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...

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...

Understanding the underlying factors that led to maternal deaths through a maternal death review (MDR) throws light on the causes, characteristics and circumstances of the death. We reviewed and report on the implementation of MDR in India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal and Sri Lanka, capturing the experiences of MDR initiatives, follow-up actions and lessons learnet. Overall, while the findings fr...

BACKGROUND In Malawi, maternal mortality remains high. Existing maternal death reviews fail to adequately review most deaths, or capture those that occur outside the health system. We assessed the value of community involvement to improve capture and response to community maternal deaths. METHODS We designed and piloted a community-linked maternal death review (CLMDR) process in Mchinji Distr...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of the maternal death review (MDR) system and process in improving quality of maternal and newborn health care in northern Nigeria. METHODS A combination of quantitative and qualitative methods was used, including review of MDR forms and of health management information system data on maternal deaths (MDs), as well as semi-structured interviews with mem...

BACKGROUND Maternal Death Surveillance and Response (MDSR) implementation is monitored globally, but not much is known about what works well, where and why in scaling up. We reviewed a series of country case studies in order to determine whether and to what extent these countries have implemented the four essential components of MDSR and identify lessons for improving implementation. METHODS ...

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...

OBJECTIVES To report perinatal transmission of multidrug resistant (MDR) HIV related to variable maternal adherence antenatally. METHODS Case study including review of clinic records, adherence information, laboratory data, and HIV genotyping results in mother and infant. RESULTS Poor maternal adherence to clinic visits and antiretroviral therapy contributed to detectable viraemia antenatal...

Background: Maternal mortality is a measure of quality health care in community. ratio very sensitive index that reflect the reproductive provided to pregnant women. The aims and objectives were study institutional maternal mortality, causes death impact COVID-19 on MMR.Methods: A retrospective hospital-based 38 was done over period 5 years from June 2016 May 2021 obstetrics gynaecology departm...