Introduction & Background Black infant mortality rate is 122% higher than that of non-Hispanic white infants. In a 2021 CDC study, Black women’s maternal mortality rate was 69.9 deaths per 100,000 live births, 2.6 times the rate for non-Hispanic White women. Purpose Statement & Research Question The purpose of our research was to explore reasons why Black maternal mortality is higher than White and non-Hispanic populations and what contributing health disparities are causing higher mortality rates in black infants and mothers compared to their non-Hispanic white counterparts, in the United States. Literature Review: We found articles under 5 years old from Cinhal database. Findings Examples of inclusion and exclusion criteria in our studies included: ages between 18-39, whether they had hypertension during pregnancy, or were between 22-43 weeks of gestation. Main findings from our studies include mistrust between health providers and the black pregnant women negatively impacted their adherence to safe sleep practice, and 32% of women in another study reported that they were not able to initiate their first prenatal care visit as early as preferred due to a myriad of barriers. Conclusions & Nursing Interventions The take-home message of our studies was that disparities are multifactorial. Some major nursing implications we found are that perinatal nurses should assess the psychological wellbeing in Black women throughout pregnancy and advocate for Black women who report high levels of stress, depressive symptoms, or psychological distress.

Background  Maternal health is described as the health a woman experiences during pregnancy, delivery and after the baby is born. Every year an estimation is made that 210 million women are pregnant and 140 million babies are being born. However, the care around pregnant women and during deliveries varies depending on what country a woman is located in. Above all, science shows that pregnant women in Sub-Saharan regions have a 46 times higher risk of suffering from maternal morbidity and mortality compared to women in high-income countries. Tanzania is a country within the Sub-Saharan region with the highest numbers of births, yet with limited access to both hospitals and staff which affects mothers and children. Limitations are caused because of poverty, for instance the majority of Tanzania's population live in rural areas where no healthcare is accessible, if the healthcare does not go to those areas.  Aim  The aim was to describe healthcare workers' experiences of reproductive and maternal health at Nkinga Referral Hospital in Tanzania.  Methods  This study was based on a Minor Field Study [MFS] in Tanzania. The chosen method was a qualitative study design with an inductive approach. The interview questions were of semi structured character and in total eight healthcare workers were interviewed at Nkinga Referral Hospital. The data was analyzed with the help of a manifest content analysis.  Findings  The data analysis resulted in three main categories and eight subcategories that reelected the healthcare workers' experiences. Overall, healthcare workers described the preventive work, experienced difficulties, maternal healthcare in general as well as the wishes regarding possible changes in today's reproductive and maternal health.  Conclusion  The healthcare workers' experiences regarding the provision of care for pregnant women differ. Existing deficiencies that have been discovered within reproductive and maternal health are insufficient economic resources as well as equipment. While this unavailability, the healthcare workers experienced the care provided was remarkably affected and the inability to provide good quality care. Because of this, the provision of resources is essential for the ability of healthcare workers to provide good quality care to pregnant women. / Bakgrund  Mödrars hälsa beskrivs som den hälsa kvinnan upplever sig ha under graviditet, förlossning och efter födseln. Varje år uppskattas det att cirka 210 miljoner kvinnor blir gravida och att 140 miljoner nyfödda föds. Däremot ser vården kring den gravida kvinnan och under förlossningen olika ut beroende på vilket land kvinnan befinner sig i. Framförallt visar forskning att gravida kvinnor i Sub-Sahara Regionen har en 46 gånger så hög risk att drabbas av maternell sjukdom och död jämfört med kvinnor i höginkomstländer. Tanzania är ett land i Sub-Sahara som har höga födelsetal, dock med en begränsad tillgång till både sjukhus och personal vilket påverkar mödrar och barns hälsa. Begränsningen beror bland annat på fattigdom, men också på grund av att större delen av befolkningen lever på landsbygden där ingen hälso- och sjukvård finns att tillgå, om inte hälso- och sjukvården tar sig till dem.  Syfte  Syftet var att beskriva sjukvårdspersonalens upplevelser av reproduktion och mödrahälsovård på Nkinga Referral Hospital i Tanzania.  