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. 2015 Sep;8(3):138-45.
doi: 10.1177/1753495X15595308. Epub 2015 Aug 27.

Global obstetric medicine: Collaborating towards global progress in maternal health

Tabassum Firoz  1 , Oier Ateka-Barrutia  2 , Jose Antonio Rojas-Suarez  3 , Chandrika Wijeyaratne  4 , Eliana Castillo  5 , Hennie Lombaard  6 , Laura A Magee  7
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Global obstetric medicine: Collaborating towards global progress in maternal health

Tabassum Firoz et al. Obstet Med. 2015 Sep.

Abstract

Globally, the nature of maternal mortality and morbidity is shifting from direct obstetric causes to an increasing proportion of indirect causes due to chronic conditions and ageing of the maternal population. Obstetric medicine can address an important gap in the care of women by broadening its scope to include colleagues, communities and countries that do not yet have established obstetric medicine training, education and resources. We present the concept of global obstetric medicine by highlighting three low- and middle-income country experiences as well as an example of successful collaboration. The article also discusses ideas and initiatives to build future partnerships within the global obstetric medicine community.

Keywords: Global health; maternal morbidity; maternal mortality; non-communicable diseases.

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Cause-specific maternal mortality ratios in Sri Lanka.
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Severe maternal morbidity in Colombia 2013.
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Mortality index (MI) by cause of severe maternal morbidity in Colombia in 2012.
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Organ dysfunction by diagnosis of severe maternal morbidity in Colombia in 2012.
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