Background The demand of ICU care for obstetric patients is rising in low-income settings, where there is low ICU-bed capacity. Introduction of obstetric High-dependency unit (HDU) has been described as an effective strategy to bridge this gap in resource-restricted settings.
Objective: To describe the...
Pre-eclampsia is a major public health problem and is one of the main causes of maternal-fetal morbidity. The main objective of this study is to describe the clinical and evolutionary aspects of severe pre-eclampsia. Methods: This was a retrospective, monocentric, descriptive, observational and cross-sec...
L’éclampsie est une complication neurologique majeure de la pré-éclampsie sévère, responsable d’une lourde morbidité et mortalité maternelle. L’objectif de cette étude était de déterminer les facteurs associés aux morbimortalités maternelles de l’éclampsie. Patients et
Méthodes : I...
Contexte et objectif . L’éclampsie étant une cause majeure de mortalité maternelle, notre objectif était de décrire l’évolution et identifi er les facteurs prono stics des éclampsies admises en réanimation. Méthodes. Etude rétrospective, analytique portant sur les cas d’éclampsie admis d...
Introduction: Eclampsia, a hypertensive disorder, is one of the leading causes of maternal mortality in developing countries like Nigeria. We evaluated the relationship between the pattern of liver enzymes and maternal mortality in eclamptic women.
Method: A retrospective study of 55 eclamptic women admi...
Introduction: though Ethiopia has made a significant improvement in the reduction of maternal mortality, the high burden of preeclampsia remains a concern in the Sidama region of southern Ethiopia. This study aimed to determine the risk factors for preeclampsia and eclampsia in the Sidama region of south...
Background: Preeclampsia is one of the hypertensive disorders in pregnancy that contributes significantly to maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality, with the impact felt more in developing countries. It is characterized by endothelial dysfunction and vasospasm of vessels which can be observed by an o...
Objective:To evaluate factors associated with Pregnancy-related KidneyInjury(PRAKI) inwomen admitted to high dependency care unit at Women and Newborn Hospital in Lusaka, ZambiaMethodology:This was an unmatched case-control study conducted in the high-dependency care unit at Women and Newborn Hospital in...
Macuácua, salésio;
Catalão, raquel;
Valá, anifa;
Machete, eusébio;
Sharma, sumedha;
Vidler, mariamme;
Sid at, mohsim;
Munguambe, khatia;
Dadelszen, peter;
Seven, esperança.
Background: Pre-eclampsia is one of the leading causes of maternal death in Mozambique. Limited access to health care facilities and a lack of skilled health professionals contribute to the high maternal morbidity and mortality rates in Mozambique and indicate a need for community-level interventions. Th...
Community Health Services,
Community Health Workers,
Mozambique,
Eclampsia/therapy,
Eclampsia/mortality,
Health Policy,
Health Services Accessibility,
Maternal Death/prevention & control,
Maternal Health,
Maternal Health Services,
Maternal Mortality,
Pre-Eclampsia/mortality,
Pre-Eclampsia/therapy,
Professional Role,
Pregnancy
