WGST 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Obstetric Fistula, Sexual Sterilization Act Of Alberta, Maternal Death
9 Apr 2015
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Social determinants of health: conditions where people are born, grow, live, work and age. Sexual sterilization act: in alberta (1928-1972) 2 994 people were sterilized. Maternal mortality: number of maternal deaths (occurring during pregnancy, childbirth, or within 42 days after delivery or termination of pregnancy) divided by the number of deliveries, and expressed per 100,000 deliveries. Direct and indirect causes of obstetric death: direct obstetric deaths: resulting from obstetric complications of the pregnant state, from interventions, omissions or incorrect treatment or from a chain of events resulting from any of the above. Indirect obstetric deaths: resulting from previous existing disease or disease that developed during pregnancy and which was not due to direct obstetric causes, but which was aggravated by the physiologic effects of pregnancy. Fistulas: hole between the vagina and rectum or bladder that"s caused by prolonged obstructed labour, resulting in incontinence. Discrimination to death: women are discriminated by withholding health care access this discrimination can lead to death.
