Global obstetric medicine: Collaborating towards global progress in maternal health

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Obstetric medicine

Abstract

Globally, the nature of maternal mortality and morbidity is shifting from direct obstetric causes to an increasing proportion of indirect causes due to chronic conditions and ageing of the maternal population. Obstetric medicine can address an important gap in the care of women by broadening its scope to include colleagues, communities and countries that do not yet have established obstetric medicine training, education and resources. We present the concept of global obstetric medicine by highlighting three low- and middle-income country experiences as well as an example of successful collaboration. The article also discusses ideas and initiatives to build future partnerships within the global obstetric medicine community.

First Page

138

Last Page

45

DOI

10.1177/1753495X15595308

Publication Date

9-1-2015

Identifier

27512469 (pubmed); PMC4935022 (pmc); 10.1177/1753495X15595308 (doi); 10.1177_1753495X15595308 (pii)

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