Patterns of care-seeking for postpartum symptoms in urban Karachi, Pakistan: implications for intervention design

Background In Pakistan, the maternal mortality rate is 186/100,000 live births, with postpartum (PP) or maternal sepsis being the third leading cause of maternal deaths. Delays in early identification and timely management of PP sepsis are associated with mortality and severe maternal outcomes, incl...

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Published in:	Reproductive health Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 55 - 10
Main Authors:	Hirani, Farzeen, Ariff, Shabina, Nathwani, Apsara Ali, Peerwani, Ghazal, Kalbarczyk, Anna, Sultana, Shazia, Kazi, Abdul Momin, Yousuf, Farheen, Lefevre, Amnesty E., Bhutta, Shereen, Winch, Peter J., Soofi, Sajid, Bhutta, Zulfiqar A., Zaidi, Anita K. M., Mir, Fatima
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London BioMed Central 16.04.2025 BMC
Subjects:	Adult Care-seeking Female Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Humans Maternal and Child Health Maternal Health Services - statistics & numerical data Medicine Medicine & Public Health Pakistan Pakistan - epidemiology Patient Acceptance of Health Care - statistics & numerical data Postpartum Period Postpartum sepsis Pregnancy Public Health Qualitative analysis Qualitative Research Recently delivered women Reproductive Medicine Sepsis - diagnosis Sepsis - therapy Urban Population Young Adult Pakistan Care-seeking Postpartum sepsis Qualitative analysis Recently delivered women Pakistan
ISSN:	1742-4755, 1742-4755
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