Beyond maternal mortality: Surviving an obstetric complication in Burkina Faso.

Globally the number of maternal deaths have decreased by nearly one-half over the past two decades. However there are still adverse consequences for women experiencing near-fatal complications during pregnancy or childbirth. For many women emergency obstetric care is a catastrophic expenditure that may potentially contribute to a cycle of poverty and poor health. This PopPov network research brief summarizes findings from one study that qualitatively examines how some women in Burkina Faso fared after such "near miss" life-threatening experiences.