"I lost my happiness, I felt half dead and half alive" - a qualitative study of the long-term aftermath of obstetric near-miss in the urban district of Zanzibar, Tanzania

• Main Authors: Tanneke Herklots (Author), Suhaila Salum Yussuf (Author), Khairat Said Mbarouk (Author), Molly O'Meara (Author), Emma Carson (Author), Sebastiaan Beschoor Plug (Author), Fleur van Acht (Author), Pleun Terpstra (Author), Deja Prebevšek (Author), Arie Franx (Author), Tarek Meguid (Author), Benoit Jacod (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background This study aims to explore the stories of three women from Zanzibar, Tanzania, who survived life-threatening obstetric complications. Their narratives will increase understanding of the individual and community-level burden masked behind the statistics of maternal morbidity and m...