Background High-risk pregnancy refers to a pregnancy that negatively affects the health of
the mother, the baby, or both. High-risk pregnancy evokes a range of emotional and …

Abstract Background Applicability of the World Health Organization (WHO) maternal near
miss criteria in low-income settings is not systematically addressed in the literature. The …

A reduction in maternal mortality has traditionally been used as a critical measure of
progress in improving maternal health. If a 75% reduction in maternal mortality between …

Financialization is promoted by alliances of multilateral 'development'organizations, national
governments and owners and institutions of private capital. In the healthcare sector, the …

Women's ill-health and its consequences are poorly defined. Despite women living longer
than men, their lives are not necessarily healthy, according to the 2009 Women and Health …

Introduction Obstetric violence is a specific form of violence against women that violates their
human rights. Conducted by obstetric care providers regarding the body and reproductive …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the frequency of catastrophic expenditures for emergency
obstetric care, explore its risk factors, and assess the effect of these expenditures on …

During the early 1990s, global health experts developed a new model of emergency
obstetric care: post-abortion care or PAC. In developing countries with restrictive abortion …

Abstract Background In Haiti, the number of women dying in pregnancy, during childbirth
and the weeks after giving birth remains unacceptably high. The objective of this research …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate mortality in women in Burkina Faso in the 4 years following a life-
threatening near-miss obstetric complication and to identify the medical, social and health …