Maternal morbidity and near-miss mortality among women referred for emergency obstetric care in rural Uganda

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 84-85

  Kaye, Dan K ^a   Kakaire, Othman ^a   Osinde, Michael O ^b  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Uganda)

^b Kabale Regional Hospital   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Emergency obstetric care; Maternal morbidity; Maternal mortality; Near miss obstetric mortality; Quality of Care; Uganda

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CESAREAN SECTION; ECLAMPSIA AND PREECLAMPSIA; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; FETUS DISTRESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK; HYSTERECTOMY; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALPRESENTATION; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEAR MISS MORTALITY; NEWBORN DEATH; OBSTETRIC CARE; OBSTETRIC HEMORRHAGE; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; UGANDA;

EID: 79957634479     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2011.01.026     Document Type: Article

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