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Diversity and divergence: the dynamic burden of poor maternal health

The Lancet (British edition), 2016-10, Vol.388 (10056), p.2164-2175 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Elsevier Ltd ;2016 Elsevier Ltd ;Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. ;Copyright Elsevier Limited Oct 29, 2016 ;ISSN: 0140-6736 ;ISSN: 1474-547X ;EISSN: 1474-547X ;DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31533-1 ;PMID: 27642022 ;CODEN: LANCAO

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Title:
Diversity and divergence: the dynamic burden of poor maternal health
Author: Graham, Wendy, Prof ; Woodd, Susannah, MSc ; Byass, Peter, Prof ; Filippi, Veronique, PhD ; Gon, Giorgia, MSc ; Virgo, Sandra, PhD ; Chou, Doris, MD ; Hounton, Sennen, PhD ; Lozano, Rafael, Prof ; Pattinson, Robert, Prof ; Singh, Susheela, PhD
Subjects: Abortion ; Africa South of the Sahara ; Cause of Death - trends ; Clinical outcomes ; Female ; Global Health - trends ; Health Status Disparities ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Internal Medicine ; Maternal & child health ; Maternal Health - economics ; Maternal Health - trends ; Maternal Health Services - organization & administration ; Maternal Health Services - supply & distribution ; Maternal Health Services - trends ; Maternal mortality ; Maternal Mortality - trends ; Morbidity ; Population Surveillance ; Pregnancy ; Sustainable development ; Vulnerable Populations ; Womens health
Is Part Of: The Lancet (British edition), 2016-10, Vol.388 (10056), p.2164-2175
Description: Summary Maternal health is a big issue and is central to sustainable development. Each year, about 210 million women become pregnant and about 140 million newborn babies are delivered—the sheer scale of maternal health alone makes maternal well being and survival vital concerns. In this Series paper, we adopt primarily a numerical lens to illuminate patterns and trends in outcomes, but recognise that understanding of poor maternal health also warrants other perspectives, such as human rights. Our use of the best available evidence highlights the dynamic burden of maternal health problems. Increased diversity in the magnitude and causes of maternal mortality and morbidity between and within populations presents a major challenge to policies and programmes aiming to match varying needs with diverse types of care across different settings. This diversity, in turn, contributes to a widening gap or differences in levels of maternal mortality, seen most acutely in vulnerable populations, predominantly in sub-Saharan Africa. Strong political and technical commitment to improve equity-sensitive information systems is required to monitor the gap in maternal mortality, and robust research is needed to elucidate major interactions between the broad range of health problems. Diversity and divergence are defining characteristics of poor maternal health in the 21st century. Progress on this issue will be an ultimate judge of sustainable development.
Publisher: England: Elsevier Ltd
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 0140-6736
ISSN: 1474-547X
EISSN: 1474-547X
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31533-1
PMID: 27642022
CODEN: LANCAO
Source: ProQuest One Psychology
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Diversity and divergence: the dynamic burden of poor maternal health

Elsevier Ltd ;2016 Elsevier Ltd ;Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. ;Copyright Elsevier Limited Oct 29, 2016 ;ISSN: 0140-6736 ;ISSN: 1474-547X ;EISSN: 1474-547X ;DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31533-1 ;PMID: 27642022 ;CODEN: LANCAO

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