Objective Maternal morbidity affects millions of women, the burden of which is highest in low
resource settings. We sought to explore when this ill-health occurs and is most significant …

Introduction For every woman who dies during pregnancy and childbirth, many more suffer
ill-health, the burden of which is highest in low-resource settings. We sought to assess the …

Background For more accurate estimation of the global burden of pregnancy associated
disease, clarity is needed on definition and assessment of non-severe maternal morbidity …

Objectives To assess the scope of the published literature on the consequences of maternal
morbidity on health-related functioning at the global level and identify key substantive …

Background For every maternal death, 20 to 30 women are estimated to have morbidities
related to pregnancy or childbirth. Much of this burden of disease is in women in low-and …

Background Maternal physical and mental health during pregnancy are key determinants of
birth outcomes. There are relatively few prospective data that integrate physical and mental …

Introduction Little is known of the associations between physical health issues and mental
health issues such as anxiety, depression and comorbid anxiety and depression (CAD) …

Background: Much is known about severe maternal morbidity during pregnancy, but there
has been little attention paid to the impact of pregnancy itself on women's general health …

Objective To explore what women consider health and ill health to be, in general, and during
and after pregnancy. Women's views on how to approach screening for mental ill health and …

Objective This study investigates the associations between maternal health and health-
related behaviours (nutrition, physical activity, alcohol consumption and smoking) both …