Metod  Denna studie baserades på en Minor Field Study [MFS] fältstudie i Tanzania. Den valda metoden var en kvalitativ studiedesign med induktiv ansats. Intervjufrågorna var av semistrukturerad karaktär och sammanlagt intervjuades åtta hälso- och sjukvårdspersonal på Nkinga Referral Hospital. Datan analyserades med hjälp av en kvalitativ manifest innehållsanalys.  Resultat  Dataanalysen resulterade i tre huvudkategorier och åtta subkategorier som återspeglade hälso- och sjukvårdspersonalens upplevelser. Sammantaget beskrev hälso- och sjukvårdspersonalen det preventiva arbetet, upplevda svårigheter, den generella mödrahälsovården samt vilka önskningar de upplevde skulle kunna förändra dagens reproduktion och mödrahälsovård.  Slutsats  Hälso- och sjukvårdspersonalens upplevelser av att vårda gravida kvinnor skiljer sig åt. Befintliga brister som uppdagats inom reproduktiv- samt mödrahälsovård är bristfälliga ekonomiska resurser likväl som redskap. När detta var otillgängligt upplevde hälso- och sjukvårdspersonalen att vården som gavs till de gravida kvinnorna påverkas avsevärt då en vård av god kvalitet inte kunde tillhandahållas. Således är det av stor vikt att resurser finns tillgängliga så att hälso- och sjukvårdspersonalen kan erbjuda en kvalitativ vård till de gravida kvinnorna.

There is a lack of consensus on the empirical findings in research examining the so-called ‘guns and butter’ argument – does military expenditure crowd out social expenditure or not? Feminist scholars have been arguing that militarism, affects women’s welfare in a negative way. This study investigates whether countries' increase in military expenditure leads to a deterioration in women's health and education, based on the guns and butter argument. The study intends to find out what a possible correlation looks like for two different models, one that represents the impact on women's health and another that represents the impact on women's education, by using maternal mortality and school enrollment (with a gender parity index) as dependent variables. The survey is conducted for a sampling of countries in Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia for the period 1988 to 2020. The main findings of this study indicate that increased military expenditure leads to increased maternal mortality, however, the study finds no linear relationship between military expenditure and girls' school enrollment. The study also finds no correlation between health care, education expenditure and maternal mortality. Nevertheless, it indicates that education expenditure has a positive effect on girls’ school enrollment, and health care expenditure has a negative effect on girls’ school registration.

Females of childbearing age are overrepresented in the population of the Kellis 2 cemetery (100-450 AD) in the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt (Wheeler 2009). The demographic overrepresentation found here may be the result of complications related to childbirth. Clinical literature demonstrates that fetal size is rarely an explanation for failed labor (Cunningham et al. 2001) and the fetuses buried in the Kellis 2 Cemetery at the Dakhleh Oasis were not larger than average (Tocheri et al. 2005), directing the focus to dimensions of the maternal pelvis for evidence of obstetrical issues, such as abnormally compressed pelvises. To formulate a test for this hypothesis, a total of 50 adults, 24 of which are female, were examined for this study. The sample consisted of individuals from an archaeological population from the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt as well as from six populations housed in the American Museum of Natural History (NYC). These include archaeological populations from the sites of El Hesa and Sai Island in the Sudan, also South Africa, Nubia, and India, as well as a medical collection from North America. Pelvic dimension and asymmetry was determined through nine measurements of the pelvis and sacrum. Kruskal-Wallis tests were used to analyze variance and assess whether the younger females in this group may have been at a higher risk of death during childbirth due to fetal-pelvic disproportion. Mann-Whitney-Wilcoxan nonparametric tests were used to assess differences in asymmetry in young and old groups. A MANOVA test assessed overall variation in the population. Results indicate significant differences between young and old females in pelvic outlet anteroposterior diameter, a measure of midpelvic contraction, as young females had smaller pelvic outlet anteroposterior diameters. There were also significant differences between iv young and old females in alar-pubis length asymmetry; the young females were more asymmetric. These differences were not found in the male groups. It is suggested that these differences could impact childbirth as a contracted midpelvis, such as that found in the young female group, can cause transverse arrest of the fetal head (Cunningham et al. 2010) and pelvic asymmetry can contribute to obstetrical complications (Campbell et al. 2011).

