Background The burden of maternal mortality in resource limited countries is still huge
despite being at the top of the global public health agenda for over the last 20 years. We …

Objective To understand the experiences and perceptions of people implementing maternal
and/or perinatal death surveillance and response in low-and middle-income countries, and …

Introduction Neonatal mortality rate (NMR) has been declining in sub-Saharan African (SSA)
countries, where historically rural areas had higher NMR compared with urban. The 2015 …

Background Improving maternal health is one of the eight millennium development goals
adopted at the millennium summit in the year 2000. Within this frame work, the international …

Background Maternal mortality remains a major international health problem in low-and
middle-income countries (LMIC), and most could have been prevented by quality …

Objective To describe the types of maternal and newborn health program accountability
mechanisms implemented and evaluated in recent years in Sub-Saharan Africa, how these …

Background Maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response (MPDSR) systems aim
to understand and address key contributors to maternal and perinatal deaths to prevent …

Objectives Tanzania institutionalised maternal and perinatal death reviews (MPDR) in 2006,
yet there is scarce evidence on the extent and quality of implementation of the system. We …

Background Uganda like many developing countries still experiences high levels of
maternal and perinatal deaths despite a decade of maternal and perinatal death review …

Abstract Background In many sub-Saharan African countries, including Kenya, the use of
mortality and morbidity audits in maternal and perinatal/neonatal care as an avenue for …