Background The 'three delays model'attempts to explain delays in women accessing
emergency obstetric care as the result of: 1) decision-making, 2) accessing services and 3) …

Background Post-partum haemorrhage occurs in over 10% of all births and is the leading
cause of maternal mortality, accounting for 25% of all maternal deaths worldwide. Active …

Background Access to skilled obstetric delivery and emergency care is deemed crucial for
reducing maternal mortality. We assessed pregnancy-related mortality by distance to health …

Background Despite strong efforts to improve maternal care, its quality remains deficient in
many countries of Sub-Saharan Africa as persistently high maternal mortality rates testify …

The huge majority of the annual 6.3 million perinatal deaths and half a million maternal
deaths take place in developing countries and are avoidable. However, most of the …

The aim of this study was to assess and characterize Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex
(MTBC) genotypic diversity in Tanzania, as well as in neighbouring East and other several …

Objective To determine the level of adherence to postpartum hemorrhage clinical guideline
recommendations and to explore context-specific barriers and facilitators to evidence-based …

Background Caesarean section (CS) can prevent maternal or fetal complications. Sub-
Saharan Africa has the lowest CS levels in the world but large variations are seen between …

Objective To assess the quality of facility-based active management of the third stage of
labour in Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Rwanda and the United Republic of …

Background Oxytocin is the gold standard drug for the prevention of postpartum
haemorrhage, but limitations in cold chain systems in resource-constrained settings can …