maternal deaths

Maternal deaths following cesarean delivery can be reduced

harminka — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:00:52 -0500

Maternal death rates have remained constant in the United States for many decades. Are there any improvements in health care that could reduce these rates further? In a study published in the July 2008 issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, researchers examined all maternal deaths in nearly 1.5 million birth records from the last 6 years to look for possible keys to saving more mothers.

Huge proportion of maternal deaths worldwide are preventable

harminka — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:52:04 -0600

A study published in PLoS Medicine this week suggests that of women who die during pregnancy and childbirth in sub-Saharan Africa, more may die from treatable infectious diseases than from conditions directly linked to pregnancy.

Abortion Rates Similar in Countries Where Practice Legal to Where Outlawed

Dinka — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 07:28:35 -0500

A global study finds that abortion rates are about the same in countries where it is legal and where it is outlawed. The World Health Organization study also says the number of abortions has dropped worldwide due to more use of birth control and better family planning.

Report Decries Slow Progress in Stemming Maternal Deaths

Dinka — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 10:48:06 -0500

A new report sponsored by the United Nations and the World Bank says progress has been slow at reducing the number of deaths worldwide from pregnancy and childbirth. The report says more than one-half million women a year continue to die from causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. It says 99 percent of these deaths occur in developing countries, mainly in sub-Saharan Africa.

Low-tech operation to reduce maternal deaths

harminka — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 06:17:46 -0500

Teaching doctors in Africa a low-tech operation to cut the cartilage of the symphysis pubis could save the lives of women in obstructed labor and their babies, according to an Essay in the open access journal PLoS Medicine.