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According to a 2015 WHO editorial, a nationally implemented guideline for pregnancy and childbirth, along with easy and equal access to prenatal services and care, and active participation from all 50 states to produce better maternal health data are all necessary components to reduce maternal mortality. [55]
This relationship is a result of the mother's nutritional health throughout her life leading up to childbirth. [1] Younger mothers are also at more risk for obstructed labor due to growth of the pelvis not being completed. [11] Problems with the birth canal include a narrow vagina and perineum which may be due to female genital mutilation or ...
Complications that occur primarily during childbirth are termed obstetric labor complications, and problems that occur primarily after childbirth are termed puerperal disorders. While some complications improve or are fully resolved after pregnancy, some may lead to lasting effects, morbidity, or in the most severe cases, maternal or fetal ...
Obstetric fistula is a medical condition in which a hole develops in the birth canal as a result of childbirth. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] This can be between the vagina and rectum , ureter , or bladder . [ 1 ] [ 4 ] It can result in incontinence of urine or feces . [ 1 ]
Serena Williams has penned an open letter after her scary post-partum story caused a stir online, putting a spotlight on the dangers of childbirth, particularly for Black women.
Maternal death or maternal mortality is defined in slightly different ways by several different health organizations. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines maternal death as the death of a pregnant mother due to complications related to pregnancy, underlying conditions worsened by the pregnancy or management of these conditions.
A mom from Texas has shared how she forgot that she gave birth to her triplets after she was declared “clinically dead” for 45 minutes following her cesarean section.
Childbirth; Other names: Labour and delivery, partus, giving birth, parturition, birth, confinement [1] [2] Mother and newborn baby shown with vernix caseosa covering: Specialty: Obstetrics, midwifery: Complications: Obstructed labour, postpartum bleeding, eclampsia, postpartum infection, birth asphyxia, neonatal hypothermia [3] [4] [5] Types