Neurological disorders in pregnant women in low- and middle-income countries—Management gaps, impacts, and future prospects: A review perspective
Neurological disorders during pregnancy are a substantial threat to women’s health, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Furthermore, a critical shortage of mental health workers and neurologists exacerbates the already pressing issue, where a lack of coordination of respective healthca...
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| author | Anastasia Fosuah Debrah Favour Tope Adebusoye Muhammad Hamza Shah Wireko Andrew Awuah Pearl Ohenewaa Tenkorang Hareesha Rishab Bharadwaj Jack Wellington Shankhaneel Ghosh Lydia Abiy Carolina Fernandes Toufik Abdul-Rahman Volodymyr Lychko Babar Tetyana Volodymyrivna Nikitina Iryna Mykolayivna |
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| description | Neurological disorders during pregnancy are a substantial threat to women’s health, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Furthermore, a critical shortage of mental health workers and neurologists exacerbates the already pressing issue, where a lack of coordination of respective healthcare among multidisciplinary teams involved in managing these conditions perpetuates the current state of affairs. Financial restrictions and societal stigmas associated with neurological disorders in pregnancy amplify the situation. Addressing these difficulties would necessitate a multifaceted approach comprising investments in healthcare infrastructure, healthcare professional education and training, increased government support for research, and the implementation of innovative care models. Improving access to specialized treatment and coordinated management of antenatal neurological diseases will precipitate improved health outcomes for women and their families in low- and middle-income countries. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f77a6e97a22d4601915cc9f7d0dc3e8d2023-11-13T18:03:50ZengSAGE PublishingWomen's Health1745-50652023-11-011910.1177/17455057231210265Neurological disorders in pregnant women in low- and middle-income countries—Management gaps, impacts, and future prospects: A review perspectiveAnastasia Fosuah Debrah0Favour Tope Adebusoye1Muhammad Hamza Shah2Wireko Andrew Awuah3Pearl Ohenewaa Tenkorang4Hareesha Rishab Bharadwaj5Jack Wellington6Shankhaneel Ghosh7Lydia Abiy8Carolina Fernandes9Toufik Abdul-Rahman10Volodymyr Lychko11Babar Tetyana Volodymyrivna12Nikitina Iryna Mykolayivna13Faculty of Medicine, Sumy State University, Sumy, UkraineFaculty of Medicine, Sumy State University, Sumy, UkraineSchool of Medicine, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, UKFaculty of Medicine, Sumy State University, Sumy, UkraineUniversity of Ghana Medical School, Accra, GhanaFaculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UKBradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, UKInstitute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital, Bhubaneswar, IndiaDonetsk National Medical University, Kropyvnytskyi, UkraineFaculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisboa, PortugalFaculty of Medicine, Sumy State University, Sumy, UkraineFaculty of Medicine, Sumy State University, Sumy, UkraineFaculty of Medicine, Sumy State University, Sumy, UkraineFaculty of Medicine, Sumy State University, Sumy, UkraineNeurological disorders during pregnancy are a substantial threat to women’s health, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Furthermore, a critical shortage of mental health workers and neurologists exacerbates the already pressing issue, where a lack of coordination of respective healthcare among multidisciplinary teams involved in managing these conditions perpetuates the current state of affairs. Financial restrictions and societal stigmas associated with neurological disorders in pregnancy amplify the situation. Addressing these difficulties would necessitate a multifaceted approach comprising investments in healthcare infrastructure, healthcare professional education and training, increased government support for research, and the implementation of innovative care models. Improving access to specialized treatment and coordinated management of antenatal neurological diseases will precipitate improved health outcomes for women and their families in low- and middle-income countries.https://doi.org/10.1177/17455057231210265 |
| spellingShingle | Anastasia Fosuah Debrah Favour Tope Adebusoye Muhammad Hamza Shah Wireko Andrew Awuah Pearl Ohenewaa Tenkorang Hareesha Rishab Bharadwaj Jack Wellington Shankhaneel Ghosh Lydia Abiy Carolina Fernandes Toufik Abdul-Rahman Volodymyr Lychko Babar Tetyana Volodymyrivna Nikitina Iryna Mykolayivna Neurological disorders in pregnant women in low- and middle-income countries—Management gaps, impacts, and future prospects: A review perspective Women's Health |
| title | Neurological disorders in pregnant women in low- and middle-income countries—Management gaps, impacts, and future prospects: A review perspective |
| title_full | Neurological disorders in pregnant women in low- and middle-income countries—Management gaps, impacts, and future prospects: A review perspective |
| title_fullStr | Neurological disorders in pregnant women in low- and middle-income countries—Management gaps, impacts, and future prospects: A review perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | Neurological disorders in pregnant women in low- and middle-income countries—Management gaps, impacts, and future prospects: A review perspective |
| title_short | Neurological disorders in pregnant women in low- and middle-income countries—Management gaps, impacts, and future prospects: A review perspective |
| title_sort | neurological disorders in pregnant women in low and middle income countries management gaps impacts and future prospects a review perspective |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/17455057231210265 |
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