tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522533979274351092.post5693454113635827871..comments2024-03-15T23:02:20.307+05:30Comments on The Learner: Maternal Mortality . . . StrugglingJeevanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14805862105396943161noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522533979274351092.post-74440508011737949922012-07-07T00:13:27.723+05:302012-07-07T00:13:27.723+05:30The time taken to reach hospital after the first f...The time taken to reach hospital after the first fit is an issue. The PPH patients probably die before they reach you anyway (it takes an average of 2 hours to die after PPH starts), What treatment do you follow for Eclampsia. Maybe availability of Mag Sulph in the government and with ANMs and maybe )controversial)even one dose by a local practitioner when referring would improve things, Have you talked to Madhu (Dr Madhulika of UNICEF)Prabirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13952433893811484552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522533979274351092.post-57755509503586768222012-07-05T10:53:03.403+05:302012-07-05T10:53:03.403+05:30good analysis Jeevan,,,hope the Data benefits futu...good analysis Jeevan,,,hope the Data benefits future policy decisions...<br /><br />1.There is association between PPH and PIH/ECLAMPSIA..2 - 6 fold increase in risk (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19838439),(http://www.eventkaddy.com/smfm2012/pdfs/126.pdf).it is also useful to see what was the cause of the death in the eclamptics you have seen....I think the problem with the national data might be that they might have accounted for this PPH alone without documenting the eclampsi/PIH and PIH is one of the "missed "diagnosis also which goes under the carpet while reporting...<br /><br />good points to ponder though....Augustinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03975829138055525673noreply@blogger.com