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  1. A global analysis of the determinants of maternal health and transitions in maternal mortality

    João Paulo Souza, Louise T. Day, Ana Clara Rezende-Gomes, et al. · 2023 · The Lancet Global Health · 405 citations

    The reduction of maternal mortality and the promotion of maternal health and wellbeing are complex tasks. This Series paper analyses the distal and proximal determinants of maternal health, as well as the exposures, risk factors, and micro-correlates related to maternal mortality. This paper also examines the relationship between these determinants and the gradual shift over time from a pattern of high maternal mortality to a pattern of low maternal mortality (a phenomenon described as the maternal mortality transition). We conducted two systematic reviews of the literature and we analysed publicly available data on indicators related to the Sustainable Development Goals, specifically, estim

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  3. Maternal Mortality in the United States

    K.S. Joseph, Amélie Boutin, Sarka Lisonkova, et al. · 2021 · Obstetrics and Gynecology · 142 citations

    Rigorous studies carried out by the National Center for Health Statistics show that previously reported increases in maternal mortality rates in the United States were an artifact of changes in surveillance. The pregnancy checkbox, introduced in the revised 2003 death certificate and implemented by the states in a staggered manner, resulted in increased identification of maternal deaths and in reported maternal mortality rates. This Commentary summarizes the findings of the National Center for Health Statistics reports, describes temporal trends and the current status of maternal mortality in the United States, and discusses future concerns. Although the National Center for Health Statistics

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  4. A Critical Review on the Complex Interplay between Social Determinants of Health and Maternal and Infant Mortality

    Rada K. Dagher, Deborah E. Linares · 2022 · Children · 118 citations

    BACKGROUND: U.S. maternal and infant mortality rates constitute an important public health problem, because these rates surpass those in developed countries and are characterized by stark disparities for racial/ethnic minorities, rural residents, and individuals with less privileged socioeconomic status due to social determinants of health (SDoH). METHODS: A critical review of the maternal and infant mortality literature was performed to determine multilevel SDoH factors leading to mortality disparities with a life course lens. RESULTS: Black mothers and infants fared the worst in terms of mortality rates, likely due to the accumulation of SDoH experienced as a result of structural racism ac

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  5. Levels and determinants of maternal mortality in northern and southern Nigeria

    Catherine Meh, Amardeep Thind, Bridget L. Ryan, et al. · 2019 · BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth · 110 citations

    BACKGROUND: Maternal mortality is still a major risk for women of childbearing age in Nigeria. In 2008, Nigeria bore 14% of the global burden of maternal mortality. The national maternal mortality ratio has remained elevated despite efforts to reduce maternal deaths. Though health disparities exist between the North and South of Nigeria, there is a dearth of evidence on the estimates and determinants of maternal mortality for these regions. METHODS: This study aimed to assess differences in the levels and determinants of maternal mortality in women of childbearing age (15-49 years) in the North and South of Nigeria. The Nigeria Demographic and Health Surveys (2008 and 2013) were used. The as

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  7. Multilevel determinants of racial/ethnic disparities in severe maternal morbidity and mortality in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in the USA: protocol for a concurrent triangulation, mixed-methods study

    Jihong Liu, Peiyin Hung, Chen Liang, et al. · 2022 · BMJ Open · 11 citations

    INTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected communities of colour the hardest. Non-Hispanic black and Hispanic pregnant women appear to have disproportionate SARS-CoV-2 infection and death rates. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: We will use the socioecological framework and employ a concurrent triangulation, mixed-methods study design to achieve three specific aims: (1) examine the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on racial/ethnic disparities in severe maternal morbidity and mortality (SMMM); (2) explore how social contexts (eg, racial/ethnic residential segregation) have contributed to the widening of racial/ethnic disparities in SMMM during the pandemic and identify distinct mediating pathways t

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  8. Disparities in maternal mortality

    Phuong Tran, Barbara Jreij, Farideh Sistani, et al. · 2023 · Journal of Clinical and Translational Science · 10 citations

    Maternal mortality rates in the USA remain high, with persistent racial and socioeconomic disparities. We identified 207,016 hospital admissions for pregnant women in Maryland, from 2017 to 2019. Logistic regression was used to identity factors associated with maternal death. The health outcome for black women was more prone to give rise to maternal mortality than for white women. Our study revealed numerous racial and age discrepancies in gestational health outcomes, which opioid use disorder exacerbated. Our findings elaborate on the importance of identifying the drivers of adverse pregnancy outcomes, to help inform policy, and resource allocations.

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  10. The role of population-level determinants in explaining regional disparities in maternal and perinatal mortality within Russia

    Marina P. Shuvalova, SS Ratushnyak, Tatiana V. Pismenskaya, et al. · 2014 · European Journal of Public Health

    Background Despite appreciable improvement in the overall reduction of maternal and perinatal mortality in Russia, there are still considerable disparities in maternal mortality ratios (MMRs) and perinatal mortality rates (PMRs) across the country. However, no studies to date have explored the role of aggregate-level determinants to explain these variations. Thus, the objective of this research was to assess the population level determinants of such variations in Russia. Methods The unit of this ecological study was a region of Russia (total of 498 units, 83 for each year from 2006 to 2011). Annual data on potential determinants of maternal and perinatal mortality were obtained from Russian

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  12. Determinants of Maternal Mortality in Ghana

    Lailah Alidu · 2019

    Maternal mortality is one of the most sensitive indicators of health disparity between richer and poorer nations and even within a country. Amongst developing countries, sub Saharan Africa has the highest number of maternal and pregnancy related death. Several initiatives have been put in place to reduce maternal mortality in Ghana but maternal mortality rates have shown no significant improvements. The study sought to determine factors that influence maternal deaths in Ghana. Data for the study was from the Ghana Maternal Health Survey, 2007. The study adopted McCarthy and Maine’s framework on the determinants of maternal mortality. Haemorrhage was found to be the highest single cause of ma

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