Ending Eclampsia, June 2019 Findings from quantitative and qualitative data suggest that gender dynamics, alongside other factors, affect women’s empowerment to seek maternal health services in Bangladesh. Download the brief for more information.
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Engaging communities to build awareness and agency in pre-eclampsia and maternal health
By Pooja Sripad Engaging women in their communities through group-based maternal health care increases their agency to seek necessary antenatal, childbirth and postnatal care. It stimulates collective learning, promotes involvement of community members and builds social support networks at pivotal…
Maternal and fetal outcomes of emergency obstetric referrals to a Nigerian teaching hospital
Tropical Doctor, 2017 Findings were that the majority of women presented at health centers late. Severe pre-eclampsia and eclampsia were the most common indications for referral, accounting for 33 percent of all referrals. Perinatal and maternal fatality rates were 16…
Expanding pre-eclampsia and eclampsia services in Sindh Province
Ending Eclampsia, 2018 Endline data collection begins in April 2018 and analysis begins in July 2018. Findings will be shared with district, provincial and federal officials starting in September 2018.
In June of this year the MCSP PPH Community of Practice and the Ending Eclampsia project co-convened a technical meeting “An Unfinished Agenda in Maternal Health: Meeting the needs of Women with Preeclampsia/Eclampsia and Postpartum Hemorrhage.” Meeting participants included researchers, implementers…
Antenatal care visits during pregnancy and their effect on maternal and fetal outcomes in pre-eclamptic patients
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2016 Findings showed women who attended an inadequate number of antenatal care visits had a significantly higher risk of post-partum hemorrhage, eclampsia, and intensive care unit admission compared with women who attended an adequate number…
