Bull Acad Natl Med
April 2022
The ageing of the population induces situations of large vulnerability and dependence. Home care usually remains the best response to comply with the person's wish, the family's desire, and the civil society's interest. However, there are circumstances where patient management in a nursing home (EHPAD) is the only solution.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCompared to industrialized countries, the maternal mortality rate is 100 times higher in resource-poor countries, where every minute a woman dies because she is pregnant. Most of these deaths are due to hemorrhage during home delivery. This high fatality rate results mainly from a lack of obstetric professionals, remoteness, and poverty all of which hinder timely access to emergency obstetric care.
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