EVERY WOMAN COUNTS, FIGHTING PREGNANCY-RELATED SEPSIS

FIGHTING MATERNAL MORTALITY

Authors

  • Dr. Sandra Dimitri MBBCh, Ain Shams University, Faculty of medicine, Cairo, Egypt
  • Dr. Rania Hassan Ahmed Ain Shams University, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt
  • Dr. Mohamed Hamed Salama Ain Shams University, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt
  • Prof. Dr. Ashraf Nabhan Ain Shams University, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt

Abstract

Maternal sepsis remains one of the major causes of maternal deaths worldwide, despite progress made to reduce maternal mortality rates; roughly 300,000 women worldwide still die due to pregnancy-related complications every year.
Following the WHO anti-sepsis recommendations, our team took an implementation initiative to build innovations to achieve change and witness a drop in MMR through the awareness of the health workers.
Integrating the 2016 WHO recommendations into our facility (ASUMH, Cairo-Egypt) standard practice and highlighting the evidence-based practices as effective innovations we were able to track change; 25% to 88% of our staff adopted new practice behavior following our implementation plan. (P-value >0.05 NS; p-value <0.05 S; p-value <0.001 HS)
We believe that through learning and education, our staff can maintain the improvement cycles and constructively deliver the best-practice methods to our patients.

Author Biographies

Dr. Rania Hassan Ahmed, Ain Shams University, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt

M.D. Gynecology and Obstetrics
Lecturer of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University. Cairo, Egypt 

Dr. Mohamed Hamed Salama, Ain Shams University, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt

 

‏Assistant  Professor lecturer of O&G, Ain Shams University

‏Consultant of O&G, Assisted
‏Reproduction and Laparoscopic Surgery

‏Member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, London

‏European Universities Diploma of Gynaecological Endoscopy, Clermont Ferrand, France

‏Bachelor of Gynaecological Laparoscopy, European Academy, Leuven, Belgium

‏Member of the European Society of Gynaecological Endoscopy

‏Member of the European Society of Human Reproduction and
‏Embryology

Prof. Dr. Ashraf Nabhan, Ain Shams University, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt

Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University

Member of the Guideline Development Group, Reproductive Health and Research, WHO.
Vice-Chair of the HRP Alliance, Reproductive Health and Research, WHO (2016-2018).
Expert for The Horizon 2020 Program of the European research and innovation, EU Commission

Editor (Associate), Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth
Editor (Associate), BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

 

Systematic Reviewer
In the following Cochrane Review Groups: Pregnancy & Childbirth Group, Menstrual Disorders & Subfertility Group, Inflammatory Bowel Disease & Functional Bowel Disorders Group, Skin Group, Incontinence group, Heart group, Public Health Group

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Published

2020-11-17

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Dimitri, S., Ahmed, R. H. . ., Salama, M. H., & Nabhan, A. (2020). EVERY WOMAN COUNTS, FIGHTING PREGNANCY-RELATED SEPSIS : FIGHTING MATERNAL MORTALITY. Social Innovations Journal, 4. Retrieved from https://socialinnovationsjournal.com/index.php/sij/article/view/422

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Vol. 4 (2020): Women, Migrant and Refugee, and Remote and Rural Health Care Best Practices

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Equity and Justice

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