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Maternal Health, Epidemiology and Transition Theory in Africa (2021)

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Maternal health fits awkwardly within medical history, contemporary medical provision and epidemiological transition theory. Maternity is not a disease, yet it is one of the primary causes of death for women of reproductive age in much of the developing world; the lifetime risk of dying in pregnancy or childbirth for a woman from sub-Saharan Africa is one in thirty-six.¹ How maternal deaths have been defined has varied significantly over time, as the category expanded beyond deaths immediately connected to childbirth to include all deaths related to pregnancy and post-delivery complications within 42 days of a birth. Although the medical subfield

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Book Mika, Marissa Anne; Adjaye-Gbewonyo, Kafui; Vaughan, Megan (2021) Epidemiological Change and Chronic Disease in Sub-Saharan Africa. unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Reagan, Leslie J.
Natali Valdez
Sara Matthiesen
Kalender, Ute
Chen-I. Kuan
Kimball, Natalie L.
Concepts
Obstetrics and pregnancy
Reproductive medicine
Medicine
Childbirth
Medicine and gender
Women and health
Time Periods
21st century
20th century, late
20th century
19th century
17th century
Medieval
Places
United States
France
Edinburgh
Weimar Republic (1919-1933)
Netherlands
Germany
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