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Interventions to Reduce Maternal and Newborn Morbidity and Mortality

Gülmezoglu, A. Metin, Lawrie, Theresa A., Hezelgrave, Natasha, Oladapo, Olufemi T., Souza, João Paulo, Gielen, Marijke, Lawn, Joy E., Bahl, Rajiv +3 more·2016·Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (Volume 2): Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health
DOI 10.1596/978-1-4648-0348-2_ch7
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Discusses biomedical interventions for major causes of morbidity and mortality in pregnancy and childbirth in the context of people’s right to access good quality, respectful, and timely care. Although evidence of effectiveness remains unavailable for several vital interventions, they save the lives of thousands of mothers and newborns every day. Other simple interventions, if provided in the appropriate time and with the appropriate protocol, may save many more lives. However, the use of these approaches remains inconsistent or unavailable in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), making necessary (1) accelerated investments in health system infrastructure, (2) intervention implementation, (3) health worker training, and (4) patient education. Scaling-up of skilled care for pregnancy and childbirth remains necessary to reach the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in LMICs, and a shift in focus to quality of care has the potential to unlock significant returns beyond 2015 to end preventable maternal and newborn deaths and stillbirths by 2030.

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Authors
Gülmezoglu, A. M., Lawrie, T. A., Hezelgrave, N., Oladapo, O. T., Souza, J. P., Gielen, M., Lawn, J. E., Bahl, R., Althabe, F., Colaci, D., & Hofmeyr, G. J.
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Venue
Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (Volume 2): Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health
Publisher
The World Bank
Published
2016-04-11
Pages
115-136
DOI
10.1596/978-1-4648-0348-2_ch7
OpenAlex
W2468222330
Cited by
104
References
133
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 13 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 15 · 2022: 12 · 2021: 14 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 15 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 2
FWCI
44.70
Type
book chapter
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Maternal and fetal healthcare
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Obstetrics and Gynecology › Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
Keywords
maternal mortality, neonatal mortality, stillbirth, biomedical interventions, skilled birth attendance, quality of care, health care access, low- and middle-income countries, health system infrastructure, health professions education, patient education, Millennium Development Goals, scaling up interventions

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