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ArticleObstetric medicine2015

Global obstetric medicine: Collaborating towards global progress in maternal health.

Tabassum Firoz, Oier Ateka-Barrutia, Jose Antonio Rojas-Suarez, Chandrika Wijeyaratne, Eliana Castillo, Hennie Lombaard, Laura A Magee

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Article in Obstetric medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. A framework for healthcare interventions to address maternal morbidity.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2018
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  8. Putting the world to rights.Obstetric medicine · 2015
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Tabassum FirozDepartment of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Oier Ateka-BarrutiaThe Women's Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK.
Jose Antonio Rojas-SuarezIntensive Care and Obstetric Medicine, Universidad de Cartagena, Cartagena, Colombia.
Chandrika WijeyaratneDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Eliana CastilloDepartment of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
Hennie LombaardMaternal and Fetal Medicine, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa; Obstetrics Unit, Steve Biko Academic Hospital, Pretoria, South Africa.
Laura A MageeMaternal Medicine, St. George's Hospital, University of London, London, UK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Globally, the nature of maternal mortality and morbidity is shifting from direct obstetric causes to an increasing proportion of indirect causes due to chronic conditions and ageing of the maternal population. Obstetric medicine can address an important gap in the care of women by broadening its scope to include colleagues, communities and countries that do not yet have established obstetric medicine training, education and resources. We present the concept of global obstetric medicine by highlighting three low- and middle-income country experiences as well as an example of successful collaboration. The article also discusses ideas and initiatives to build future partnerships within the global obstetric medicine community.

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Global healthmaternal morbiditymaternal mortalitynon-communicable diseases

Identifiers

PMID27512469
PMCPMC4935022

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