OBJECTIVE To determine the causes and characteristics of maternal deaths in HIV-infected women. DESIGN A retrospective study of maternal deaths in a cohort of HIV-infected women. SETTING A facility-based maternal death review using case records and mortality summaries. METHODS Thirty seven maternal deaths which occurred in HIV-infected women were reviewed in a university teaching hospital...

BACKGROUND The community-based MDR-TB care (CBMDR-TBC) project was implemented in 2015 by The Union in collaboration with national TB programme (NTP) in 33 townships of upper Myanmar to improve treatment outcomes among patients with MDR-TB registered under NTP. They received community-based support through the project staff, in addition to the routine domiciliary care provided by NTP staff. Eac...

Background & aim: One of the factors of affecting maternal anxiety is a history of fetal death or neonatal death. This anxiety affects fetal and maternal health. By consideration the impact of anxiety on fetal and maternal health and the lack of protective activities in this field, this study was done to determine the impact of adaptation with pregnancy educational package on anxiety and matern...

BACKGROUND Uttar Pradesh (UP) is the most populous state in India with the second highest reported maternal mortality ratio in the country. In an effort to analyze the reasons for maternal deaths and implement appropriate interventions, the Government of India introduced Maternal Death Review guidelines in 2010. METHODS We assessed causes of and factors leading to maternal deaths in Unnao Dis...

tuberculosis (tb) is one of the 10 leading cause of deaths in developing countries. understanding the cause and risk factors of tb death and lowering them can reduce its mortality rate. the aim of this study was to assess the cause and risk factors for death of tuberculosis. a retrospective descriptive study was conducted in khuzestan province in the south west of iran, from 2002 to 2006. medic...

introduction: level of mothers’ literacy, pregnancy history of more than four times, residence in villages, lack of receiving intensive care during pregnancy, as well as inaccessibility to obstetric emergency services have been reported, in iran and the world, as major factors for maternal mortality. considering significance of identifying indirect causes of maternal mortalities, the present st...

Objectives: The aim of the study was to examine the process of community maternal, neonatal deaths and still births notification within the Bangladesh government health structure using the Maternal and Neonatal Death Review (MNDR) system. The study also explored the feasibility and acceptance of community death notification in the MNDR system. Methods: The study was undertaken in the Thakurgaon...

Unlike previous medical device laws, the Safe Medical Devices Act of 1990 (SMDA), which became effective November 28, 1991 applies to "device-user facilities" such as hospitals and long-term care facilities. Final regulations are scheduled for release later this spring. The SMDA's primary goals are to: Ensure all devices currently in or entering the marketplace are safe and effective Enable the...

Maternal smoking during pregnancy is associated with decreased infant birth weight and increased incidence of prematurity, as defined by weight alone, and may be associated with an increased incidence of spontaneous abortion, stillbirth, and neonatal death. Changes in the metabolism of the placenta and in various hematological factors in the newborn infant have -been found to be associated with...

BACKGROUND Completing treatment for multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (TB) may be more challenging than completing first-line TB therapy, especially in resource-poor settings. The objectives of this study were to (1) identify risk factors for default from MDR TB therapy (defined as prolonged treatment interruption), (2) quantify mortality among patients who default from treatment, and (3) ...