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Preventing deaths from complications of labour and delivery.
- Source :
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Best practice & research. Clinical obstetrics & gynaecology [Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol] 2016 Oct; Vol. 36, pp. 103-115. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Jun 26. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- The process of labour and delivery remains an unnecessary and preventable cause of death of women and babies around the world. Although the rates of maternal and perinatal death are declining, there are large disparities between rich and poor countries, and sub-Saharan Africa has not seen the scale of decline as seen elsewhere. In many areas, maternity services remain sparse and under-equipped, with insufficient and poorly trained staff. Priorities for reducing the mortality burden are provision of safe caesarean section, prevention of sepsis and appropriate care of women in labour in line with the current best practices, appropriately and affordably delivered. A concern is that large-scale recourse to caesarean delivery has its own dangers and may present new dominant causes for maternal mortality. An area of current neglect is newborn care. However, innovative training methods and appropriate technologies offer opportunities for affordable and effective newborn resuscitation and follow-up management in low-income settings.<br /> (Copyright © 2016. Published by Elsevier Ltd.)
- Subjects :
- Birth Injuries complications
Birth Injuries therapy
Cesarean Section
Dystocia therapy
Emergencies
Female
Fetal Hypoxia complications
Fetal Hypoxia therapy
Health Services Accessibility
Humans
Infant Care
Infant, Newborn
Inservice Training
Labor, Obstetric
Maternal Death etiology
Perinatal Death etiology
Pregnancy
Sepsis complications
Simulation Training
Uterine Hemorrhage complications
Uterine Hemorrhage therapy
Birth Injuries prevention & control
Delivery, Obstetric
Fetal Hypoxia prevention & control
Maternal Death prevention & control
Obstetric Labor Complications therapy
Perinatal Death prevention & control
Postpartum Hemorrhage therapy
Sepsis therapy
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1532-1932
- Volume :
- 36
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Best practice & research. Clinical obstetrics & gynaecology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 27427491
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2016.05.012