Mixed vulnerabilities: the biological risk of high parity is aggravated by emergency referral in Benin, Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda

Mixed vulnerabilities: the biological risk of high parity is aggravated by emergency referral in Benin, Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda

Abstract Identification of interacting vulnerabilities is essential to reduce maternal and perinatal mortality in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). High parity (≥ 5 previous births) is an underemphasized biological vulnerability linked to poverty and affecting a sizeable proportion of SSA births. Despite in...

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Main Authors: Manuela Straneo, Lenka Beňová, Thomas van den Akker, Muzdalifat S. Abeid, Elizabeth Ayebare, Jean-Paul Dossou, Greta Handing, Bianca Kandeya, Andrea B. Pembe, Claudia Hanson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-01-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
Subjects:
Childbirth
Vulnerability
Hospitals
High parity
Emergency referral
Intrapartum care
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-025-02379-5
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