Introduction Maternal near miss (MNM) is a useful means to examine quality of obstetric
care. Since the introduction of the WHO MNM criteria in 2011, it has been tested and …

This report on induced abortion in Sub-Saharan Africa offers an overview of the legality of
abortion and describes how often and how safely abortions occur in the region's 48 …

Consensus is lacking on the most appropriate indicators to document progress in safe
abortion at programmatic and country level. We conducted a scoping review to provide an …

Although the Kenyan government has made efforts to invest in maternal health over the past
15 years, there is no evidence of decline in maternal mortality. To provide necessary …

Introduction Complications due to unsafe abortions are an important cause of morbidity and
mortality in many sub-Saharan African countries. We aimed to characterise abortion-related …

Introduction With a view to inform policy for improved postabortion care, we describe
abortion-related near-miss and mortality by sociodemographic risk factors and management …

Objective to analyse the impact of in-hospital care on severe maternal morbidity using
WHO's near-miss approach in the low-resource, high mortality setting of Zanzibar's referral …

Anemia is one of the major causes of morbidity for pregnant women in resource-limited
regions. Yet robust research-based evidence on this vital public health problem in remote …

This article addresses the gaps between knowledge, policy and practice in reproductive
health by exploring the processes involved in translating Zambian abortion policy from …

Abstract Introduction The Zambian Termination of Pregnancy Act permits abortion on socio-
economic grounds, but access to safe abortion services is limited and this constitutes a …