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Mariana Widmer

Researcher at World Health Organization

Publications -  55
Citations -  2978

Mariana Widmer is an academic researcher from World Health Organization. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 22, co-authored 48 publications receiving 2397 citations.

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Pre-eclampsia, eclampsia and adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes: a secondary analysis of the World Health Organization Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health

TL;DR: To assess the incidence of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and related severe complications, identify other associated factors and compare maternal and perinatal outcomes in women with and without these conditions.
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Classifications for Cesarean Section: A Systematic Review

TL;DR: Results suggest that women-based classifications in general, and Robson's classification, in particular, would be in the best position to fulfill current international and local needs and that efforts to develop an internationally applicable CS classification would be most appropriately placed in building upon this classification.
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Obstetric transition: the pathway towards ending preventable maternal deaths

TL;DR: This work aims to provide a database of known preventable maternal deaths in Brazil and describes how these deaths have changed over the past 50 years and how they have changed since the decriminalisation of smoking in Brazil.
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Maternal BMI and preterm birth: A systematic review of the literature with meta-analysis

TL;DR: High maternal BMI may have different effects on different types of PTB, and high BMI does not modify the risk for PPROM and increases therisk for elective PTB.