Severe maternal morbidity and its associated factors: A cross-sectional study in Morang district, Nepal.

Sushma RajbanshiNorhayati Mohd Noor Nik Hazlina Nik Hussain

Published in: PloS one (2021)

The approximately 7% prevalence of SMM correlated with global studies. Maternal education was significantly associated with SMM. If referral hospitals were aware of the expected prevalence of potentially life-threatening maternal conditions, they could plan to avert future reproductive complications.

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risk factors
birth weight
pregnancy outcomes
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weight loss