A realist review of the partograph: when and how does it work for labour monitoring?
C Bedwell, K Levin, C Pett, DT Lavender - BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 2017 - Springer
Background The partograph (or partogram) is recommended by the World Health
Organisation (WHO), for monitoring labour wellbeing and progress. Concerns about …
Organisation (WHO), for monitoring labour wellbeing and progress. Concerns about …
Mobile technology in health (mHealth) and antenatal care–Searching for apps and available solutions: A systematic review
Abstract Background Medical Information Technology may be understood as an
interdisciplinary study of the conception, design, development, adoption and use of …
interdisciplinary study of the conception, design, development, adoption and use of …
[HTML][HTML] Progression of the first stage of spontaneous labour: a prospective cohort study in two sub-Saharan African countries
OT Oladapo, JP Souza, B Fawole, K Mugerwa… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Escalation in the global rates of labour interventions, particularly cesarean
section and oxytocin augmentation, has renewed interest in a better understanding of …
section and oxytocin augmentation, has renewed interest in a better understanding of …
Defining quality of care during childbirth from the perspectives of Nigerian and Ugandan women: A qualitative study
Objective To explore what “quality of care” means to childbearing women in Nigeria and
Uganda, as a means of ensuring that women's voices and opinions are prioritized when …
Uganda, as a means of ensuring that women's voices and opinions are prioritized when …
Stillbirths and quality of care during labour at the low resource referral hospital of Zanzibar: a case-control study
Background To study determinants of stillbirths as indicators of quality of care during labour
in an East African low resource referral hospital. Methods A criterion-based unmatched …
in an East African low resource referral hospital. Methods A criterion-based unmatched …
Effect of locally tailored labour management guidelines on intrahospital stillbirths and birth asphyxia at the referral hospital of Zanzibar: a quasi‐experimental pre‐post …
Objective To evaluate effect of locally tailored labour management guidelines (PartoMa
guidelines) on intrahospital stillbirths and birth asphyxia. Design Quasi‐experimental pre …
guidelines) on intrahospital stillbirths and birth asphyxia. Design Quasi‐experimental pre …
Cervical dilatation over time is a poor predictor of severe adverse birth outcomes: a diagnostic accuracy study
JP Souza, OT Oladapo, B Fawole… - … Journal of Obstetrics …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To assess the accuracy of the World Health Organization (WHO) partograph alert
line and other candidate predictors in the identification of women at risk of develo** …
line and other candidate predictors in the identification of women at risk of develo** …
Health workers' experiences of collaborative quality improvement for maternal and newborn care in rural Tanzanian health facilities: A process evaluation using the …
Background Quality Improvement (QI) approaches are increasingly used to bridge the
quality gap in maternal and newborn care (MNC) in Sub Saharan Africa. Health workers …
quality gap in maternal and newborn care (MNC) in Sub Saharan Africa. Health workers …
The communication and emotional support needs to improve women's experience of childbirth care in health facilities in Southwest Nigeria: A qualitative study
Objective To improve women's childbirth experiences in health facilities, their psychosocial
and communication needs have to be met. However, what constitutes these specific needs …
and communication needs have to be met. However, what constitutes these specific needs …
WHO Better Outcomes in Labour Difficulty (BOLD) project: innovating to improve quality of care around the time of childbirth
As most pregnancy-related deaths and morbidities are clustered around the time of
childbirth, quality of care during this period is critical to the survival of pregnant women and …
childbirth, quality of care during this period is critical to the survival of pregnant women and …