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Knowledge of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy of Moroccan women in Morocco and in the Netherlands: a qualitative interview study
BACKGROUND: Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy (HDP) are the most common medical disorders in pregnancy and the greatest single cause of …
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“We give water or porridge, but we don’t really know what the child wants:” a qualitative study on women’s perceptions and practises regarding exclusive breastfeeding in Kilimanjaro region, Tanzania
BACKGROUND: World Health Organization (WHO) recommends exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) as the optimal way to feed infants below 6 months of …
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An account for barriers and strategies in fulfilling women’s right to quality maternal health care: a qualitative study from rural Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Tanzania has ratified and abides to legal treaties indicating the obligation of the state to provide essential maternal health …
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Maternal near-miss and the risk of adverse perinatal outcomes: a prospective cohort study in selected public hospitals of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Presence of maternal near-miss conditions in women is strongly associated with the occurrence of adverse perinatal outcomes, but not …
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Husbands’ involvement in antenatal care and its association with women’s utilization of skilled birth attendants in Sidama zone, Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study
BACKGROUND: There is limited evidence about husbands' roles on women's utilization of skilled maternity care in Ethiopia, a country with …
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Factors associated with spontaneous preterm birth in Addis Ababa public hospitals, Ethiopia: cross sectional study
BACKGROUND: Spontaneous preterm birth is commencement of labor with intact or pre labor rapture of membrane and birth before 37 …
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Screening and management of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia in antenatal and labor and delivery services: findings from cross-sectional observation studies in six sub-Saharan African countries
BACKGROUND: Preeclampsia and eclampsia (PE/E) are major contributors to maternal and neonatal deaths in developing countries, associated with 10-15% of …
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A facility-based study of women’ satisfaction and perceived quality of reproductive and maternal health services in the Kenya output-based approach voucher program
BACKGROUND: This is a facility-based study designed to assess perceived quality of care and satisfaction of reproductive health services under …
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Prospective observations study protocol to investigate cost-effectiveness of various prenatal test strategies after the introduction of noninvasive prenatal testing
BACKGROUND: Among the non-invasive screening methods for the identification of fetal aneuploidy, NIPT (non-invasive prenatal testing) shows the highest sensitivity …
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Program assessment of efforts to improve the quality of postpartum counselling in health centers in Morogoro region, Tanzania
BACKGROUND: The postpartum period represents a critical window where many maternal and child deaths occur. We assess the quality of …
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Effect of extra-amniotic Foley’s catheter and vaginal misoprostol versus vaginal misoprostol alone on cervical ripening and induction of labor in Kenya, a randomized controlled trial
BACKGROUND: The safest, most effective and fastest combined approaches to induction of labor is unknown. In an open-label randomized clinical …
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A randomized trial comparing the pharmacology of magnesium sulfate when used to treat severe preeclampsia with serial intravenous boluses versus a continuous intravenous infusion
BACKGROUND: Magnesium sulfate is the preferred pharmacological intervention for the prevention and treatment of eclamptic seizures in pregnancy. Pain associated …
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Sequela of female genital mutilation on birth outcomes in Jijiga town, Ethiopian Somali region: a prospective cohort study
BACKGROUND: In Ethiopia, female genital mutilation (FGM) remains a serious concern and has affected 23.8 million women and girls, with …
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The role of community-based health services in influencing postnatal care visits in the Builsa and the West Mamprusi districts in rural Ghana
BACKGROUND: Globally, maternal mortality is still a challenge. In Ghana, maternal morbidity and mortality rates remain high, particularly in rural …
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Compassionate and respectful maternity care during facility based child birth and women’s intent to use maternity service in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Compassionate and respectful maternity care is one of the most important facilitating factors to increase access to skilled maternity …
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Iron supplementation in pregnant sicklers: an opinion
Morbidity associated with iron deficiency anaemia in pregnancy is increased in the presence of sickle cell anaemia. Iron supplementation in …
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“Well, not me, but other women do not register because...”- Barriers to seeking antenatal care in the context of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV among Zimbabwean women: a mixed-methods study
BACKGROUND: While barriers to uptake of antenatal care (ANC) among pregnant women have been explored, much less is known about …
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Are women with history of pre-eclampsia starting a new pregnancy in good nutritional status in South Africa and Zimbabwe?
BACKGROUND: Maternal nutritional status before and during pregnancy is an important contributor to pregnancy outcomes and early child health. The …
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Home deliveries in the capital: a qualitative exploration of barriers to institutional deliveries in peri-urban areas of Lusaka, Zambia
BACKGROUND: A shortage of skilled birth attendants and low quality of care in health facilities along with unattended home deliveries …
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The impact of early outcome events on the effect of tranexamic acid in post-partum haemorrhage: an exploratory subgroup analysis of the WOMAN trial
BACKGROUND: In severe post-partum haemorrhage, death can occur within hours of bleeding onset so interventions to control the bleeding must …