Maternal mortality: lessons learnt from autopsy
The book discusses about 45 cases of maternal autopsies. These maternal mortalities are related to pregnancy-related diseases, pre-existing diseases that worsen or manifest during pregnancy and diseases for which pregnant patient has increased risk. As the study of maternal mort…
Maternal mortality, human rights and accountability
This title focuses on a critically important part of maternal mortality and human rights, that of monitoring, accountability and redress at the local, national and international level.
The scale of maternal mortality and morbidity today is staggering. This book focuses on a vital part of a human rights response to maternal mortality, viz. accountability. Accountability encompasses monitoring, review and redress at the local, national and international levels. …
The scale of maternal mortality and morbidity today is staggering. This book focuses on a vital part of a human rights response to maternal mortality, viz. accountability. Accountability encompasses monitoring, review and redress at the local, national and international levels. …
A practical guide to preventing problems in anaesthesia during labor, this text offers unique insights into real-life cases, covering topics such as physiology, pharmacology and organisational factors.
A practical guide to preventing problems in anaesthesia during labor, this text offers unique insights into real-life cases, covering topics such as physiology, pharmacology and organisational factors.
"Documenting Death is a gripping ethnographic account of the deaths of pregnant women in a hospital in a low-resource setting in Tanzania. Through an exploration of everyday ethics and care practices on a local maternity ward, anthropologist Adrienne E. Strong untangles the reas…
'The Maternal Sepsis Intervention has had a profound impact on maternal mortality and antibiotic use whilst also reducing hospital costs. The Ministry of Health is keen to explore opportunities to extending the lessons learnt and integrate them in national policy-making.' -Dr. R…