GPH 201 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Maternal Health, Eclampsia, Leg Before Wicket
25 May 2019
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Being born female can be dangerous to health. Women are subjected to discrimination and gender roles. Women face a number of unique health problems. Health of women has high social and economic consequences. Many low-cost investments to substantially reduce dalys. Improving education and social status of women is one of the most powerful cost-effective approaches. Improving health will enhance enrollment, attendance and performance in school. Empowerment will lead to better education, income and less violence. The surgical delivery of a fetus through abdominal incision. Very high blood pressure causing women to have seizures late in pregnancy. Female genital mutilation traditional practices that are all related to the cutting of the female genital artificial and natural contraception. organs. Diabetes that develops during pregnancy due to improper blood sugar regulation. Significant and uncontrolled loss of blood, either internally or externally from the body. The death of a woman while pregnant, during delivery, or within 42 days of delivery.
