A Matter of the Heart: Why It Is Time to Change How We Talk About Maternal Mortality.
Megan G LordPublished in: Military medicine (2022)
As the global burden of disease shifts from "diseases of poverty" such as diarrhea to "diseases of affluence" like diabetes and heart disease, a parallel shift is underway in maternal health. Maternal death from hemorrhage is decreasing, while deaths resulting from exacerbation of underlying chronic disease are on the rise.
Keyphrases
- birth weight
- pregnancy outcomes
- type diabetes
- public health
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- cardiovascular disease
- heart failure
- mental health
- pulmonary hypertension
- atrial fibrillation
- gestational age
- pregnant women
- health information
- intensive care unit
- metabolic syndrome
- risk assessment
- body mass index
- risk factors
- weight loss
- social media
- acute respiratory distress syndrome