Maternal mortality is a significant public health problem. In Yemen it is attributable to socioeconomic, reproductive, health-status and health-services factors, as well as to medical causes. Direct obstetrical causes account for 61% of maternal deaths in Yemen 75% after delivery. Hemorrhage has been found as the second cause of maternal death in Yemen, accounting for 23.68% of all causes, whil...

background: postpartum hemorrhage is the leading cause of severe maternal morbidity and death. a prompt management of uterine artery embolization (uae) is important for a good outcome. uae is generally accepted to be a safe and reliable procedure. objective: to estimate critical patient characteristics influencing the success of uae for the treatment of emergent primary postpartum hemorrhage. m...

Reduction in maternal mortality requires an in-depth knowledge of the causes of death. This study was conducted to explore the circumstances and events leading to maternal mortality through a holistic approach. Using narrative text analysis, all documents related to maternal deaths occurred from 2007 to 2011 in Kerman province/Iran were reviewed thoroughly by an expert panel. A 93-item chart ab...

Laparoelytrotomy is the accidental delivery via a vaginal incision during caesarean section in second stage of labour. It refers to inadvertent foetus through transverse given over vagina (C-section). rather uncommon complication C-section encountered at advanced dilation which can lead maternal complications such as traumatic postpartum hemorrhage, injury bladder, ureters and difficult reconst...

In the UK, hemorrhage was the major factor in more than 150 maternal deaths between 1985 and 19961, and remains one of the main causes of admission of pregnant women to intensive care units2–4. In countries with limited resources, the toll from obstetric hemorrhage is greater5,6 and a significant number of the deaths from hemorrhage are associated with substandard care and/or inadequate obstetr...

To select the proper interventions that could prevent maternal mortality, adequate and appropriate maternal mortality data are needed. Nevertheless, the quality and quantity of information and the scope of maternal health- and death-related data are inadequate in many countries, particularly in the developing world. From January 1993 to December 1996 a surveillance program in maternal mortality...