Survivors' understanding of vulnerability and resilience to maternal near-miss obstetric events in Uganda

Vulnerabilities and their determinants were found to be inter-related. Individuals' social capital fluctuates over the acute crisis, necessitating multiple adaptations and coping strategies to reduce vulnerability or increase resilience. Although social and body capital may be mobilized to mitigate the effects of the obstetric crisis, they can either worsen vulnerability or increase resilience.