Why Is Preeclampsia still an Important Cause of Maternal Mortality Worldwide? - Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia
Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet. 2020;42(9):586-587
According to the World Health Organization, ∼ 810 women died per day from preventable causes related to pregnancy in 2017. Most of these deaths occurred in low/lower middle-income countries and in low-resource settings. The maternal mortality rate worldwide is still high, even though it dropped by 38% between 2000 and 2017.
As highlighted in the latest report of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, preeclampsia is responsible for 50,000 to 60,000 deaths/year and ∼ 50 to 100 maternal near-misses for every preeclampsia-related death. Despite of the advances in the understanding of preeclampsia, the clinical practice does not seem to be progressing at the same rate.
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According to the World Health Organization, ∼ 810 women died per day from preventable causes related to pregnancy in 2017. Most of these deaths occurred in low/lower middle-income countries and in low-resource settings. The maternal mortality rate worldwide is still high, even though it dropped by 38% between 2000 and 2017.
As highlighted in the latest report of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, preeclampsia is responsible for 50,000 to 60,000 deaths/year and ∼ 50 to 100 maternal near-misses for every preeclampsia-related death. Despite of the advances in the understanding of preeclampsia, the clinical practice does not seem to be progressing at the same rate.
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