Death audits and reviews for reducing maternal, perinatal and child mortality

ML Willcox, J Price, S Scott… - Cochrane Database …, 2020 - cochranelibrary.com
Background The United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) include reducing
the global maternal mortality rate to less than 70 per 100,000 live births and ending …

Effectiveness of the facility-based maternal near-miss case reviews in improving maternal and newborn quality of care in low-income and middle-income countries: a …

M Lazzerini, S Richardson, V Ciardelli, A Erenbourg - BMJ open, 2018 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives The maternal near-miss case review (NMCR) has been promoted by WHO as an
approach to improve quality of care (QoC) at facility level. This systematic review …

Piecing together the maternal death puzzle through narratives: the three delays model revisited

V Combs Thorsen, J Sundby, A Malata - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background In Malawi maternal mortality continues to be a major public health challenge.
Going beyond the numbers to form a more complete view of why women die is critical to …

Applicability of the WHO maternal near miss criteria in a low-resource setting

E Nelissen, E Mduma, J Broerse, H Ersdal… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Maternal near misses are increasingly used to study quality of obstetric care.
Inclusion criteria for the identification of near misses are diverse and studies not …

Status of emergency obstetric care in six developing countries five years before the MDG targets for maternal and newborn health

C Ameh, S Msuya, J Hofman, J Raven, M Mathai… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background Ensuring women have access to good quality Emergency Obstetric Care (EOC)
is a key strategy to reducing maternal and newborn deaths. Minimum coverage rates are …

Quality of care, risk management, and technology in obstetrics to reduce hospital-based maternal mortality in Senegal and Mali (QUARITE): a cluster-randomised trial

A Dumont, P Fournier, M Abrahamowicz, M Traoré… - The Lancet, 2013 - thelancet.com
Background Maternal mortality is higher in west Africa than in most industrialised countries,
so the development and validation of effective interventions is essential. We did a trial to …

Maternal near miss and mortality in a tertiary care hospital in Rwanda

S Rulisa, I Umuziranenge, M Small… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2015 - Springer
Background To determine the prevalence and factors associated with severe ('near miss')
maternal morbidity and mortality in the University Teaching Hospital of Kigali–Rwanda …

Incidence and causes of maternal near-miss in selected hospitals of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

EF Liyew, AW Yalew, MF Afework, B Essen - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Because maternal mortality is a rare event, it is important to study maternal near-
miss as a complement to evaluate and improve the quality of obstetric care. Thus, the study …

Assessment of maternal near-miss and quality of care in a hospital-based study in Accra, Ghana

Ö Tunçalp, MJ Hindin, K Adu-Bonsaffoh… - International Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Objective To assess the baseline incidence of maternal near-miss, process indicators
related to facility access, and quality of care at a tertiary care facility in urban Ghana …

District health managers' perceptions of supervision in Malawi and Tanzania

S Bradley, F Kamwendo, H Masanja… - Human resources for …, 2013 - Springer
Background Mid-level cadres are being used to address human resource shortages in many
African contexts, but insufficient and ineffective human resource management is …