Objectives: To assess the association of maternal and neonatal complications from COVID-19 severity. Study Design: Case-series. Setting: Department Obstetrics Gynecology, Combined Military Hospital (CMH), Peshawar Pakistan. Period: June 2020 to Dec 2020. Material & Methods: 50 pregnant patients with were included. Clinical information on exposures noted through a pre-designed proforma. The ...

BACKGROUND Most maternal deaths occur in developing countries and most maternal deaths are avoidable. China has made a great effort to reduce MMR by three quarters to meet the fifth Millennium Development Goal (MDG5). METHODS This retrospective study reviewed and analyzed maternal death data in Wuhan from 2001 to 2012. Joinpoint regression and multivariate Poisson regression was conducted usi...

OBJECTIVES This study aimed to explore the independent association between socioeconomic position, defined by occupation, and severe maternal morbidity among women in the UK. DESIGN Case-control study. SETTING The analysis was conducted as a case-control analysis, using data from a series of studies of direct causes of severe maternal morbidity undertaken through the UK Obstetric Surveillan...

Maternal deaths and disabilities are the leading contributors of women’s disease burden with high mortality worldwide. The common risk factors of maternal mortality are postpartum bleeding(15%),complications of unsafe abortion(15%),hypertensive disorders of pregnancy(10%),postpartum infections(8%),obstructive labor(5%),blood clots(3%), and preexisting conditions(28%).UNFPA report that developin...

introduction: compared to other developed countries, the maternal mortality rate is much higher in iran.  bleeding, infection and gestational hypertension are the main causes of maternal mortality and abortion is a major cause of bleeding and infection. the objective of this study was to determine the incidence of abortion and its effect on maternal mortality. materials and methods: this descri...

Background: Many factors affect exclusive breastfeeding, include method of delivery, parity, maternal age and education, smoking, ethnicity, pregnancy complications, infant health, and environmental factors such as hospital practices, and social support. Recently, maternal obesity has been suggested as a risk factor for poor breast-feeding practices whose role has not...

BACKGROUND Maternal deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa are largely preventable with health facility delivery assisted by skilled birth attendants. Examining associations of birth location preferences on pregnant women's experiences is important to understanding delays in care seeking in the event of complications. We explored the influence of birth location preference on women's pregnancy, labor and ...