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Knowledge of danger signs during pregnancy and subsequent healthcare seeking actions among women in Urban Tanzania: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Tanzania is among the countries with a high maternal mortality ratio. However, it remains unclear how information and education …
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Male involvement in maternal health: perspectives of opinion leaders
BACKGROUND: Twenty years after acknowledging the importance of joint responsibilities and male participation in maternal health programs, most health care …
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Women’s social networks and use of facility delivery services for uncomplicated births in North West Ethiopia: a community-based case-control study
BACKGROUND: High maternal mortality has remained an unmet public health challenge in the developing world. Maternal mortality in Ethiopia is …
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“Once the delivery is done, they have finished”: a qualitative study of perspectives on postnatal care referrals by traditional birth attendants in Ebonyi state, Nigeria
BACKGROUND: While 79% of Nigerian mothers who deliver in facilities receive postnatal care within 48 h of delivery, this is …
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Maternal characteristics and birth outcomes resulting from births before arrival at health facilities in Nkangala District, South Africa: a case control study
BACKGROUND: Risks of severe, avoidable maternal and neonatal complications at birth are increased if the birth occurs before arrival at …
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“The co-authors of pregnancy”: leveraging men’s sense of responsibility and other factors for male involvement in antenatal services in Kinshasa, DRC
BACKGROUND: Despite efforts to improve male involvement (MI), few male partners typically attend antenatal care (ANC). MI in ANC and …
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Contraceptive use among lactating women in Ganta-Afeshum District, Eastern Tigray, Northern Ethiopia, 2015: a cross sectional study
BACKGROUND: Women who are not exclusively breastfeeding are at risk of pregnancy after four to six weeks of childbirth. Postpartum …
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Facility-imposed barriers to early utilization of focused antenatal care services in Mangochi District, Malawi – a mixed methods assessment
BACKGROUND: Focused Antenatal Care (FANC) is advocated by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a key service approach to improving …
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Inclusion of men in maternal and safe motherhood services in inner-city communities in Ghana: evidence from a descriptive cross-sectional survey
BACKGROUND: There has been a growing realisation of the need to enhance men's inclusion in maternal and safe motherhood services, …
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The decision delivery interval in emergency caesarean section and its associated maternal and fetal outcomes at a referral hospital in northern Tanzania: a cross-sectional study
Decision delivery interval (DDI) is the time line between a decision to conduct an emergency caesarean section and actual delivery …
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Risk factors and outcome of patients with eclampsia at a tertiary hospital in Egypt
BACKGROUND: Eclampsia is a major cause of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality in low and middle income countries. The …
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Determinants of unmet need for family planning in rural Burkina Faso: a multilevel logistic regression analysis
BACKGROUND: Unmet need for family planning has implications for women and their families, such as unsafe abortion, physical abuse, and …
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Factors associated with postnatal care for newborns in Zambia: analysis of the 2013-14 Zambia demographic and health survey
BACKGROUND: The importance of postnatal care cannot be overemphasised. Various studies undertaken worldwide have found that PNC is critical for …
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Adaptation of the WHO maternal near miss tool for use in sub–Saharan Africa: an International Delphi study
BACKGROUND: Assessments of maternal near miss (MNM) are increasingly used in addition to those of maternal mortality measures. The World …
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Illness recognition and care seeking for maternal complications of pregnancy and birth in rural Amhara and Oromia Regional States of Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Ethiopia has made steady progress in improving maternal health over the decade, yet mortality remains high. The Maternal and …
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A descriptive study of the health information needs of Kenyan women in the first 6 weeks postpartum
BACKGROUND: A large number of maternal and neonatal deaths occur during birth and 48 h after birth. The benefits of …
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Trends in newborn umbilical cord care practices in Sokoto and Bauchi States of Nigeria: the where, who, how, what and the ubiquitous role of traditional birth attendants: a lot quality assurance sampling survey
BACKGROUND: Neonatal infections caused by unsafe umbilical cord practices account for the majority of neonatal deaths in Nigeria. We examined …
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Severe maternal outcomes and quality of care at district hospitals in Rwanda– a multicentre prospective case-control study
BACKGROUND: Despite a significant decrease in maternal mortality in the last decade, Rwanda needs further progress in order to achieve …
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Key bottlenecks to the provision of safe obstetric anaesthesia in low- income countries; a cross-sectional survey of 64 hospitals in Uganda
BACKGROUND: Despite recent advances in surgery and anaesthesia which significantly improve safety, many health facilities in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) …
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Determinants of stillbirth among women deliveries at Amhara region, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Stillbirth is one of general medical issues that could contribute significantly to creating nations like Ethiopia. This study aimed …