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12 Cards in this Set
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What is the rate of maternal mortality?
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1 each second; >500,000 per year
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What are the main causes of maternal mortality?
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Intra-partum / peripartum complications
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Self-diagnosis of active labor
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Recommendation: I
Quality: Poor Comment: Less visits to L&D suite |
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X-ray pelvimetry
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Recommendation: D
Quality: Good Comment: Higher CD |
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Home births
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Recommendation: I
Quality: Poor Comment: No trials |
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Home-like births
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Recommendation: D
Quality: Good Comment: Trend for higher perinatal mortality |
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Midwife vs conventional care
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Recommendation: C
Quality: Good Comment: 1/100 less CD, 1/1000 more perinatal mortality |
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Teamwork training
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Recommendation: I
Quality: Fair Comment: One cluster RCT: no effect |
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Delayed admission
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Recommendation: B
Quality: Fair Comment: Trend for less CD |
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Fetal heart rate tracing
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Recommendation: C
Quality: Good Comment: Similar neonatal outcomes |
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Estimate of fetal weight
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Recommendation: I
Quality: Poor Comment: No effect on outcome |
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Amniotic fluid volume testing
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Recommendation: D
Quality: Good Comment: Similar neonatal outcomes |