ArticleThe British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science2010
Risk of psychological distress following severe obstetric complications in Benin: the role of economics, physical health and spousal abuse.
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- Pregnancy and birth complications associations with long-term adverse maternal mental health outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol.HRB open research · 2023Article
- "I lost my happiness, I felt half dead and half alive" - a qualitative study of the long-term aftermath of obstetric near-miss in the urban district of Zanzibar, Tanzania.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2020Article
- The contribution of qualitative research within the PRECISE study in sub-Saharan Africa.Reproductive health · 2020Article
- Lessons from the Field Beyond the Numbers: Narratives of Professionals on Women who Experienced Severe Maternal Morbidity.Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia · 2019Article
- "Not taken seriously"-A qualitative interview study of postpartum Rwandan women who have experienced pregnancy-related complications.PloS one · 2019Article
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- Correlations between intimate partner violence and spontaneous abortion, stillbirth, and neonatal death in rural Malawi.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2017Article
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- Self-reported pregnancy-related health problems and self-rated health status in Rwandan women postpartum: a population-based cross-sectional study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2016Article
- Mindfulness-based Intervention for Perinatal Grief Education and Reduction among Poor Women in Chhattisgarh, India: a Pilot Study.Interdisciplinary journal of best practices in global development · 2016Article
- Prevalence of serious psychological distress and mental health treatment in a national sample of pregnant and postpartum women.Maternal and child health journal · 2015Article
- A probabilistic method to estimate the burden of maternal morbidity in resource-poor settings: preliminary development and evaluation.Emerging themes in epidemiology · 2014Article
- Validity and reliability of postpartum morbidity questionnaires in Benin.Maternal and child health journal · 2012Article
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Abstract
backgroundLittle is known about the impact of life-threatening obstetric complications ('near miss') on women's mental health in low- and middle-income countries.
aimsTo examine the relationships between near miss and postpartum psychological distress in the Republic of Benin.
methodOne-year prospective cohort using epidemiological and ethnographic techniques in a population of women delivering at health facilities.
resultsIn total 694 women contributed to the study. Except when associated with perinatal death, near-miss events were not associated with greater risk of psychological distress in the 12 months postpartum compared with uncomplicated childbirth. Much of the direct effect of near miss with perinatal death on increased risk of psychological distress was shown to be mediated through wider consequences of traumatic childbirth.
conclusionsA live baby protects near-miss women from increased vulnerability by giving a positive element in their lives that helps them cope and reduces their risk of psychological distress. Near-miss women with perinatal death should be targeted early postpartum to prevent or treat the development of depressive symptoms.
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