Maternal mortality from eclampsia in developing countries: some progress, but still a major challenge

Benhamou, Dan

doi:10.1007/bf03016304

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“…La mortalidad materna es un problema de salud pública y de justicia social reconocido mundialmente 1 , considerado como indicador de desarrollo social de los países 2 , vinculado al acceso de los servicios de salud 3 , a la calidad de atención 4 y a las inequidades por razón económica y de género 5 . En México, en el 2013 la tasa de mortalidad materna fue de 38.2 por cada 100,000 nacidos vivos, equivalente a 861 muertes maternas 6 .…”

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Vida cotidiana y preeclampsia: Experiencias de mujeres del Estado de México

Vega-Morales¹,

Torres-Lagunas

Patiño-Vera

et al. 2016

Enfermería Universitaria

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Objective: To analyze the experience of living with pre-eclampsia among women at the State of Mexico who are attended at the General Hospital of Chimalhuacan. Method: This is a qualitative research with a phenomenological and hermeneutic approach with the theoretical focus of Alfred Schütz. The sample was defined using the criteria of theoretical saturation. Data were collected through a semi-structured interview and analyzed using the Van Manen method. Six scientific rigor criteria were used: credibility, transferability, consistency, confirmability, relevance, and theoretical and epistemological adequacy. Results: Five categories emerged: 1) meaning of pre-eclampsy in daily life, 2) physical and emotional experience of living with pre-eclampsy, 3) interpretation of self-care in the daily life of women with pre-eclampsy, 4) supporting networks which help women survive the experience of having pre-eclampsy, and 5) meaning of the Health Services. Conclusions: Pre-eclampsy, a multi-factorial pregnancy illness with a high impact on Health Services, is one of the main causes of maternal deaths in Mexico. Because of their living in constant crisis, women with pre-eclampsy have higher vulnerability and risk of death, and their lives are affected both physically and emotionally. Here, it was ratified that supporting networks are critical to address this problem and strengthen these women's capacity to achieve a balance in their environment and daily life.

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