Report on Maternal Morbidity: Methods, Findings, and Recommendations

This report examines maternal morbidity, a critical public health issue, focusing on methods, research, and recommendations. It begins by analyzing the scoping exercise, including the use of literature reviews and questionnaires to define and classify maternal morbidity. The report summarizes current research and the existing knowledge base, as well as policy frameworks related to maternal health. It evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of the methodologies employed, highlighting the limitations of the questionnaire method. Key findings include the importance of a clear definition of maternal morbidity for consistent measurement and monitoring, and the need for resource allocation to reduce maternal mortality. The report concludes with recommendations for informing policies and programs, emphasizing the need for clear definitions and regular measurement of maternal morbidity to improve public health outcomes. The references include key studies on maternal morbidity and its implications for public health surveillance and clinical audit.

Public Health Evidence

TABLE OF CONTENT
1. ANALYZING THE METHODS OR TECHNIQUES ADOPTED IN ORDER TO APPROACH
SCOPING EXERCISE
2. SUMMARY OF CURRENT RESEARCH, EVIDENCE AND KNOWLEDGE BASE INCLUDING
POLICY FRAMEWORK
3. STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS OF RANGE OF METHODOLOGIES
4. SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5. CONCLUSION
6. REFERENCES

INTRODUCTION
 In present scenario, there has been increase in concern related to the increase in maternal morality in global
community. The main reason for death is complications in pregnancy, postpartum period, etc. It has been
analyzed from the previous studies conducted that mostly women's suffer morbidity during as well as after
pregnancy. Maternal morbidity can be defined as the base of iceberg.

Analyzing the methods or techniques adopted
in order to approach scoping exercise
 A systematic investigation has been conducted by scholar. In addition to this, literature review has been
conducted with the intention of identifying as well as synthesizing the types as well as different conditions.
Questionnaire form has been used as the method for collecting the information related to the topic of
investigation. The questions which has been addressed during the investigation are :
 How is maternal morbidity defined in existing literature ?
 Whether Conditions are included in definitions of maternal morbidity?
 How are such conditions classified and identified?

Summary of current research, evidence and
Knowledge base including policy
Framework
 There are few limitations of the research conducted on the topic maternal morbidity. Literature
review which has been executed in order to as a part of our scoping exercise but questionnaire
was not a systematic review. Questionnaire has not proven to be very much effective as response
rate was too low.

Strength and weakness of range of
methodologies
 In context of present research on morbidity, questionnaire method has been used as a coping exercise. Strength
of the method is that respondents has favored the classifying material morbidity into different segments like
direct, incidental and indirect. Another major strength is that expert advice has been taken by scholar before
finalizing the questionnaire which has supported investigator in getting the relevant information about
maternal morbidity. But the weakness of the questionnaire is that because of the lengthiness the response rate
of the questionnaire was only fifty percent.

Summary of key Findings and
recommendations
 It includes the findings of the scoping exercise related to the maternal morbidity which was included in the
Literature review section. The objective of performing the literature review was to develop the understanding
about the different definitions as well as conditions related to the maternal morbidity. Questionnaire has been
developed based on the finding of literature review. Delphi method has been utilized for finalizing the
questionnaire. It has been summarized that there has been great progress in efforts to measuring and monitoring
aspects of severe maternal morbidity

CONCLUSION
 It has been concluded from the above that measurement of maternal morbidity is very at regular interval of time is
much essential for informing policies as well as programs. The other fact which has been found is that proper
allocation of resources can be very much helpful in context of reducing the death maternal morbidity.
 It has been recommended that there is great requirement of clear definition of maternal morbidity. As
clear definition of maternal morbidity will help in consistent measurement as well as monitoring of maternal
morbidity across time.

REFEREENCES
 Kuklina, E. V., & Goodman, D. A. (2018). Severe Maternal or Near Miss Morbidity: Implications for
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 Bartels, H. C., Rogers, A. C., O’Brien, D., McVey, R., Walsh, J., & Brennan, D. J. (2018). Association
of Implementing a Multidisciplinary Team Approach in the Management of Morbidly Adherent
Placenta With Maternal Morbidity and Mortality. Obstetrics & Gynecology, 132(5), 1167-1176.

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