Global, regional, and national levels and causes of maternal mortality during 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

NJ Kassebaum, A Bertozzi-Villa, MS Coggeshall… - The Lancet, 2014 - thelancet.com
Summary Background The fifth Millennium Development Goal (MDG 5) established the goal
of a 75% reduction in the maternal mortality ratio (MMR; number of maternal deaths per 100 …

Maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response in Ethiopia: achievements, challenges and prospects

B Ayele, H Gebretnsae, T Hadgu, D Negash… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response (MPDSR) was a pilot
program introduced in Tigray, Ethiopia to monitor maternal and perinatal death. However; its …

Too few staff, too many patients: a qualitative study of the impact on obstetric care providers and on quality of care in Malawi

S Bradley, F Kamwendo, E Chipeta… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2015 - Springer
Background Shortages of staff have a significant and negative impact on maternal outcomes
in low-income countries, but the impact on obstetric care providers in these contexts is less …

Inequalities in maternal health care utilization in sub-Saharan African countries: a multiyear and multi-country analysis

N Alam, M Hajizadeh, A Dumont, P Fournier - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
To assess social inequalities in the use of antenatal care (ANC), facility based delivery
(FBD), and modern contraception (MC) in two contrasting groups of countries in sub …

The role of health systems and policy in producing behavior and social change to enhance child survival and development in low-and middle-income countries: an …

LF Vélez, M Sanitato, D Barry, M Alilio… - Journal of health …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Evidence-based behavior change interventions addressing health systems must be
identified and disseminated to improve child health outcomes. Studies of the efficacy of such …

Socio-demographic factors associated with early antenatal care visits among pregnant women in Malawi: 2004–2016

WF Ng'Ambi, JH Collins, T Colbourn, T Mangal… - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Introduction In 2016, the WHO published recommendations increasing the number of
recommended antenatal care (ANC) visits per pregnancy from four to eight. Prior to the …

The association between government healthcare spending and maternal mortality in the E uropean U nion, 1981–2010: a retrospective study

M Maruthappu, KYB Ng, C Williams… - … Journal of Obstetrics …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To determine the association between reductions in government healthcare
spending (GHS) on maternal mortality in 24 countries in the European Union (EU) over a 30 …

[HTML][HTML] Community-linked maternal death review (CLMDR) to measure and prevent maternal mortality: a pilot study in rural Malawi

O Bayley, H Chapota, E Kainja, T Phiri, C Gondwe… - BMJ open, 2015 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Background In Malawi, maternal mortality remains high. Existing maternal death reviews fail
to adequately review most deaths, or capture those that occur outside the health system. We …

Maternal near-miss and mortality in a teaching hospital in Tigray region, Northern Ethiopia

H Teka, A Yemane, Y Berhe Zelelow… - Women's …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: This study seeks to examine the prevalence of maternal morbidities and deaths in
Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019. Methods …

Determinants of postnatal care service utilization among mothers of Mangochi district, Malawi: a community-based cross-sectional study

J Sagawa, A Kabagenyi, G Turyasingura… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2021 - Springer
Background Postnatal care (PNC) service is a neglected yet an essential service that can
reduce maternal, neonatal and infant morbidity and mortality rates in low and middle-income …