Evaluation of antenatal Point-of-Care Ultrasound (PoCUS) training: a systematic review

A Bidner, E Bezak, N Parange - Medical Education Online, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction There is limited access to life-saving antenatal ultrasound in rural and low-
resource settings largely due to shortages in skilled staff. Studies have shown healthcare …

Machine Learning-Based Box Models for Pregnancy Care and Maternal Mortality Reduction: A Literature Survey

IN Margret, K Rajakumar, KV Arulalan… - IEEE …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Maternal mortality is a major public health concern worldwide. It is the number of
preventable deaths that occur each year due to pregnancy and childbirth. The research …

Fetal biometry and amniotic fluid volume assessment end-to-end automation using Deep Learning

S Slimani, S Hounka, A Mahmoudi, T Rehah… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Fetal biometry and amniotic fluid volume assessments are two essential yet repetitive tasks
in fetal ultrasound screening scans, aiding in the detection of potentially life-threatening …

Improved maternity care if midwives learn to perform ultrasound: a qualitative study of Rwandan midwives' experiences and views of obstetric ultrasound

S Holmlund, J Ntaganira, K Edvardsson… - Global health …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Obstetric ultrasound has become an indispensable part of antenatal care
worldwide. Although the use of ultrasound has shown benefits in the reduction of maternal …

Experiences of midwives on Vscan limited obstetric ultrasound use: a qualitative exploratory study

MD Argaw, HS Abawollo, ZT Tsegaye, IA Beshir… - BMC Pregnancy and …, 2022 - Springer
Background Ethiopia is a low-income country located in the horn of Africa's sub-Saharan
region, with very high incidences of maternal and neonatal mortality. Quality antenatal care …

Effectiveness of advertising availability of prenatal ultrasound on uptake of antenatal care in rural Uganda: A cluster randomized trial

W Cherniak, G Anguyo, C Meaney, L Yuan Kong… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
In rural Uganda pregnant women often lack access to health services, do not attend
antenatal care, and tend to utilize traditional healers/birth attendants. We hypothesized that …

Physicians' experiences and views on the role of obstetric ultrasound in rural and urban Rwanda: a qualitative study

K Edvardsson, J Ntaganira, A Åhman… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Objective To explore Rwandan physicians' experiences and views on the role of
obstetric ultrasound in clinical management of pregnancy, and in situations where maternal …

Contribution of portable obstetric ultrasound service innovation in averting maternal and neonatal morbidities and mortalities at semi-urban health centers of Ethiopia …

HS Abawollo, ZT Tsegaye, BF Desta, IA Beshir… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2022 - Springer
Background The maternal and neonatal mortalities in Ethiopia are high. To achieve the
Sustainable Development Goals, innovations in ultrasound scanning and surveillance …

[HTML][HTML] Detección ecográfica de anomalías congénitas en 76.155 nacimientos en Bogotá y Cali, 2011-2012

MA García, L Imbachí, PM Hurtado, G Gracia, I Zarante - Biomédica, 2014 - scielo.org.co
Introducción. Las anomalías congénitas afectan de 2 a 3% de los nacidos vivos en
Colombia y, actualmente, son la principal causa de mortalidad en menores de un año en …

Prenatal detection of congenital anomalies and related factors in Argentina

MP Bidondo, B Groisman, S Duarte, A Tardivo… - Journal of Community …, 2020 - Springer
Congenital anomalies (CAs) are a leading cause of neonatal death. Many CAs can be
diagnosed prenatally. To estimate the prenatal detection rate (PDR) of CA in hospitals …