[HTML][HTML] Making it happen: training health-care providers in emergency obstetric and newborn care

CA Ameh, N van den Broek - Best practice & research Clinical obstetrics & …, 2015 - Elsevier
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 …

Count every newborn; a measurement improvement roadmap for coverage data

SG Moxon, H Ruysen, KJ Kerber, A Amouzou… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Background The Every Newborn Action Plan (ENAP), launched in 2014, aims to
end preventable newborn deaths and stillbirths, with national targets of≤ 12 neonatal …

Using multi‐country household surveys to understand who provides reproductive and maternal health services in low‐and middle‐income countries: A critical …

K Footman, L Benova, C Goodman… - Tropical medicine & …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Objective The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) are a vital data resource for
cross‐country comparative analyses. This study is part of a set of analyses assessing the …

Job satisfaction and retention of midwives in rural Nigeria

AA Adegoke, FB Atiyaye, AS Abubakar, A Auta… - Midwifery, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Nigeria is one of the 57 countries with a critical shortage of human resources for
health, especially in remote rural areas and in northern states. The National Midwifery …

Predictors of skilled attendance at delivery among antenatal clinic attendants in Ghana: a cross-sectional study of population data

M Amoakoh-Coleman, EK Ansah, IA Agyepong… - BMJ open, 2015 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To identify demographic, maternal and community predictors of skilled attendance
at delivery among women who attend antenatal clinic at least once during their pregnancy in …

Quality of intrapartum care by skilled birth attendants in a refugee clinic on the Thai-Myanmar border: a survey using WHO Safe Motherhood Needs Assessment

G Hoogenboom, MM Thwin, K Velink… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2015 - Springer
Background Increasing the number of women birthing with skilled birth attendants (SBAs) as
one of the strategies to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity must be partnered with a …

Skilled birth attendants in Tanzania: a descriptive study of cadres and emergency obstetric care signal functions performed

E Ueno, AA Adegoke, G Masenga, J Fimbo… - Maternal and child …, 2015 - Springer
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 …

Characteristics and outcomes of patients with eclampsia and severe pre-eclampsia in a rural hospital in Western Tanzania: a retrospective medical record study

R Mooij, J Lugumila, MY Mwashambwa… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2015 - Springer
Background Eclampsia and pre-eclampsia are well-recognized causes of maternal and
neonatal mortality in low income countries, but are never studied in a district hospital. In …

Who is left behind on the road to universal facility delivery? A cross‐sectional multilevel analysis in rural T anzania

ME Kruk, S Hermosilla, E Larson, D Vail… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To examine factors associated with home delivery among women in Pwani
Region, Tanzania, which has experienced a rapid rise in facility delivery coverage. Methods …

Use of a bibliometric literature review to assess medical research capacity in post‐conflict and developing countries: Somaliland 1991–2013

R Boyce, R Rosch, A Finlayson… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Effective healthcare systems require high‐quality research to guide evidence‐
based interventions and strategic planning. In low‐and middle‐income countries, especially …