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Using Criteria‐Based Audit to Improve the Management of Postpartum Haemorrhage in a University Hospital in Eastern Ethiopia: A Before and After Study

Tropical Medicine &International Health, Volume 31, Issue 3, Page 307-314, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Objectives Postpartum haemorrhage, an excessive bleeding after childbirth, remains a leading cause of maternal mortality in low‐resource settings. Improving the quality of postpartum haemorrhage care using audit and embedded quality improvement is essential for addressing this.
Sagni Girma, Thomas van den Akker, Jos van Roosmalen, Semir Sultan Ahmed, Redwan Ahmed, Seble Mengistu, Tamirat Getachew, Marian Knight, Abera Kenay Tura   +8 more
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Medicinal Plants Used by Tanzanians for Human Paediatric Ailments: A PRISMA‐Guided Systematic Review of Ethnomedicinal Evidence

The Scientific World Journal, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Paediatric ailments (PAs) pose an increasing health and economic challenge in many low‐ and middle‐income countries. In Tanzania, over 80% of the rural population relies on traditional medicine for primary healthcare. Although documentation of medicinal plants (MPs) used to treat and manage PAs remains fragmented, this systematic review consolidates ...
David Sylvester Kacholi, Neema Gideon Mogha, José Agustín Tapia Hernández   +2 more
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Preliminary Report on Patent Literature, Search Methodology and Patent Status of Medicines on the WHO EML 2009 [PDF]

, 2011
Over the past several decades the World Health Organization (WHO) has produced the Essential Medicines List (EML) to assist countries in deciding what medicines should be essential and available in National Essential Medicine Lists.1 WHO, through the ...
Cavicchi, Jon R., Kowalski, Stanley P.
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Assessment of Obstetric and Neonatal Health Services in Developing Country Health Facilities [PDF]

, 2013
OBJECTIVE: To describe the staffing and availability of medical equipment and medications and the performance of procedures at health facilities providing maternal and neonatal care at African, Asian, and Latin American sites participating in a ...
Albert Manasyan, Ana Garces, Archana Patel, Bhala Kodkany, Edward Liechty, Elizabeth McClure, Elwyn Chomba, Fabian Esamai, Fernando Althabe, Janet Moore, Jose Belizan, K. Hambidge, Linda Wright, Marion Koso-Thomas, null null, Omrana Pasha, Patricia Hibberd, Pierre Buekens, Richard Derman, Robert Goldenberg, Sarah Saleem, Shivaprasad Goudar, Waldemar Carlo   +22 more
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FIGO recommendations on objective measurement of blood loss after birth for early detection of postpartum hemorrhage

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 171, Issue 3, Page 933-950, December 2025.
Abstract Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) remains the leading cause of maternal mortality worldwide, particularly in resource‐constrained and remote settings. The cornerstone of reducing PPH‐related morbidity and mortality lies in its early recognition, timely treatment, and adherence to evidence‐based protocols, all of which are heavily dependent on an ...
Ferdousi Begum, Albaro J. Nieto‐Calvache, Dietmar Schlembach, Justus Hofmyer, Jose Palacios‐Jaraquemada, Ajey Bhardwaj, Maria A. Suarez, Juan M. Burgos‐Luna, Jolly Beyeza‐Kashesya, Akaninyene E. Ubom, Alison Wright, FIGO Committee on Childbirth and PPH   +11 more
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Contribution of chloride channels to the action potential and contraction in human myometrium during labour

British Journal of Pharmacology, Volume 182, Issue 23, Page 5748-5761, December 2025.
Background and purpose The action potential underpinning calcium delivery for contraction in human uterine smooth muscle (myometrium) consists of an initial spike(s) followed by a prolonged plateau of depolarization to ⁓ −25 mV. The plateau duration establishes contraction duration, especially important in labour.
Helena C. Parkington, Ranga E. Siriwardhana, Mary A. Tonta, Shaun P. Brennecke, Penelope M. Sheehan, Marianne Tare, Harold A. Coleman   +6 more
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Association of Anaesthetists guidelines: the use of blood components and their alternatives

Anaesthesia, Volume 80, Issue 4, Page 425-447, April 2025.
Summary Background The administration of blood components and their alternatives can be lifesaving. Anaemia, bleeding and transfusion are all associated with poor peri‐operative outcomes. Considerable changes in the approaches to optimal use of blood components and their alternatives, driven by the findings of large randomised controlled trials and ...
Akshay Shah, Andrew A. Klein, Seema Agarwal, Andrew Lindley, Aamer Ahmed, Kerry Dowling, Emma Jackson, Sumit Das, Divya Raviraj, Rachel Collis, Anna Sharrock, Simon J. Stanworth, Paul Moor   +12 more
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Developing global indicators for quality of maternal and newborn care: a feasibility assessment [PDF]

, 2017
Objective To assess the feasibility of applying the World Health Organization’s proposed 15 indicators of quality of care for maternal and newborn health at health-facility level in low- and middle-income settings. Methods Six of the indicators are
Madaj, Barbara, Mathai, Matthews, Roos, Nathalie, Smith, Helen, van den Broek, Nynke   +4 more
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Assessment of Structural and Process Readiness for Postpartum Haemorrhage Care in Uganda and Ghana: A Mixed Methods Study

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, Volume 132, Issue 4, Page 433-443, March 2025.
ABSTRACT Objective To determine structural and process readiness for postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) care at referral‐level facilities in Ghana and Uganda to identify opportunities for strengthening. Design Mixed‐methods cross‐sectional study. Setting Three districts in Ghana and two in Uganda.
Tara Tancred, Andrew D. Weeks, Vincent Mubangizi, Emmanuel Nene Dei, Sylvia Natukunda, Chloe Cobb, Imelda Bates, Lucy Asamoah‐Akuoko, Bernard Natukunda   +8 more
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Approaches to third stage in caseload practice and continuity of care [PDF]

, 2013
Midwifery Group Practice (MGP) is a public health service provided by the Children's Youth and Women's Health Service (CYWHS) that focuses on a midwifery model of care.
Donnellan-Fernandez, Roslyn Elizabeth
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