This thesis seeks to investigate the 2014 Medicaid expansion’s effect on maternal mortality rates for New York and California. The CDC reported in 2019 that maternal mortality rates have been increasing. These findings are concerning for mothers and are a problem for developed nations like the United States with improved healthcare. Furthermore, women of color are disproportionately affected relative to white women. Previous research has indicated that healthcare expansions positively affect decreasing death rates among pregnant women. In this study, I investigate how increased access to healthcare through the 2014 Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act affects maternal mortality for New York and California. I utilize the publicly available CDC Wonder Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 data to conduct my research for this analysis. For my analysis, I chose to observe the years 2006-2016. I plotted each state’s mortality rates by year to observe any visual trends or changes in reported data and then after ran regressions of each race on deaths. The results exhibited that women of color tend to experience higher maternal mortality ratios. When observing how deaths have changed post-expansion, the coefficients were not statically significant to a degree that would allow me to make confident conclusions that mortality rates had improved. This study contributes to the literature that women of color are more likely to suffer worse maternal health outcomes than white women. It brings to light the importance of attaining a solution to this issue.

<p dir="ltr">Maternal mortality (MM) is a pressing global health issue that results in thousands of mothers dying annually from pregnancy-related complications. Despite spending trillions of dollars on the healthcare industry, the U.S. continues to experience one of the highest rates of maternal death (MD) compared to other developed countries. This ongoing public health crisis highlights the urgent need for innovative strategies to detect and mitigate adverse maternal outcomes. This study introduces a novel approach, utilizing admission to the ICU as a proxy for MM. By analyzing 14 years of natality birth data, this study aims to explore the complex web of factors that elevate the chances of MD. The primary goal of this study is to identify features that are most influential in predicting ICU admission cases. These factors hold the potential to be applied to MM, as they can serve as early warning signs that complications may arise, allowing healthcare professionals to step in and intervene before adverse maternal outcomes occur. Two supervised machine learning models were employed in this study, specifically Logistic Regression (LR) and eXtreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost). The models were executed twice for each dataset: once incorporating all available features and again utilizing only the most significant features. Following model training, XGBoost’s feature selection technique was employed to identify the top 10 influential features that are most important to the classification process. Our analysis revealed a diverse range of factors that are important for the prediction of ICU admission cases. In this study, we identified maternal transfusion, labor and delivery characteristics, delivery methods, gestational age, maternal attributes, and newborn conditions as the most influential factors to categorize maternal ICU admission cases. In terms of model performance, the XGBoost consistently outperformed LR across various datasets, demonstrating higher accuracy, precision, and F1 scores. For recall, however, LR maintained higher scores, surpassing those of XGBoost. Moreover, the models consistently achieved higher scores when trained with all available features compared to those trained solely with the top features. Although the models demonstrated satisfactory performance in some evaluation metrics, there were notable deficiencies in recall and precision, which suggests further model refinement is needed to effectively predict these cases.</p>

The maternal mortality ratio (MMR) and neonatal mortality rate (NMR) have been persistently high in South Africa, with black, poor, rural women and neonates mostly affected. The MMR and the NMR are indicative of the health of the population and reflect deeper issues such as inequitable distribution of the country’s resources, social exclusion, deprivation, and lack of access to quality public services. The purpose of the study was to develop a model to meet the overall health needs of the socially excluded, the deprived and the vulnerable women by listing those factors that influence maternal and child health outcomes. From the point of view that individual reproduction and health decision-making takes place in a milieu comprising multiple socio-economic and cultural factors, this study attempts to add to the body of knowledge on maternal and child health in order to influence policies and interventions. Data was collected through a multi-staged, qualitative research design. The results show how structural factors result in high risk for poor maternal and child health outcomes, suggesting that the high rates of poor health outcomes are evidence of deprivation of women’s needs due to poverty leading to an inability to cope with pregnancy and childbirth. The results are used to develop a model that proposes pathways for policy action to confront both the structural and intermediary determinants of maternal and child ill health and mortality. These pathways operate through integrative and inter-sectorial mechanisms intended at empowering women and enhancing female reproductive health care activities. / Sociology / D.Litt. et Phil. (Sociology)

