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- Title
Global obstetric medicine: Collaborating towards global progress in maternal health.
- Authors
Firoz, Tabassum; Ateka-Barrutia, Oier; Rojas-Suarez, Jose Antonio; Wijeyaratne, Chandrika; Castillo, Eliana; Lombaard, Hennie; Magee, Laura A.
- 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.
- Subjects
CHILD health services; CHRONIC diseases; DISEASES; MATERNAL mortality; OBSTETRICS; WORLD health; MIDDLE-income countries; LOW-income countries
- Publication
Obstetric Medicine (1753-495X), 2015, Vol 8, Issue 3, p138
- ISSN
1753-495X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1753495X15595308