total cholesterol (tc) levels decreased while being treated with fluoxetine. method: a 28-year old female, with a diagnosis of major depressive disorder with postpartum onset based on dsm-iv criteria, was hospitalized at a mental health hospital. her past history in...

background and objectives:purtscher's retinopathy occurs with sudden loss of vision. in this article, a case of post-partumpurtscher's-like retinopathy was investigated. case report:the patient was an 18-year-old woman who presented with severe bilateral loss of vision, three days after childbirth. no systemic abnormalities were observed except preeclampsia. the results of ophthalmosc...

BACKGROUND This population-based cohort study aimed to investigate the demographic and psychosocial characteristics associated with fear of childbirth and the relative importance of such fear as a predictor of elective caesarean section. METHODS A sample of 1789 women from the Akershus Birth Cohort in Norway provided data collected by three self-administered questionnaires at 17 and 32 weeks ...

Abstract The United States is facing a maternal health crisis with rising rates of mortality and morbidity stark disparities in outcomes by race socioeconomic status. Among the efforts to address this issue, one policy proposal gaining particular traction: extending period Medicaid eligibility for pregnant women beyond 60 days after childbirth. authors examine legislative regulatory pathways mo...