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Knowledge and practice to prevent COVID-19 and its associated factors among pregnant women in Debre Tabor Town Northwest Ethiopia, a community-based cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Coronavirus disease is now a global concern with the non-availability of antiviral treatment and attacks all groups of the …
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Sub-national analysis and determinants of numbers of antenatal care contacts in Nigeria: assessing the compliance with the WHO recommended standard guidelines
BACKGROUND: Nigeria has unimpressive maternal and child health indicators. Compliance with the WHO guidelines on the minimum number of antenatal …
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Time to recovery from Eclampsia and its determinants in east Gojjam zone hospitals, Amhara, Ethiopia, 2017/18
BACKGROUND: Eclampsia is a tonic clonic type of seizure among pre-eclamptic mothers. Time to recovery from eclampsia is to mean …
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Factors related to the practice of vacuum-assisted birth: findings from provider interviews in Kigoma, Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Vacuum-assisted birth is not widely practiced in Tanzania but efforts to re-introduce the procedure suggest some success. Few studies …
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Social and economic consequences of the cost of obstetric and neonatal care in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo: a mixed methods study
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to explore and measure the social and economic consequences of the costs of …
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Towards elimination of mother‐to‐child transmission of HIV in Rwanda: a nested case‐control study of risk factors for transmission
BACKGROUND: Mother-to-child HIV transmission (MTCT) has substantially declined since the scale-up of prevention programs around the world, including Rwanda. To …
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Person-centered antenatal care and associated factors in Rwanda: a secondary analysis of program data
BACKGROUND: Research suggests that women's experience of antenatal care is an important component of high-quality antenatal care. Person-centered antenatal care …
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Understanding forgotten exposures towards achieving Sustainable Development Goal 3: a cross‐sectional study on herbal medicine use during pregnancy or delivery in Tanzania
BACKGROUND: In most of the sub-Sahara African countries, use of herbal medications is widely practiced during pregnancy or delivery for …
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Prediction of intraperitoneal adhesions using striae gravidarum and scar characteristics in women undergoing repeated cesarean sections
BACKGROUND: The current fact of increasing rates of cesarean deliveries is a catastrophe. Recurrent cesareans result in intraperitoneal adhesions that …
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Indications and outcomes of emergency obstetric hysterectomy; a 5-year review at the Bafoussam Regional Hospital, Cameroon
BACKGROUND: Emergency Obstetric Hysterectomy (EOH) is removal of the uterus due to life threatening conditions within the puerperium. This life …
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High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among normotensive and hypertensive pregnant women in Ghana
BACKGROUND: Hypovitaminosis D in pregnancy is associated with adverse health outcomes in mothers, newborns and infants. This study assessed the …
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Factors associated with health facility deliveries among mothers living in hospital catchment areas in Rukungiri and Kanungu districts, Uganda
BACKGROUND: Health facility deliveries are generally associated with improved maternal and child health outcomes. However, in Uganda, little is known …
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Birth companionship in a government health system: a pilot study in Kigoma, Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Having a companion of choice throughout childbirth is an important component of good quality and respectful maternity care for …
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Food-related taboos and misconceptions during pregnancy among rural communities of Illu Aba Bor zone, Southwest Ethiopia. A community based qualitative cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Poor maternal nutrition adversely affects pregnancy and birth outcomes. In many societies, there are dietary restrictions due to misconceptions …
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Challenges experienced by midwives working in rural communities in the Upper East Region of Ghana: a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: In 2017, a total of 295,000 women lost their lives due to pregnancy and childbirth across the globe, with …
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Neonatal care practices in Buikwe District, Uganda: a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Sub-Saharan Africa is the region with the highest neonatal mortality rate, with Uganda reporting 20 deaths per 1000 live …
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Evidence from 2016 Ethiopian demographic and health survey data: association between post health education maternal knowledge and neonatal danger signs
BACKGROUND: Globally, 4 million infants die in their first 4weeks of life every year; above 8 million infants died before …
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Prospective verification of sonographic fetal weight estimators among term parturients in Uganda
BACKGROUND: Accuracy of fetal weight estimation by ultrasound is essential in making decisions on the time and mode of delivery. …
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Counting on birth registration: mixed-methods research in two EN-BIRTH study hospitals in Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Birth registration marks a child's right to identity and is the first step to establishing citizenship and access to …
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Electronic data collection for multi-country, hospital-based, clinical observation of maternal and newborn care: EN-BIRTH study experiences
BACKGROUND: Observation of care at birth is challenging with multiple, rapid and potentially concurrent events occurring for mother, newborn and …