Strategies to Reduce Maternal Mortality During the First Year After Birth

DʼOria, Robyn; Myers, John; Logsdon, M. Cynthia

doi:10.1016/j.jogn.2016.04.013

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“…In an additional effort to address the lack of information all mothers are given, an article sought to ensure that all patients at potential risk are identified. With an act as simple as asking every female patient of childbearing age if they are currently pregnant or have been pregnant within the last year, health care providers can drastically improve the number of women who receive maternal education [ 12 ]. By identifying which patients could be at risk of maternal mortality, providers can then share the necessary education on warning signs of serious complications.…”

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“…Matching health education to the mother's literacy level is key to improving patient comprehension of warning signs, especially as populations with low health literacy rates tend to also have increased rates of maternal mortality. In places such as Alabama, developing maternal education materials that are factual, accessible, and easy to understand is crucial in increasing health knowledge and preventing adverse events [ 12 ]. If these patients were counseled on these warning signs, they potentially would have sought out medical care sooner and had better health outcomes.…”

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Reducing Maternal Mortality Rates in Alabama Through Patient Education: A Scoping Review

Telese,

Vogel,

Azam

et al. 2023

Cureus

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Maternal mortality continues to rise in the United States and disproportionately affects those in Alabama. Lack of patient education on warning signs is a preventable cause of maternal mortality. This article aims to systematically quantify existing research investigating the effect of patient education on maternal outcomes. The inclusion criteria required an article to be (a) original research, (b) conducted within the United States, (c) in English, and (d) published between January 2012 and September 2022. PubMed® and Embase® databases were searched using key words and filters. Rayyan®, a systematic review research tool, was utilized to assess articles in a blinded two-person review process. A blinded third researcher resolved conflicts. A total of 3,139 articles were compiled; 3,115 articles did not meet inclusion criteria, and 24 articles were retrieved after an abstract review. Ultimately, 11 articles were included after a full-text review. None of these articles were specific to Alabama. However, they did contain evidence for patient education improving maternal mortality. More research is required in Alabama to demonstrate the effect of educating patients on maternal mortality. These articles contain evidence for education as a tool to improve maternal outcomes.

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Reducing Maternal Mortality Rates in Alabama Through Patient Education: A Scoping Review

Telese,

Vogel,

Azam

et al. 2023

Cureus

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“…In Ghana, after 48 h from delivery women are expected to independently manage their postpartum care [ 11 ]. Fortunately, the causes and associated symptoms of most obstetric complications that occur during the perinatal period are well known and are preventable or manageable when addressed in a timely manner [ 1 , 12 ]. Patient education that increases knowledge and awareness of the signs and symptoms associated with postpartum complications can lead to a woman’s timely identification and decision to seek treatment of these sometimes-life-threatening complications.…”

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A descriptive, cross-sectional study of postpartum education: midwives’ self-reported knowledge and teaching of postpartum complications in Ghana

Adams

SLADEK

2022

Reprod Health

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Background Obstetric complications remain the leading causes of maternal deaths. Since it is not always possible to ascertain which women will develop complications and which women will not, all women who have a baby should be educated about warning signs of complications. In this study, we assessed postpartum education provided by midwives, midwives’ knowledge to teach patients about complications and their skills to manage postpartum complications. Methods Descriptive, cross-sectional study of 245 midwives in four hospitals in Tamale, Ghana, using an electronic questionnaire. Data analyzed in Stata 16 software using descriptive, bivariate, and multivariate statistics. Results Majority of midwives were female (98%). Mean age of midwives was 32 years. Most midwives spent 6 to 15 min teaching patients on warning signs of complications (61.89%). Mode of discharge education was mostly individual (83.13%). Most midwives reported no reference materials given to patients (66.39%). About 93.45% of midwives strongly agreed or agreed it is their responsibility to teach all patients, regardless of risk factors, about warning signs of complications. However, midwives did not always teach patients about complications. The majority of midwives felt they were knowledgeable or very knowledgeable to teach patients about hemorrhage (95.08%), infection (94.67%), preeclampsia/ eclampsia (90.95%), and hypertension (89.35%). Similarly, most midwives felt they had the skills to manage these same four obstetric complications. Unsurprisingly, most midwives were more likely to always educate their patients about hemorrhage, infection, preeclampsia/ eclampsia, and hypertension—the complications they were more knowledgeable about. Many midwives felt not knowledgeable about and not competent to manage postpartum depression, cardiac events, pulmonary embolism, and venous thrombosis. In the same regard, many midwives did not teach patients about the life-threatening complications they were least knowledgeable about. Conclusions Midwives did not always teach patients about complications. Most midwives felt knowledgeable to teach and manage hemorrhage, infection, and preeclampsia/hypertension but not cardiac events, pulmonary embolism, and venous thrombosis. Additional training of midwives on life-threatening complications such as pulmonary embolism and cardiac events is recommended.

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Nursing Strategies to Address Maternal Morbidity and Mortality

Logsdon¹

2016

Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing

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Strategies to Reduce Maternal Mortality During the First Year After Birth

Cited by 6 publications

References 21 publications

Reducing Maternal Mortality Rates in Alabama Through Patient Education: A Scoping Review

Reducing Maternal Mortality Rates in Alabama Through Patient Education: A Scoping Review

A descriptive, cross-sectional study of postpartum education: midwives’ self-reported knowledge and teaching of postpartum complications in Ghana

Nursing Strategies to Address Maternal Morbidity and Mortality

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