Researcher, Dr Leroy Campbell, addresses the JIS ‘Think Tank’ on Tuesday. (Photo: JIS)
A group of researchers is recommending the reclassification of the causes of pregnancy-related deaths, regardless of whether the complication was obstetric or medical.
This is intended to help identify the human and other resources needed to end preventable maternal deaths, as women delay childbearing and present in pregnancy with pre-existing medical conditions, some undiagnosed.
A study, entitled ‘New Maternal Mortality Classification System Highlights the Importance of Infection Cause of Death among Jamaican Women’, won for the group of four researchers the awards for best poster presentation and most impactful poster presentation at the 11