Risk factors for maternal mortality among 1.9 million women in nine empowered action group states in India: secondary analysis of Annual Health Survey data.
Geneviève HorwoodCharles OpondoSaswati Sanyal ChoudhuryAnjali RaniManisha NairPublished in: BMJ open (2020)
Maternal mortality in India's EAG states greatly exceeds the national average. The identified risk factors demonstrate the importance of improving the quality of pregnancy care. Notably, the study showed that the risk conferred by poor socioeconomic status could be mitigated by universal access to healthcare during pregnancy and childbirth.
Keyphrases
- pregnancy outcomes
- risk factors
- healthcare
- quality improvement
- cardiovascular events
- pregnant women
- birth weight
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- electronic health record
- preterm birth
- big data
- type diabetes
- physical activity
- skeletal muscle
- metabolic syndrome
- artificial intelligence
- breast cancer risk
- weight gain
- health insurance