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Compliance with focused antenatal care services: do health workers in rural Burkina Faso, Uganda and Tanzania perform all ANC procedures? [PDF]

, 2012
\ud \ud To assess health workers' compliance with the procedures set in the focused antenatal care (ANC) guidelines in rural Uganda, Tanzania and Burkina Faso; to compare the compliance within and among the three study sites; and to appraise the logistic
Anya, Bhatia, Bloom, Boller, Brabin, Campbell, Carroli, Coetzee, Duley, Gloyd, Hogan, Idowu, Khan, Marchant, McDermott, McDonagh, Meda, Mendoza, Miaffo, Mwaniki, Osungbade, Pandit, Pembe, Rooney, Rosenberg, Sarker, Starrs, Steer, Steer, Urassa, Urassa, Villar, von Both, von Dadelszen, Walsh, Watson-Jones, WHO, WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, & The World Bank   +37 more
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Prevalence and outcome of puerperal sepsis among mothers in Nigeria: A five-year retrospective study

Women and Children Nursing
Background: Puerperal sepsis is one of the leading causes of maternal illness and mortality in low- and middle-income countries, despite advances in diagnosis, antimicrobial therapy, and medical management.
Gbemisola Bolanle Ogbeye, Adebola Omobusola Ojo, David Bamidele Olawade, Joel Ojo Aluko, Deborah Tolulope Esan   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Maternal morbidity following a trial of labor after cesarean birth: A scoping review of operative vaginal birth compared with cesarean birth in the second stage of labor

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Increased use of operative vaginal birth (OVB; forceps and vacuum) has been proposed as a strategy to avoid cesarean birth (CB) among individuals who elect a trial of labour after CB (TOLAC). The relative maternal safety of OVB and CB in individuals with a TOLAC is poorly understood. Objective To summarize the available evidence and
Irina I. Oltean, Vanessa Hébert, Giulia M. Muraca   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Causal association between thyroid dysfunction and sepsis: a two-sample mendelian randomization study

Frontiers in Endocrinology
BackgroundThe causal association between thyroid dysfunction (including hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism) and sepsis is controversial in previous studies.
Junbin Hong, Lian Zhang, Yanni Lai, Xinying Chen, Xinying Chen, Yiting Chen, Yiting Chen, Jinghua Yang, Jinghua Yang   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Healthcare workers’ level of adherence to infection prevention and control and its impact on puerperal and neonatal sepsis among delivering women and neonates in Central Tanzania: a protocol for a prospective cohort study

BMJ Open, 2023
Introduction Delivering women and neonates are at a great risk of acquiring infections due to a lack of adherence to infection prevention and control (IPC), a low level of immunity and extended exposure to care procedures that can lead to infections ...
Laura Edward Marandu, Golden Mwakibo Masika   +1 more
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Comparison of severe maternal morbidity between pregnancy with subclinical hypothyroidism and overt hypothyroidism

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, EarlyView.
In this cross‐sectional study, pregnancy with subclinical hypothyroidism was associated with higher rates of severe maternal morbidity at delivery compared with overt hypothyroidism, including cardio‐pulmonary morbidity and eclampsia. This association was especially seen among younger age, Black individuals, prepregnant hypertension, and obesity ...
Laurel S. Aberle, Katherine E. Bayard, Kimberly M. Juarez, Jennifer A. Yao, Shinya Matsuzaki, Tatsuya Miyake, Aaron D. Masjedi, Rachel S. Mandelbaum, Caroline T. Nguyen, Joseph G. Ouzounian, Koji Matsuo   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using artificial intelligence as a technological tool in gynecologic and obstetric health: A narrative literature review

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 172, Issue 2, Page 850-865, February 2026.
Abstract Maternal mortality remains a critical global public health issue, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income settings where failures in surveillance, early diagnosis, and clinical decision making compromise obstetric care. In this context, the present study aimed to critically review the scientific literature on the use of artificial intelligence (
Gustavo Gonçalves dos Santos
wiley   +1 more source

Quality Of Antenatal Care In Rural Southern Tanzania: A Reality Check. [PDF]

, 2010
Counselling on the danger signs of unpredictable obstetric complications and the appropriate management of such complications are crucial in reducing maternal mortality.
AB Pembe, AS Nyamtema, B Nikiema, BC von Both, C Boller, E Urassa, Elin Larsson, Florian Neuhann, G Carroli, Gerhard Schmid, H Prytherch, Isaack Lekule, JC Bhatia, KS Khan, M Magoma, Malabika Sarker, Manuela De Allegri, ME Kruk, ME Kruk, N Prata, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and ORCMacro DsT. NBS, Olaf Müller, OM Campbell, PK Mwaniki, R Hart, RN Mpembeni, S Gloyd, S Renkert, SE Anya, SM Mutiso, Sylvia Kirenga, Theodora Mbunda, WHO & UNICEF   +32 more
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Preterm meconium‐stained amniotic fluid: A red flag for infection and adverse perinatal outcomes

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 172, Issue 1, Page 420-427, January 2026.
Abstract Objective Meconium‐stained amniotic fluid (MSAF) is uncommon in preterm deliveries and raises concerns about maternal and neonatal infectious risks. We aimed to evaluate maternal, perinatal, and microbiological outcomes in preterm deliveries complicated by MSAF compared to clear amniotic fluid (AF) and to assess outcomes in preterm versus term
Raneen Abu Shqara, Neta Hoffman, Lior Lowenstein, Maya Frank Wolf   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Perfil epidemiológico e clínico de pacientes admitidas com diagnóstico de sepse puerperal de origem pélvica em uma UTI obstétrica no Nordeste do Brasil Epidemiological and clinical profile of patients admitted at an obstetrical ICU with diagnosis of puerperal pelvic sepsis in Northeastern Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil, 2010
OBJETIVOS: descrever o perfil epidemiológico e clínico das pacientes admitidas com o diagnóstico de sepse puerperal de origem pélvica em uma Unidade de terapia intensiva (UTI) obstétrica.
Euclides Dias Martins Filho, Alan Chaves dos Santos, Renato Stênio Torres Rodrigues Junior, Luis Adeodato, Isabela Coutinho, Leila Katz   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source