Multiple morbidities in pregnancy: Time for research, innovation, and action

James G Beeson; Caroline S E Homer; Christopher Morgan; Clara Menendez

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1002665

Multiple morbidities in pregnancy: Time for research, innovation, and action

PLoS Med. 2018 Sep 25;15(9):e1002665. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002665. eCollection 2018 Sep.

Authors

James G Beeson^{1

2

3}, Caroline S E Homer^{1

4}, Christopher Morgan^{1

2

3}, Clara Menendez^{5

6}

Affiliations

¹ Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
² Central Clinical School and School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
³ Department of Medicine and Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
⁴ Centre for Midwifery, Child and Family Health, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
⁵ Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
⁶ Centro de Investigação em Saúde de Manhiça, Maputo, Mozambique.

Abstract

In a Guest Editorial, James Beeson and colleagues discuss the contribution of nonobstetric morbidity to mortality during and around pregnancy and what needs to be done to address this global health challenge.

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Developing Countries
Female
Health Services
Humans
Morbidity
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications / epidemiology*
Research Design

Grants and funding

JGB and CSEH are supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia. The Burnet Institute is supported by grants from the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia and the State Government of Victoria, Australia. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.