Providing quality emergency obstetric care (EmOC) reduces the risk of maternal and
newborn mortality and morbidity. There is evidence that over 50% of maternal health …

Background: Every day approximately 810 women die from complications related to
pregnancy and childbirth worldwide. Around two thirds of these deaths happen in sub …

Background Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is a major cause of maternal mortality.
Prevention and adequate treatment are therefore important. However, most births in low …

Background Healthcare provider training in Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care
(EmOC&NC) is a component of 65% of intervention programs aimed at reducing maternal …

An urgent need exists to improve and maintain intrapartum skills of providers in sub-
Saharan Africa. Peer-assisted learning may address this need, but few rigorous evaluations …

Abstract Aims and Objectives This study introduced simulation‐based education in nurse
education programs in Tanzania and Madagascar and explored nursing students' …

Background Tanzania has a relatively high maternal mortality ratio of 410 per 100,000 live
births. Severe postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is a major cause of maternal deaths, but in …

Background It is important to know the decay of knowledge, skills, and confidence over time
to provide evidence-based guidance on timing of follow-up training. Studies addressing …

Background Inadequately treated, preeclampsia and eclampsia (PE/E) may rapidly lead to
severe complications in both mothers and neonates, and are estimated to cause 60,000 …

Globally, the burden of deaths and illness is still unacceptably high at the day of birth.
Annually, approximately 300.000 women die related to childbirth, 2.7 million babies die …