TY - JOUR
PY - 2019//
TI - The impact of reclassifying suicides in pregnancy and postnatal period on Maternal Mortality Ratios
JO - British journal of obstetrics and gynaecology: BJOG
A1 - Lommerse, Kinke
A1 - Knight, Marian
A1 - Nair, Manisha
A1 - Deneux-Tharaux, Catherine
A1 - van den Akker, Thomas
SP - 1088
EP - 1092
VL - 126
IS - 9
N2 - Poor maternal mental health is an important contributor to maternal mortality, which remains a global health priority as expressed in the sustainable development goals. Although underreported and neglected, psychiatric disorders in pregnant women or following childbirth have been shown to increase the risk of death from obstetric and medical conditions in pregnancy and puerperium as well as suicide up to one year postpartum (1,2). Therefore, increased attention to maternal mental health is needed. Many maternal suicides are preventable. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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Language: en
LA - en SN - 1470-0328 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.15215 ID - ref1 ER -