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Maternal mortality for 181 countries, 1980-2008: a systematic analysis of progress towards Millennium Development Goal 5.
Margaret C. Hogan,Margaret C. Hogan,Kyle J Foreman,Mohsen Naghavi,Stephanie Y. Ahn,Mengru Wang,Susanna M Makela,Alan D. Lopez,Rafael Lozano,Christopher J L Murray +9 more
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Although only 23 countries are on track to achieve a 75% decrease in MMR by 2015, countries such as Egypt, China, Ecuador, and Bolivia have been achieving accelerated progress and substantial, albeit varied, progress has been made towards MDG 5.About:
This article is published in The Lancet.The article was published on 2010-05-08. It has received 2163 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Sisterhood method & Obstetric transition.read more
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MSI mobile outreach services: retrospective evaluations from Ethiopia Myanmar Pakistan Sierra Leone and Viet Nam.
TL;DR: The ultimate aim of this report is to provide information to programmes on the type of women served through outreach and whether or not they are providing a quality service in particular with regards to the counselling provided and availability of follow-up mechanisms in case of complications or adverse side effects or for removal.
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Sexual and reproductive health and rights in Latin America: an analysis of trends, commitments and achievements
TL;DR: Using elements of a framework developed by Gruskin et al1 that analyses the interconnected factors affecting the sexual and reproductive health of people living with HIV, elements of this paper will stimulate further in-depth, critical reviews of these issues at the country and regional level.
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Pilot community-mobilization program reduces maternal and perinatal mortality and prevents obstetric fistula in Niger
Anders Seim,Zeidou Alassoum,Rachel N. Bronzan,Abderhamane Alou Mainassara,Judith L. Jacobsen,Yaroh Asma Gali +5 more
TL;DR: To assess the impact of a pilot community‐mobilization program on maternal and perinatal mortality and obstetric fistula in Niger, a large number of women are recruited for the program on the basis of gender, income, and literacy.
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Birth preparedness and complication readiness among pregnant women in Ethiopia: a systematic review and Meta-analysis
TL;DR: Low proportions of pregnant women were prepared for childbirth and its complications in Ethiopia, and the Ministry of health, Regional health bureaus, health facilities and other stakeholders should work to improve birth preparedness and complication readiness among pregnant women in Ethiopia.
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Reproductive health for refugees by refugees in Guinea III: maternal health.
Natasha Howard,Aniek Woodward,Yaya Souare,Sarah Kollie,David Blankhart,Anna von Roenne,Matthias Borchert,Matthias Borchert +7 more
TL;DR: Refugee-led maternal health education appeared to increase facility delivery for these refugee women, suggesting improved knowledge of danger signs and the importance of skilled birth attendance may be less important in chronic emergency settings than improving facility access where quality of care is acceptable.
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The Millennium Development Goals Report
TL;DR: Ban et al. as discussed by the authors stated that the global community cannot turn its back on the poor and the vulnerable, and that the goals are within reach, and even in the very poor countries, with strong political commitment and sufficient and sustained funding.
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Locally Weighted Regression: An Approach to Regression Analysis by Local Fitting
TL;DR: Locally weighted regression as discussed by the authors is a way of estimating a regression surface through a multivariate smoothing procedure, fitting a function of the independent variables locally and in a moving fashion analogous to how a moving average is computed for a time series.
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CLARIFY: Software for Interpreting and Presenting Statistical Results
TL;DR: Clarify is a program that uses Monte Carlo simulation to convert the raw output of statistical procedures into results that are of direct interest to researchers, without changing statistical assumptions or requiring new statistical models.
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Maternal mortality: who, when, where, and why
Carine Ronsmans,Wendy J. Graham +1 more
TL;DR: Targeting of interventions to the most vulnerable--rural populations and poor people--is essential if substantial progress is to be achieved by 2015, and local variation can be important.