Highlights•We examine the training packages for emergency obstetric and newborn
care.•There is a need to build the capacity of health-care providers.•Skills-and-drills training …

Although most developing countries monitor the proportion of births attended by skilled birth
attendants (SBA), they lack information on the availability and performance of emergency …

Objective: To assess the availability and quality of Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care
in four districts of Punjab. Methods: The cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in …

Background Delivery of essential newborn care is key to reducing neonatal mortality rates,
yet coverage of protective birth practices remains incomplete and variable, with or without …

Objective To review the major indications for cesareans performed by Médecins Sans
Frontières (MSF) personnel from the Operational Center Brussels. Methods A retrospective …

Background: The referred patient is often regarded to as' unbooked'at the referral centers
and are most often categorized as high risk. Referrals are associated with delays which …

Background: Global evidence suggests that better quality of care is associated with
reductions in maternal and newborn mortality. The routine measurement of the quality of …

Electronic fetal heart rate (FHR) monitoring is a widely used method for assessing fetal
status during labor. It aims to enable clinicians to identify hypoxic fetuses at risk for …

Maternal and child mortality, particularly during the neonatal period, are among the most
challenging global health issues of this era. This burden disproportionately affects the …

Background: Between 2013 and 2014, Zambia‟ s maternal mortality ratio was estimated at
398 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. Successful aversion of deaths is dependent on …