Maternal near-miss and mortality associated with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy remote from term: a multicenter observational study in GhanaAJOG Global Reports at a Glance

• Main Authors: Katja C.E. Drechsel, MD (Author), Kwame Adu-Bonsaffoh, MD, MPhil, MSc, FWACS (OBGYN) (Author), Klaartje M. Olde Loohuis, MD (Author), Emmanuel K. Srofenyoh, MD, MPhil, FWACS (OBGYN) (Author), Daniel Boateng, PhD (Author), Joyce L. Browne, MD, PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Maternal death rates remain high in many low- and middle-income countries. Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy account for 18% of maternal mortality in Ghana. The maternal near-miss approach was designed to evaluate severe (acute) complications in pregnancy, which is useful to detect pot...