[HTML][HTML] The effect of antenatal care on use of institutional delivery service and postnatal care in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

GA Fekadu, GM Kassa, AK Berhe, AA Muche… - BMC health services …, 2018 - Springer
Background Although there are many initiatives to improve maternal health services use,
utilization of health facility delivery and postnatal care services is low in Ethiopia. Current …

The inverse equity hypothesis: analyses of institutional deliveries in 286 national surveys

CG Victora, G Joseph, ICM Silva… - … journal of public …, 2018 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. To test the inverse equity hypothesis, which postulates that new health
interventions are initially adopted by the wealthy and thus increase inequalities—as …

[HTML][HTML] Retention of knowledge and skills after Emergency Obstetric Care training: A multi-country longitudinal study

CA Ameh, S White, F Dickinson, M Mdegela, B Madaj… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Objective To determine retention of knowledge and skills after standardised “skills and drills”
training in Emergency Obstetric Care. Design Longitudinal cohort study. Setting Ghana …

Obstetrics knowledge and skills training as a catalyst for change

RC Pattinson, AM Bergh, J Makin, Y Pillay… - South African Medical …, 2018 - ajol.info
Background. Poor emergency obstetric care has been shown by national confidential
enquiries into maternal deaths to contribute to a number of maternal deaths in South Africa …

[HTML][HTML] Student evaluation of the impact of changes in teaching style on their learning: a mixed method longitudinal study

S Jones, S Gopalakrishnan, CA Ameh, B Faragher… - BMC nursing, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Background Maternal and Child Health Aides are the largest nursing cadre in
Sierra Leone providing maternal and child health care at primary level. Poor healthcare …

[HTML][HTML] Improving emergency obstetric care and reversing the underutilisation of vacuum extraction: a qualitative study of implementation in Tete Province …

D Geelhoed, V de Deus, M Sitoe, O Matsinhe… - BMC Pregnancy and …, 2018 - Springer
Background Maternal and perinatal mortality in Mozambique were declining at a slow pace,
despite progress in coverage of institutional childbirth. Implementation of quality emergency …

[HTML][HTML] Association of the client-provider ratio with the risk of maternal mortality in referral hospitals: a multi-site study in Nigeria

F Okonofua, L Ntoimo, R Ogu, H Galadanci… - Reproductive …, 2018 - Springer
Background The paucity of human resources for health buoyed by excessive workloads has
been identified as being responsible for poor quality obstetric care, which leads to high …

Determinants of utilization of skilled birth attendants among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Kakamega County, Kenya; a cross sectional study

PM Kibe - 2018 - diva-portal.org
Background Globally, about 800 women die daily from complications arising during labor or
within 42 days of childbirth. These deaths can be prevented by ensuring that women give …

[PDF][PDF] Reproductive Health Status in Sub-Saharan Africa

MA Woldegiorgis - 2018 - researchbank.swinburne.edu.au
Aims and objectives: The overall aim of this study is to investigate RH status in SSA from
1990 to 2016. More specifically, this PhD research: describes trends in RH indicators; …

The value of a midwife

C Axcell - British Journal of Midwifery, 2018 - magonlinelibrary.com
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