Les objectifs de notre étude étaient d’identifier et décrire les obstacles à la planification familiale ; d’analyser et déterminer les facteurs associés aux non recours par les femmes; et d’analyser l’attitude des professionnels de santé en matière de planification familiale. Une recherche bibliographique sur le thème et une enquête par questionnaire administrée lors d’entretiens face-à-face auprès des femmes en âge de procréer et auprès des professionnels de santé ont été réalisées. Les analyses statistiques ont été réalisées à l’aide d’EPI INFO 6 et SAS version 9.4. Une régression logistique a permis de mesurer l’association entre l’utilisation et non de méthodes de planification familiale. Au total, 314 femmes et 17 professionnels de santé ont été interrogés. L’accès aux services, l’âge, et l’ethnie étaient significativement associés au non recours à la planification familiale. Les obstacles, dont l’opposition du conjoint, manque d’information, manque de personnel qualifié limitaient le recours à la planification famille. La mise en oeuvre des interventions ciblées devront permettre de surmonter les obstacles et seraient les principaux déterminants au recours des services de planification par les femmes. / The objectives of our study were identified and describe the barriers to family planning; analyze and identify factors associated with non-use by women; and to analyze the attitude of health professionals regarding family planning. A literature search on the topic and a questionnaire survey administered in face-to-face interviews with women of childbearing age and health professionals were conducted. Statistical analyzes were performed using EPI INFO 6 and SAS version 9.4. Logistic regression measured the association between the use and non-use of family planning methods. A total of 314 women and 17 health professionals were interviewed. Access to services, age, and ethnicity were significantly associated with non-use of family planning. Barriers, including spousal opposition, lack of information, lack of qualified staff, limited the use of family planning. The implementation of targeted interventions will need to overcome barriers and be key determinants of women's use of planning services.

Introdução - O estudo da morbidade materna contribui para um melhor entendimento do quadro da saúde materna, no Brasil, e para o conhecimento dos problemas obstétricos que podem levar (ou não) ao internamento das gestantes. Os dados de morbidade materna são vitais para os gestores de políticas públicas de saúde, os quais precisam saber quantas mulheres necessitam de cuidados obstétricos básicos para tornar a gestação e o parto mais seguros. Objetivos - Estudar a morbidade materna e os conceptos de puérperas numa maternidade da rede pública de João Pessoa, Paraíba, e identificar mulheres com diagnósticos considerados potencialmente graves e sugestivos de morbidade materna near miss. Método - Trata-se de um estudo transversal que fez parte de uma pesquisa maior sobre a morbimortalidade materna. Foi selecionada uma amostra de 414 puérperas por um processo de amostragem aleatória sistemático, cujos dados foram coletados, prospectivamente, de setembro a novembro de 2011, a partir dos prontuários clínicos e entrevistas complementares, numa maternidade pública de referência e acentuada demanda no município. Resultados - Foram estudadas 383 gestações que terminaram em parto e 391 conceptos. Entre as puérperas, predominou a faixa etária dos 20 aos 34 anos, cor parda, baixa escolaridade, baixa renda e sem ocupação formal no mercado de trabalho. Metade delas tiveram parto cesariano e 17 por cento dos recém-nascidos apresentaram problemas de saúde. Foram identificadas as seguintes intercorrências no parto: lacerações do períneo, hematomas, traumatismos, hemorragias e hipertensões. No puerpério, destacaram-se os transtornos hipertensivos, as hemorragias do pós-parto e as infecções. Entre os 64 diagnósticos sugestivos de near miss, estão as síndromes hipertensivas (58 por cento ) e as síndromes hemorrágicas (32,8 por cento ). Na análise comparativa entre os grupos de puérperas com morbidades sugestivas e não sugestivas de near miss, as seguintes variáveis apresentaram diferenças estatisticamente significantes (p<0,001): problemas de saúde na gestação anterior e atual, hipertensão, gestação de risco e uso de anti-hipertensivos. Não foram encontradas diferenças