Publications by authors named "Marie H Bouvier-Colle"
Article Synopsis
- Eclampsia, a rare and serious complication of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, shows an incidence of 2.8 per 10,000 births, highlighting its potential for being preventable with better care.
- A study analyzed the care quality provided to women with eclampsia compared to those with severe maternal morbidity from non-eclamptic high blood pressure and found significant inadequacies in antenatal (39% inadequate), pre-eclampsia (76% inadequate), and eclampsia care (50% inadequate).
- The findings indicate a critical need for improved, evidence-based standards for managing hypertensive disorders during pregnancy to prevent adverse outcomes for mothers and their babies.
Background: Tabulating annual national health indicators sorted by outcome may be misleading for two reasons. The implied rank order is largely a result of heterogeneous population sizes. Distinctions between geographically adjacent regions are not visible.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To analyze the data available on obstetric complications, maternal deaths, and types of admission in 7 tertiary maternity centers in Cameroon.
Methods: A descriptive retrospective study of all obstetric complications and maternal deaths that occurred in 7 tertiary level maternity hospitals between January 2005 and December 2006. Data were collected using the same registers, file records, and standardized questionnaires.