maternal morbidity

Assessing the Effectiveness of Social Health Authority Maternal Health Services on Maternal Health Care in Nyambene Sub-County Hospital, Kenya

Monica Gakii Maina, Mary Amatu & Zachary Muriuki · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2026

Background: The Social Health Authority (SHA) was established under the Social Health Insurance Act of 2023 to expand financial protection and improve access to healthcare services in Kenya, including maternal healthcare. However, evidence regarding its effectiveness at the healt...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i101435

Early Puerperal Complications Following Emergency Caesarean Section

Jesmin Banu, Ferdousi Begum Flora, Sohana Siddika, Anjumman Ara Rita, Anjana Rani Ghosh & Rifat Binte Alam · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2025

Background: The puerperium is the period of adjustment after delivery when the anatomic and physiologic changes of pregnancy are reversed to the normal non pregnant state. There are so many complications in early puerperium which was predominant in surgical intervention. Due to l...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2025/v23i111324

Comparative Outcomes of Planned Cesarean Hysterectomy and Conservative Management in Placenta Accreta Spectrum: A Narrative Review

Nabeelah Ismail · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2025

Background: Placenta Accreta Spectrum (PAS) is a life-threatening obstetric condition involving abnormal placental adherence or invasion into the uterine wall. Management options include planned cesarean hysterectomy, considered the definitive treatment, and conservative manageme...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2025/v23i31182