The frequency of maternal morbidity: A systematic review of systematic reviews.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Estimates of the burden of maternal morbidity are patchy.

Objective

To conduct a systematic review of systematic reviews of maternal conditions to: (1) make available the most up-to-date frequency estimates; (2) identify which conditions do not have reliable estimates; and (3) scrutinize the quality of the available reviews.

Search strategy

We searched Embase, MEDLINE, and CINAHL, combining terms for pregnancy, frequency (e.g. prevalence, incidence), publication type, and specific terms for each of 121 conditions.

Selection criteria

We included peer-reviewed systematic reviews aiming to estimate the frequency of at least one of the conditions in WHO's list of maternal morbidities, with estimates from at least two countries.

Data collection and ana

SUBMITTER: Gon G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6001670 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature