Why are women still dying from obstetric hemorrhage? A narrative review of perspectives from high and low resource settings

MD Owen, AL Cassidy, AD Weeks - International journal of obstetric …, 2021 - Elsevier
The possibility of hemorrhage will always co-exist with pregnancy, whether anticipated or
not. It remains the unwelcome guest in the corner of every delivery room, stealing the lives of …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of the Helping Mothers Survive Bleeding After Birth learning programme on care provider skills and maternal health outcomes in low-income countries …

M Bogren, A Denovan, F Kent, M Berg, K Linden - Women and Birth, 2021 - Elsevier
Background To improve maternal health outcomes, highly competent healthcare providers
are needed. One strategy used to improve performance among healthcare providers is …

[HTML][HTML] Risk factors for postpartum haemorrhage in the Northern Province of Rwanda: A case control study

O Bazirete, M Nzayirambaho, A Umubyeyi, I Karangwa… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) remains a major global burden contributing to
high maternal mortality and morbidity rates. Assessment of PPH risk factors should be …

Development of antepartum risk prediction model for postpartum hemorrhage in Lagos, Nigeria: A prospective cohort study (Predict‐PPH study)

KS Okunade, AO Ugwu, MA Adenekan… - … of Gynecology & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives There is currently a limited ability to accurately identify women at risk of
postpartum hemorrhage (PPH). We conducted the “Predict‐PPH” study to develop and …

[HTML][HTML] Formative research to design an implementation strategy for a postpartum hemorrhage initial response treatment bundle (E-MOTIVE): study protocol

MA Bohren, F Lorencatto, A Coomarasamy… - Reproductive health, 2021 - Springer
Background Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is the leading cause of maternal death
worldwide. When PPH occurs, early identification of bleeding and prompt management …

[HTML][HTML] Action leveraging evidence to reduce perinatal mortality and morbidity (ALERT): study protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster-randomised trial in Benin, Malawi …

J Akuze, KS Annerstedt, L Benova, E Chipeta… - BMC Health Services …, 2021 - Springer
Background Insufficient reductions in maternal and neonatal deaths and stillbirths in the past
decade are a deterrence to achieving the Sustainable Development Goal 3. The majority of …

“We do what we can do to save a woman” health workers' perceptions of health facility readiness for management of postpartum haemorrhage

F Alwy Al-beity, AB Pembe, HA Kwezi… - Global Health …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Background: In many low-resource settings, in-service training is a common strategy to
improve the performance of health workers and ultimately reduce the persistent burden of …

[HTML][HTML] Health workers' experiences of implementation of Helping Mothers Survive Bleeding after Birth training in Tanzania: a process evaluation using the i-PARIHS …

FM Alwy Al-beity, U Baker, D Kakoko, C Hanson… - BMC health services …, 2022 - Springer
Background In-service training, including the competency-based Helping Mothers Survive
Bleeding After Birth (HMS BAB) is widely implemented to improve the quality of maternal …

[HTML][HTML] SaferBirths bundle of care protocol: a stepped-wedge cluster implementation project in 30 public health-facilities in five regions, Tanzania

BA Kamala, HL Ersdal, E Mduma, R Moshiro… - BMC Health Services …, 2021 - Springer
Background The burden of stillbirth, neonatal and maternal deaths are unacceptably high in
low-and middle-income countries, especially around the time of birth. There are scarce …

Rethinking the definition of maternal near‐miss in low‐income countries using data from 104 health facilities in Tanzania and Uganda

AB Pembe, A Hirose, F Alwy Al‐beity… - … of Gynecology & …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To assess the consistency of maternal near‐miss incidence and mortality index
between two definitions across 104 facilities in Tanzania and Uganda. Methods Based on …