estatísticas entre as características dos neonatos e a morbidade materna, sugestiva ou não de near miss. Conclusão - O estudo permitiu conhecer as características maternas e a prevalência (15,5 por cento ) de morbidades sugestivas de near miss que ocorrem, seja no parto seja no puerpério. Ampliar o conhecimento sobre os aspectos que envolvem a morbidade materna torna-se crucial para o adequado enfrentamento de complicações no ciclo gravídico-puerperal, além de apoiar o Plano de Ação para acelerar a redução da mortalidade materna e morbidade materna grave. / Introduction The study of maternal morbidity contributes to a better understanding of the maternal health scene in Brazil and to the fuller knowledge of obstetric problems that may lead (or not) to the hospitalization of pregnant women. Maternal morbidity data are vital for the administrators of public health policies, who need to know how many women are expected to need basic obstetric care so as to make pregnancy and delivery safer. Objectives To study maternal morbidity and the conceptuses of puerperae in a public maternity hospital in João Pessoa, Paraíba, and identify women with a diagnosis considered potentially threatening and suggestive of being possible near misses. Method - This is a transverse study that is part of a larger project on maternal morbimortality. A sample of 414 puerperae was selected by a process of systematic random sampling, the data on whom were collected, prospectively, from September to November 2011, on the basis of clinical case notes and complementary interviews, at a public maternity hospital of reference in great demand in the municipality. Results - A total of 383 pregnancies which were carried through to delivery and 391 conceptuses were studied. There predominated, among the puerperas: the 20 - 34 year age-group, of brown skin color, low level of schooling, low income and no formal professional occupation. Half of them underwent caesarian section and 17 per cent of the new-born presented health problems. The following incidents were identified during labour: lacerations of the perineum, haematomas, traumatisms, haemorrhages and hypertensions. During the puerperium, hypertensive disorders, post-partum hemorrhage and other puerperal infections were noteworthy. The most frequent mention in the case notes of maternal causes was of hypertensive disturbances of pregnancy. Among the 64 diagnoses suggestive of near-miss, are the hypertensive (58 per cent ) and the haemorrhagic syndromes (32.8 per cent ). In the comparative analysis of the groups of puerperae with morbidities suggestive of near-miss, the following variables presented statistically significant differences (p<0.001): health problems during the previous and present pregnancy, hypertension, risk pregnancy and use of hypertensive medications. No statistical differences between the characteristics of the newborn and those of maternal morbidity (whether suggestive of near miss or not) were found. Conclusion - The study allowed the identification of maternal characteristics and the prevalence (15.5 per cent ) of the morbidities suggestive of maternal near-miss which occur either during labour or puerperium. It is crucial that our knowledge of the aspects of maternal mortality should be expanded so that the complications of the pregnancy-puerperal cycle may be adequately treated and to provide support for the Action Plan to speed up the reduction of maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity.

Orientadores: José Guilherme Cecatti, Maria Laura Costa do Nascimento / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas / Made available in DSpace on 2018-11-27T12:19:16Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 RochaFilho_EdilbertoAlvesPereirada_D.pdf: 3450916 bytes, checksum: 5ca5edfeffaee70f519ed0df55045f08 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014 / Resumo: Objetivo: Avaliar a ocorrência de complicações graves e óbitos associadas a gravidez ectópica (GE) e a hemorragias ante e intraparto (HAI) e pós-parto (HPP) entre mulheres da Rede Brasileira de Vigilância de Morbidade Materna Grave. Métodos: Estudo de corte transversal multicêntrico realizado em 27 unidades de referência obstétrica no Brasil entre julho de 2009 e junho de 2010. Foi avaliada a ocorrência de condições potencialmente ameaçadoras da vida (CPAV), near miss materno (NMM) e mortes maternas (MM) associadas com GE, HAI e HPP em 9.555 mulheres identificadas como tendo alguma complicação obstétrica. Características sóciodemográficas e obstétricas e o uso de critérios de manejo nestas hemorragias graves também foram avaliados. Foram calculadas as razões de prevalência (RP) com seus respectivos intervalos de confiança de 95% ajustados para o efeito de cluster e análise de regressão logística múltipla para identificar os fatores associados de forma independente com a ocorrência de resultado materno grave (Severe Maternal Outcome - SMO=NMM+MM). Resultados: Das 9.555 mulheres com complicações obstétricas, 312 (3,3%) tiveram complicações por GE, sendo 286 (91,7%) CPAV, 