Safe motherhood : severe acute maternal morbidity: risk factors in the Netherlands and validation of the WHO Maternal Near Miss tool

Witteveen, T.

Safe motherhood : severe acute maternal morbidity: risk factors in the Netherlands and validation of the WHO Maternal Near Miss tool

Author(s):: Witteveen, T.

Published: 2016
Publication type: Doctoral Thesis

Abstract

Using the results from a two-year nationwide prospective study, this thesis shows numerous (risk)

factors associated with severe acute maternal morbidity (SAMM) in the Netherlands and validates

the WHO Maternal Near Miss (MNM) tool to detect and monitor SAMM worldwide. The ratio behind the different subjects selected in this thesis is explained by differences in economic disparity throughout the globe. Where the effect of poverty is undeniably present in maternal health care, we hypothesize that wealth might also have a negative impact on pregnancy outcome.

Maternal morbidityPregnancyObstetricsMaternal near missMaternal mortality

Defense date: 2016-11-02
Language: English
Supervisor(s): Roosmalen, J. van; Bloemenkamp, K.W.M.
Advisor(s): Akker, T. van den; Zwart, J.J.
Committee member(s): Bom, J.G. van der; Dillen, J. van; Lopriore, E.; Lith, J.M.M. van; Pijl, H.; Scherjon, S.A.
Qualification: Ph.D.
Degree granting institution: Faculty of Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Leiden University, Leiden
hdl: 1887/43803
ISBN(s): 9789090299167