The prevalence and risk factors for severe maternal morbidities: a systematic review and meta-analysis

NH Nik Hazlina, MN Norhayati, I Shaiful Bahari… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity remain major public health
problems globally. Understanding their risk factors may result in better treatment solutions …

Global burden of potentially life-threatening maternal conditions: a systematic review and meta-analysis

FT Baykemagn, GF Abreha, YB Zelelow… - BMC Pregnancy and …, 2024 - Springer
Background Potentially life-threatening maternal conditions (PLTCs) is an important proxy
indicator of maternal mortality and the quality of maternal health services. It is helpful to …

Risk of perinatal and maternal morbidity and mortality among pregnant women with epilepsy

N Razaz, J Igland, MH Bjørk, KS Joseph… - JAMA …, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Maternal epilepsy is associated with adverse pregnancy and neonatal
outcomes. A better understanding of this condition and the associated risk of mortality and …

Ways forward in preventing severe maternal morbidity and maternal health inequities: conceptual frameworks, definitions, and data, from a population health …

SL Carmichael, B Abrams, A El Ayadi… - … publication of the …, 2021 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The United States ranks worse on maternal mortality than other high-resource countries
(Tikkanen, Gunja, FitzGerald, & Zephyrin, 2020). It is one of few countries where maternal …

Trends in rate of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and associated morbidities in Canada: a population-based study (2012–2021)

S Dzakpasu, C Nelson, EK Darling, W Edwards… - Cmaj, 2024 - cmaj.ca
Background: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) are a leading cause of severe
maternal morbidity (SMM). We sought to explore trends in HDP and related morbidity …

Severe maternal morbidity and long-term risk of cardiovascular hospitalization

UV Ukah, N Dayan, BJ Potter, G Paradis… - … Quality and Outcomes, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Severe maternal morbidity is rising, yet the association with cardiovascular
disease is not clear. We examined the risk of cardiovascular hospitalization up to 3 decades …

Severe maternal morbidity and risk of mortality beyond the postpartum period

UV Ukah, N Dayan, BJ Potter, A Ayoub… - Obstetrics & …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: To examine long-term risks of mortality after a pregnancy complicated by
severe maternal morbidity. METHODS: We analyzed a longitudinal cohort of 1,229,306 …

Impact of Covid-19 on risk of severe maternal morbidity

N Auger, UV Ukah, SQ Wei, J Healy-Profitós, E Lo… - Critical Care, 2023 - Springer
Background We examined the risk of severe life-threatening morbidity in pregnant patients
with Covid-19 infection. Methods We conducted a population-based study of 162,576 …

Short-term adverse outcomes after mifepristone–misoprostol versus procedural induced abortion: a population-based propensity-weighted study

N Liu, JG Ray - Annals of Internal Medicine, 2023 - acpjournals.org
Background: Prior studies comparing first-trimester pharmaceutical induced abortion (IA)
with procedural IA were prone to selection bias, were underpowered to assess serious …

Severe maternal morbidity in Scotland

JA Masterson, I Adamestam, M Beatty… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Using a cohort study design, we analysed 17 diagnoses and 9 interventions (including
critical care admission) as a composite measure of severe maternal morbidity for …