Incidence, risk factors and management of post cesarean section surgical site infection (SSI) in a tertiary hospital in Egypt: a five year retrospective study

K Gomaa, AR Abdelraheim, S El Gelany… - BMC Pregnancy and …, 2021 - Springer
Background Surgical site infection (SSI) is one of the commonest complications following
cesarean section (CS) with a reported incidence of 3–20%. SSI causes massive burdens on …

Critical factors associated with postpartum maternal death in Ethiopia

N Tesfay, R Tariku, A Zenebe, F Woldeyohannes - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Globally most maternal deaths occur during the postpartum period; however,
the burden is disproportionately higher in some Sub-Saharan African countries including …

Simulation training for obstetric emergencies in low-and lower-middle income countries: A systematic review

WK Chou, N Ullah, AA Rad, R Vardanyan… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background This review aims to systematically evaluate the currently available evidence
investigating the effectiveness of simulation-based training (SBT) in emergency obstetrics …

Individual, health facility and wider health system factors contributing to maternal deaths in Africa: A sco** review

FG Muriithi, A Banke-Thomas, R Gakuo… - PLOS Global Public …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
The number of women dying during pregnancy and after childbirth remains unacceptably
high, with African countries showing the slowest decline. The leading causes of maternal …

Access to maternal health services during COVID-19 pandemic, re-examining the three delays among pregnant women in Ilubabor zone, southwest Ethiopia: A cross …

DK Abdisa, DD Jaleta, JW Feyisa, KM Kitila… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background All women require access to high-quality care during pregnancy, labor, and
after childbirth. The occurrence of delay at any stage is one of the major causes of maternal …

The healthcare system and client failures contributing to maternal mortality in rural Kenya

BB Masaba, R Mmusi-Phetoe, B Rono, D Moraa… - BMC Pregnancy and …, 2022 - Springer
Background The global maternal mortality ratio is estimated at 211/100 000 live births in
2017. In Kenya, progress on reducing maternal mortality appears to be slow and persistently …

Institutional deliveries in India's nine low performing states: levels, determinants and accessibility

R Saha, P Paul - Global Health Action, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background Despite the implementation of several national-level interventions, institutional
delivery coverage remains unsatisfactory in India's low performing states (LPS), leading to a …

Quality and timeliness of emergency obstetric care and its association with maternal outcome in Keren Hospital, Eritrea

HK Zewde - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Despite the critical role quality comprehensive emergency obstetric care (CEmOC) plays in
ensuring safe motherhood, only a few studies have attempted to measure the impact of …

Barreras de acceso al aborto legal en el sistema público de salud de dos jurisdicciones de Argentina: Rosario y Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, 2019-2020

MV Tiseyra, MV Ortiz, M Romero, E Abalos… - Salud …, 2023 - SciELO Public Health
En las últimas décadas, en la Argentina sucedieron hechos determinantes en el contexto
político y social con respecto al aborto, que culminaron con la aprobación de la Ley de …

Individual and community-level determinants of knowledge of obstetric danger signs among women in Southern Ethiopia: A multi-level mixed effect negative binomial …

A Yoseph, Y Simachew, B Tsegaye, A Borsamo… - PloS one, 2025 - journals.plos.org
Introduction One of the key strategies to achieve the sustainable development goal by
reducing maternal deaths below 70 per 100,000 is improving knowledge of obstetric danger …