Non-communicable diseases and maternal health: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Non-communicable diseases [NCDs] are leading causes of ill health among women of reproductive age and an increasingly important cause of maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide. Reliable data on NCDs is necessary for accurate measurement and response. However, inconsistent definitions of NCDs make reliable data collection challenging. We aimed to map the current global literature to understand how NCDs are defined, operationalized and discussed during pregnancy, childbirth and the postnatal period.  METHODS: For this scoping review, we conducted a comprehensive global literature search for NCDs and maternal health covering the years 2000 to 2020 in eleven electronic databases, five regional WHO databases and an exhaustive grey literature search without language restri

SUBMITTER: Firoz T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9587654 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature