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 …

Multimorbidity (≥ 2 co-existing conditions) in pregnancy is a significant public health issue
with a rising prevalence worldwide. However, the association between pregnancy …

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 …

Background Although maternal death is rare in the United Kingdom, 90% of these women
had multiple health/social problems. This study aims to estimate the prevalence of pre …

Background Maternal morbidity occurs several times more frequently than mortality, yet data
on morbidity burden and its effect on maternal, foetal, and newborn outcomes are limited in …

Background Heterogeneity in reported outcomes can limit the synthesis of research
evidence. A core outcome set informs what outcomes are important and should be …

Background Multimorbidity is common in women across the life course. Preterm birth is the
single biggest cause of neonatal mortality and morbidity. We aim to estimate the prevalence …

Background With an estimated 27 million annual incidents of maternal morbidity globally,
how they are manifested or experienced is diverse and shaped by societal, cultural and …

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: Multimorbidity is being recognized as a crucial maternal health challenge in
India. However, pregnancy remains an exclusion criterion in most multimorbidity estimation …