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Exploring the Concept of Degrees of Maternal Morbidity as a Tool for Surveillance of Maternal Health in Latin American and Caribbean Settings
Joint Authors
Costa, Maria Laura
Mayrink, J.
Souza, Renato T.
Serruya, Suzanne J.
de Mucio, Bremen
Martinez, Gerardo
Mainero, Luis
de Francisco, Andres
Say, Lale
Cecatti, Jose Guilherme
Sousa, Maria Helena
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-10-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objectives.
To assess a birth registry to explore maternal mortality and morbidity and their association with other factors.
Study Design.
Exploratory multicentre cross-sectional analysis with over 700 thousand childbirths from twelve Latin American and Caribbean countries between 2009 and 2012.
The WHO criteria for maternal morbidity were employed to split women, following a gradient of severity of conditions, into (1) maternal death (MD); (2) maternal near miss (MNM); (3) potentially life-threatening conditions (PLTC); (4) less severe maternal morbidity (LSMM); (5) any maternal morbidity; and (6) women with no maternal morbidity.
Their prevalence and estimated risks of adverse maternal outcomes were assessed.
Results.
712,081 childbirths had a prevalence of MD and MNM of 0.14% and 3.1%, respectively, while 38% of women had experienced morbidity.
Previous maternal morbidity was associated with higher risk of adverse maternal outcomes and also the extremes of reproductive ages, nonwhite ethnicity, no stable partner, no prenatal care, smoking, drug and alcohol use, elective C-section, or induction of labour.
Poorer perinatal outcomes were proportional to the severity of maternal outcomes.
Conclusions.
The findings corroborate WHO concept regarding continuum of maternal morbidity, reinforcing its importance in preventing adverse maternal outcomes and improving maternal healthcare in different settings.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Serruya, Suzanne J.& de Mucio, Bremen& Martinez, Gerardo& Mainero, Luis& de Francisco, Andres& Say, Lale…[et al.]. 2017. Exploring the Concept of Degrees of Maternal Morbidity as a Tool for Surveillance of Maternal Health in Latin American and Caribbean Settings. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1138994
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Serruya, Suzanne J.…[et al.]. Exploring the Concept of Degrees of Maternal Morbidity as a Tool for Surveillance of Maternal Health in Latin American and Caribbean Settings. BioMed Research International No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1138994
American Medical Association (AMA)
Serruya, Suzanne J.& de Mucio, Bremen& Martinez, Gerardo& Mainero, Luis& de Francisco, Andres& Say, Lale…[et al.]. Exploring the Concept of Degrees of Maternal Morbidity as a Tool for Surveillance of Maternal Health in Latin American and Caribbean Settings. BioMed Research International. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1138994
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1138994