Global efforts to improve maternal health are the fifth focus goal of the Millennium
Development Goals adopted by the international community in 2000. While maternal …

Puerperal sepsis is one of the five leading causes of maternal mortality worldwide, and
accounts for 15% of all maternal deaths. The WHO defined puerperal sepsis in 1992 as an …

The success of fecal microbiota transplant (FMT) in treating recurrent Clostridioides difficile
infection has led to growing excitement about the potential of using transplanted human …

With a new preface assessing leadership responses to the coronavirus pandemic, this text
explores leadership problems that can develop during such public health crises as the 2001 …

Among social epistemologists, having a certain proportion of reliably formed beliefs in a
subject matter is widely regarded as a necessary condition for cognitive expertise. This …

Infanticide examines medical expert evidence in infanticide cases, focusing specifically on
the shifting notion of" certainty" in medical testimony. Beginning in the Early Modern period …

This paper explores possible reasons why Black women in the United States experience a
higher maternal mortality rate than their white counterparts. Using books, articles, journals …

For readers of Mary Roach and Adam Diamond, an innovative look at the histories of
different epidemics and what it meant for society, alongside what lessons different diseases …

Fever is one of the most important signs of infection and can provide useful information for
further assessment, diagnosis, and management. Early detection of postnatal fever could …

Bloodletting by venesection or by the application of leeches was commonly engaged in by
medical practitioners until the late nineteenth century. Based on the classical ideas of …