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Risk factors for preeclampsia and eclampsia at a main referral maternity hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone: a case-control study
BACKGROUND: In the African region, 5.6% of pregnancies are estimated to be complicated by preeclampsia and 2.9% by eclampsia, with …
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Treatment and pregnancy outcomes of pregnant women exposed to second-line anti-tuberculosis drugs in South Africa
BACKGROUND: Multi-drug resistant and rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (MDR/RR-TB) in pregnant women is a cause for concern globally; few data have described …
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Factors influencing maternal healthcare seeking in a highland region of Madagascar: a mixed methods analysis
BACKGROUND: In Madagascar, maternal mortality remains stable and high (426 deaths per 100,000 live births). This situation is mainly due …
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Magnitude and determinants of neural tube defect in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract Background Neural tube defects (NTDs) are a group of disorders that arise from the failure of the neural tube …
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Level of and factors associated with awareness of gestational diabetes mellitus among pregnant women attending antenatal care at Kawempe National Referral Hospital: a cross sectional study
BACKGROUND: The burden of Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is significantly increasing worldwide and the disorder causes substantial short term and …
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Prevalence of stillbirth and its associated factors in East Africa: generalized linear mixed modeling
BACKGROUND: Stillbirth is the most frequently reported adverse pregnancy outcome worldwide, which imposes significant psychological and economic consequences to mothers …
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The impact of cultural beliefs and practices on parents’ experiences of bereavement following stillbirth: a qualitative study in Uganda and Kenya
BACKGROUND: Stillbirth is an extremely traumatic and distressing experience for parents, with profound and long-lasting negative impacts. Cultural beliefs and …
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Resilience and vulnerability of maternity services in Zimbabwe: a comparative analysis of the effect of Covid-19 and lockdown control measures on maternal and perinatal outcomes, a single-centre cross-sectional study at Mpilo Central Hospital
BACKGROUND: of March 2020 the Zimbabwean government declared the Covid-19 pandemic a 'national disaster'. Travel restrictions and emergency regulations have …
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Implementation of a performance-based financing scheme in Malawi and resulting externalities on the quality of care of non-incentivized services
BACKGROUND: Countries in Africa progressively implement performance-based financing schemes to improve the quality of care provided by maternal, newborn and …
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Changes in attitudes and behaviors supportive of maternal and newborn health in Ethiopia: an evaluative case study
BACKGROUND: Ethiopia's high neonatal mortality rate led to the government's 2013 introduction of Community-Based Newborn Care (CBNC) to bring critical …
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Optimum maternal healthcare service utilization and infant mortality in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Ethiopia has one of the highest rates of infant mortality in the world. Utilization of maternal healthcare during pregnancy, …
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Antenatal management and maternal/fetal outcomes associated with hyperglycaemia in pregnancy (HIP) in Uganda; a prospective cohort study
BACKGROUND: Hyperglycaemia in pregnancy (HIP) is associated with complications for both mother and baby. The prevalence of the condition is …
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Utilization of partograph and its associated factors among obstetric caregivers in public health institutions of Southwest Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Partographs should be used universally to monitor the mother and fetus's conditions during delivery. However, its application in different …
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Preventable multiple high-risk birth behaviour and infant survival in Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Globally, infant mortality has declined considerably but has remained unacceptably high in sub-Saharan Africa, especially Nigeria where infant mortality …
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Predictors of placental malaria in Upper West Regional Hospital-Ghana
BACKGROUND: Placental malaria (PM) poses life-threatening complications to pregnant women as they are at increased risk of maternal and perinatal …
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Mothers’ experiences of caring for preterm babies at home: qualitative insights from an urban setting in a middle-income country
BACKGROUND: Preterm delivery is the birth of a baby before 37 weeks of gestation. This global phenomenon is a critical …
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High mortality rate of obstetric critically ill women in Rwanda and its predictability
BACKGROUND: Reasons for admission to intensive care units (ICUs) for obstetric patients vary from one setting to another. Outcomes from …
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Predicting factors of failed induction of labor in three hospitals of Southwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
INTRODUCTION: Failed induction of labor affects maternal and neonatal outcomes as well as the cost of healthcare, especially in low-resource …
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Trends of infant mortality and its determinants in Ethiopia: mixed-effect binary logistic regression and multivariate decomposition analysis
Abstract Background Infant mortality remains a serious global public health problem. The global infant mortality rate has decreased significantly over …
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Lower birth weight-for-age and length-for-age z-scores in infants with in-utero HIV and ART exposure: a prospective study in Cape Town, South Africa
BACKGROUND: Successful scale-up of antiretroviral therapy (ART) during pregnancy has minimized infant HIV acquisition, and over 1 million infants are …