1. Commonly used approaches to measure perinatal depression in large research studies in LMICs include which of the following? a) Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale b) Patient Health Questionnaire c) Psychiatrists’…
Despite the impressive progress gains for maternal and child health during the Millennium Development Goals era, over 5.6 million women and babies died in 2015 due to complications during pregnancy,…
. 1. a) T b) F c) F d) F e) F Option (a) is the only true answer. This data was published by Professor Charles Chapron in a series…
This review provides an overview of perinatal depression and its impacts on the health of mothers, their newborns, and young children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). We define and…
Access to contraception reduces maternal deaths by preventing or delaying pregnancy in women who do not intend to be pregnant or those at higher risk of complications. However, not all…
Preterm births (PTBs), defined as births before 37 weeks of gestation account for the majority of deaths in the newborn period. Prediction and prevention of PTB is challenging. A history…
Over 300,000 maternal deaths occur each year, 11% of which are thought to be due to infectious causes, and approximately one million newborns die within the first week of life…
The process of labour and delivery remains an unnecessary and preventable cause of death of women and babies around the world. Although the rates of maternal and perinatal death are…
In this chapter, taking a life cycle and both civil society and medically oriented approach, we will discuss the contribution of the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDPs) to maternal, perinatal…
Prevention of deaths from obstetric haemorrhage requires effective health systems including family planning, commodities, personnel, infrastructure and ultimately universal access to comprehensive obstetric care for women giving birth. The main…
