Zenaida Dy Recidoro

TL;DR: High coverage of essential interventions did not imply reduced maternal mortality in the health-care facilities the authors studied, and the maternal severity index (MSI) had good accuracy for maternal death prediction in women with markers of organ dysfunction.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors report the main findings of the WHO Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health (WHOMCS), which aimed to assess the burden of complications related to pregnancy, the coverage of key maternal health interventions, and use of the maternal severity index (MSI) in a global network of health facilities.

TL;DR: Women with prior CS, especially in resource-limited settings, are facing higher risk of uterine rupture and subsequent adverse outcomes, and further studies are needed for prevention/management strategies in these settings.

TL;DR: The results suggest that contribution of direct and indirect infections to overall maternal deaths is greater than previously thought and improvement of early identification is urgently needed, as well as prompt management of women with infections in health facilities by implementing effective evidence-based practices.

TL;DR: The Global Maternal Sepsis and Neonatal Initiative (GLOSS) as discussed by the authors was a 1-week inception cohort study implemented in 713 health care facilities in 52 countries and included 2850 hospitalised pregnant or recently pregnant women with suspected or confirmed infections.