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A review of postpartum hemorrhage in low‐income countries and implications for strengthening health systems
Author(s) -
BorovacPinheiro Anderson,
Priyadarshani Preeti,
Burke Thomas F.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1002/ijgo.13618
Subject(s) - medicine , healthcare system , low and middle income countries , health care , low income , maternal morbidity , continuum of care , public health , intensive care medicine , developing country , economic growth , nursing , pregnancy , socioeconomics , biology , economics , genetics , sociology
Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is the leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide. Disparities in PPH‐associated survival between high and low‐/middle‐income countries reflect an imperative for low‐resource countries to improve strategies for rapid diagnosis and treatment. A review of current PPH diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and access to care in low‐income countries has been used to understand, extract, and report the challenges that public health systems face in trying to solve the marked global disparity in PPH outcomes. Improvement in PPH survival begins with holistic strengthening of each step along the continuum of care in health systems and should include performance feedback measures and quality‐of‐care research.