maternal death
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Research problems linked to this topic
- Birth asphyxia is one of the common causes of mortality and morbidity in neonates and the incidence is 2-9 per 1,000 live borns.
- Mother-to-child transmission of HIV continues to be a major cause of infant morbidity and mortality in resource-poor settings.
- Maternal complications are the risk of maternal death.
- Congenital cardiovascular malformations (CCM) cause substantial neonatal morbidity and mortality.
- Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of maternal mortality.
- Ethiopia is among the ten world countries with highest maternal death rates that accounts for more than 59% of global maternal deaths.
- Post-partum haemorrhage (PPH) is the second greatest direct cause of maternal death in the United Kingdom, and rates of PPH continue to increase despite advances in clinical care.