maternal morbidity
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmaternalandmorbidity
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maternal
adjective
uk/məˈtɜː.nəl/us/məˈtɝː.nəl/
behaving or feeling in the way that a mother does towards her child, especially in a kind, ...
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morbidity
noun[U]
uk/mɔːˈbɪd.ə.ti/us/mɔːrˈbɪd.ə.t̬i/
medicalspecialized
the morbidity of a disease is how many people have it in a ...
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(Definition ofmaternalandmorbidityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Assessing the larger numbers of women suffering severematernalmorbiditywould vastly increase their workload.
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This article will describe our current knowledge of the disease and critically review the interventions proposed to improve obstetric outcome andmaternalmorbidity.
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Improvements in healthcare following severematernalmorbidityaudit have been shown.
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Unfortunately, international consensus has not been reached on a definition of severematernalmorbidity; numerous definitions have been used.
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This should include perinatal andmaternalmorbidityand mortality as well as an assessment of maternal satisfaction.
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The fetal andmaternalmorbidityand mortality are likely to be higher in preeclampsia than in chronic hypertension that has predated the pregnancy.
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The term adverse outcome is preferable in the context of severematernalmorbidity.
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Nor has it been shown to reduce neonatal ormaternalmorbidity.
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Pre-eclampsia remains a leading cause of perinatal andmaternalmorbidityand mortality worldwide.
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It remains a leading cause of fetal growth restriction, premature birth, as well as infant andmaternalmorbidityand mortality.
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This assumes a correlation betweenmaternalmorbidityand the outcome measured, which may be incorrect.
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The standardisation of definitions of severematernalmorbidityand its components would allow better comparisons in future studies.
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The experience of having at least one birth had a positive, statistically significant effect on the likelihood of knowing aboutmaternalmorbiditysymptoms.
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Even so, most women who suffer severematernalmorbidityare young and healthy.
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From these monthly returns, national and unit-level rates of severematernalmorbidityare calculated.
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The presence of pre-existing chronic disease increased the risk of severematernalmorbidity5.8 fold.
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There is also good evidence thatmaternalmorbidityis increased.
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It may be associated with adverse obstetric outcome and significantmaternalmorbidity.
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A number of studies reviewing the quality of care provided to women who have suffered severematernalmorbidityhave been performed in developing countries.
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The lack of long-term followup leaves many unanswered questions regardingmaternalmorbidityfollowing ovarian stimulation and other problems such as vascular injuries or pelvic infection that may result from treatment.
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