25 (8,0%) NMM e 1 (0,3%) MM. HPP foi a causa principal entre 1192 mulheres (12,5%), sendo 981 CPAV, 181 NMM e 30 MM. HAI ocorreu em 8% (767) das mulheres que experimentam algum tipo de complicação obstétrica e foi responsável por 7,1% (613) dos casos de CPAV, 18,2 % (140) de NMM e 10% (14) das MM. Mulheres com GE complicada tiveram maior risco de transfusão sanguínea, laparotomia e menor risco de admissão em UTI e tempo prolongado de internação do que mulheres com outras complicações. Houve cuidado deficiente ou demoras no atendimento associado a casos de GE complicados. Os fatores associados ao melhor resultado foram uma cicatriz uterina prévia e ser não branca. Entre as mulheres que apresentaram HPP, a idade materna, idade gestacional precoce, cicatriz uterina anterior e cesariana prévia foram os principais fatores associados com maior risco de ocorrência de SMO. Essas mulheres também tiveram uma maior proporção de transfusão sanguínea e retorno para a sala operatória. Já para as que apresentaram HAI, a idade materna e cesariana anterior foram independentemente associadas a este maior risco. Conclusão: O aumento da morbidade materna devido a GE aumentou a conscientização sobre a doença e seu impacto sobre a vida reprodutiva feminina. A hemorragia pós-parto persiste como uma das principais complicações obstétricas e importante causa de morbidade e morte materna no Brasil. O conhecimento dos fatores associados a um maior risco de ocorrência de SMO pode ser útil para melhorar a qualidade da atenção obstétrica e dos resultados maternos. SMO devido a hemorragia ante e intraparto foi altamente prevalente entre as mulheres brasileiras. Alguns fatores de risco, em particular a idade materna e cesareana prévia, foram associados com a ocorrência desta complicação hemorrágica. Os serviços obstétricos devem desenvolver diretrizes e intervenções específicas para prevenir a morbidade materna grave para cada condição hemorrágica obstétrica específica identificada / Abstract: Objective: To evaluate the occurrence of severe obstetric complications associated with ectopic pregnancy (EP) and antepartum or intrapartum (AIH) and postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) among women in the Brazilian Network for the Surveillance of Severe Maternal Morbidity. Methods: A multicenter cross-sectional study conducted in 27 referral obstetric units in Brazil between July 2009 and June 2010. The occurrence of potentially life-threatening conditions (PLTC), maternal near miss (MNM) and maternal death (MD) associated with EP, AIH and HPP were evaluated among 9,555 women identified as having some obstetric complication. Socio demographic and obstetric characteristics and use of management criteria in these severe hemorrhages were also assessed. Prevalence ratios (PR) were calculated with their respective 95% confidence intervals adjusted for the cluster effect and multiple logistic regression analysis to identify factors independently associated with the occurrence of severe maternal outcome (SMO = MNM + MD) . Results: Among the 9,555 women with obstetric complications, 312 (3.3%) had complications due to EP, with 286 (91.7 %) PTLC, 25 (8.0%) MNM and 1 (0.3 %) MD. HPP was the leading cause in 1192 women (12.5 %), with 981 PTLC, 181 MNM and 30 MD. AIH occurred in 8% (767) of women experiencing any type of obstetric complication and accounted for 613 (7.1%) of the PTLC cases, 140 (18.2%) of MNM and 10% (14) of MD. Women with complicated PE had a higher risk of blood transfusion, laparotomy and lower risk of ICU admission and prolonged hospitalization than women with other complications. There was a substandard care or delays associated with cases of complicated EP. The factors associated with a better outcome were a previous uterine scar and to be non-white. Among women who had PPH, maternal age, early gestational age, previous uterine scar and previous cesarean delivery were the main factors associated with a risk of SMO. These women also had a higher proportion of blood transfusion and return to operating room. For those who had AIH, maternal age and previous cesarean section were independently associated with this increased risk. Conclusion: Increased maternal morbidity due to EP raised awareness about the condition and its impact on female reproductive life. Postpartum hemorrhage persists as one of the main obstetric complication and important cause of maternal morbidity and mortality in Brazil. The knowledge of factors associated with a severe maternal outcome (SMO=MNM+MD) could be useful for improving the quality of obstetric care and maternal outcomes. SMO due to antepartum and intrapartum hemorrhage was highly prevalent among Brazilian women. Some risk factors, maternal age and prior cesarean delivery in particular, were associated with the occurrence of this hemorrhagic complication. Care providers should develop specific guidelines and interventions to prevent severe maternal morbidity for each specific obstetric hemorrhagic condition identified / Doutorado / Saúde Materna e Perinatal / Doutor em Ciências da Saúde