Maternal mortality in Argentina: a closer look at women who die outside of the health system

OBJECTIVES: To assess maternal mortality among women who died outside health institutions. To use the technique of verbal autopsy to identify maternal deaths and to obtain qualitative information about the determinants of maternal death using the three delays model. METHODS: Subjects were women aged...

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Autores principales: Romero, Mariana, Ramos, Silvina, Rosenstein, Melissa
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: 2018
Materias:
MORTALIDAD MATERNA
ARGENTINA
SISTEMAS DE SALUD
Acceso en línea:http://repositorio.cedes.org/handle/123456789/2955
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10995-007-0268-2
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topic MORTALIDAD MATERNA
ARGENTINA
SISTEMAS DE SALUD
MORTALIDAD MATERNA
SISTEMAS DE SALUD
ARGENTINA
spellingShingle MORTALIDAD MATERNA
ARGENTINA
SISTEMAS DE SALUD
MORTALIDAD MATERNA
SISTEMAS DE SALUD
ARGENTINA
Romero, Mariana
Ramos, Silvina
Rosenstein, Melissa
Maternal mortality in Argentina: a closer look at women who die outside of the health system
topic_facet MORTALIDAD MATERNA
ARGENTINA
SISTEMAS DE SALUD
MORTALIDAD MATERNA
SISTEMAS DE SALUD
ARGENTINA
description OBJECTIVES: To assess maternal mortality among women who died outside health institutions. To use the technique of verbal autopsy to identify maternal deaths and to obtain qualitative information about the determinants of maternal death using the three delays model. METHODS: Subjects were women aged 10-49 who died outside of a health institution during 2002 in five Argentine provinces with maternal mortality ratios above the national average. Cases were identified through the national and provincial registries, and data were collected using verbal autopsies, where the relatives of the deceased are interviewed. RESULTS: Of 252 completed verbal autopsies, 15 maternal deaths and five late maternal deaths were found. Hemorrhage was the most common cause of maternal death. Seventy-nine percentage of women who died of maternal causes experienced at least one delay in accessing care, with delays in seeking assistance as the most common, followed by delays in accessing and receiving quality care. CONCLUSIONS: Maternal causes of death are equally prevalent among women who die outside the health system as among those who die within it, but avoidable deaths are still a problem. Interventions to improve understanding of alarm signals (serious symptoms) and improved access and quality of care are necessary to reduce maternal mortality
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author Romero, Mariana
Ramos, Silvina
Rosenstein, Melissa
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Ramos, Silvina
Rosenstein, Melissa
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title Maternal mortality in Argentina: a closer look at women who die outside of the health system
title_short Maternal mortality in Argentina: a closer look at women who die outside of the health system
title_full Maternal mortality in Argentina: a closer look at women who die outside of the health system
title_fullStr Maternal mortality in Argentina: a closer look at women who die outside of the health system
title_full_unstemmed Maternal mortality in Argentina: a closer look at women who die outside of the health system
title_sort maternal mortality in argentina: a closer look at women who die outside of the health system
publishDate 2018
url http://repositorio.cedes.org/handle/123456789/2955
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10995-007-0268-2
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