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Introduction
In 1631, Shah Jahan, emperor during the Mughal Empire's period of greatest prosperity, was grief-stricken when his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal, died during the birth of their 14th child, Gauhara Begum. C...
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Washington C. Hill
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Overview of Maternal Mortality in the United States
Although dramatic improvements in pregnancy care and in general population health facilitated a dramatic decline in maternal mortality in the United States during the 20th century, women still die fro...
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William M. Callaghan
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2-6
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From Identification and Review to Action—Maternal Mortality Review in the United States
The maternal mortality review process is an ongoing quality improvement cycle with 5 steps: identification of maternal deaths, collection of medical and other data on the events surrounding the death,...
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Cynthia J. Berg
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7-13
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Maternal Mortality in the United States - Why Is It Important and What Are We Doing About It?
Following dramatic reductions between the early 1900s and the early 1980s, the maternal mortality ratio began to rise, reaching a peak of almost 17 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. Although th...
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Jeffrey C. King
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14-18
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Saving Mothers' Lives: The Continuing Benefits for Maternal Health From the United Kingdom (UK) Confidential Enquires Into Maternal Deaths
The actions that have followed the recommendations of successive publications of the UK Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths have helped save mothers' lives and reduced ill health and morbidity...
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Gwyneth Lewis
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19-26
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The Role of the Maternal–Fetal Medicine Subspecialist in Review and Prevention of Maternal Deaths
The maternal–fetal medicine subspecialist plays a critical role in the evaluation and management of women with obstetrical and medical comorbidities. These women have a higher risk for obstetrical mor...
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Haywood Brown,
Maria Small
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27-30
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Pregnancy-Associated Mortality Review: The Florida Experience
At the beginning of the 20th century, maternal mortality was a leading cause of death for women of reproductive age in the United States. Obstetrical care was not standardized, and there was a lack of...
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Deborah Burch,
Danielle Noell,
Washington C. Hill,
Isaac Delke
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31-36
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Decisions Required for Operating a Maternal Mortality Review Committee: The California Experience
Maternal mortality is a current and important issue for obstetrics. The challenge is to structure case reviews so that they develop real data that can inform and direct quality improvement activities....
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Elliott K. Main
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37-41
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Strategies for Reducing Maternal Mortality
The maternal death rate in the United States has shown no improvement in several decades and may be increasing. On the other hand, hospital systems that have instituted comprehensive programs directed...
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Steven L. Clark
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42-47
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Maternal Mortality From Hemorrhage
Hemorrhage remains as one of the top 3 obstetrics related causes of maternal mortality, with most deaths occurring within 24-48 hours of delivery. Although hemorrhage related maternal mortality has de...
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Sina Haeri,
Gary A. Dildy
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48-55
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Maternal Mortality From Preeclampsia/Eclampsia
Preeclampsia/eclampsia is one of the 3 leading causes of maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide. During the past 50 years, there has been a significant reduction in the rates of eclampsia, materna...
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Labib Ghulmiyyah,
Baha Sibai
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56-59
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Maternal Mortality Due to Trauma
Maternal mortality is an important indicator of adequacy of health care in our society. Improvements in the obstetric care system as well as advances in technology have contributed to reduction in mat...
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Vivian Carolina Romero,
Mark Pearlman
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60-67
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Perimortem Cesarean Delivery: Its Role in Maternal Mortality
Since Roman times, physicians have been instructed to perform postmortem cesarean deliveries to aid in funeral rites, baptism, and in the very slim chance that a live fetus might still be within the d...
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Vern L. Katz
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68-72
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The Medical and Legal Aspects of Maternal Mortality
Sudden unexpected changes in the life of a family create many different emotions in various family members. The death of a young woman during or after her pregnancy is especially difficult because of ...
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John P. Elliott
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73-78
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A 6-Year (2004-2009) Review of Maternal Mortality at the Eastern Regional Hospital, Koforidua, Ghana
A 6-year (2004-2009) review of maternal deaths is presented to establish particular trends at the eastern regional hospital (1 of 10 regional hospitals in Ghana). There were a total of 191 maternal de...
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Gabriel Y.K. Ganyaglo,
Washington C. Hill
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79-83
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Support and Counseling After Maternal Death
Teamwork, communication, critical incident debriefing, and grief counseling surrounding the events of an unexpected maternal death are important continuing education and practice topics for health car...
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Pauline E. Hill
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84-88
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