Predictors of antenatal care services utilization by pregnant women in Afghanistan: Evidence from the Afghanistan Health Survey 2018

MH Stanikzai, E Tawfiq, C Suwanbamrung, AW Wasiq… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background Poor utilization of maternal healthcare services remains a public health concern
in most low and middle-income countries (LMICs), including Afghanistan. Late, inadequate …

Barriers and facilitators to maternal healthcare in East Africa: a systematic review and qualitative synthesis of perspectives from women, their families, healthcare …

M Yihune Teshale, A Bante, A Gedefaw Belete… - BMC Pregnancy and …, 2025 - Springer
In East Africa, women face significant challenges accessing maternal healthcare during
pregnancy, childbirth, and the postnatal period. While several studies have examined …

[HTML][HTML] Preventing maternal morbidity and mortality from preeclampsia and eclampsia particularly in low-and middle-income countries

NC Ngene, J Moodley - Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Preeclampsia (PE) is a complex heterogeneous disorder with overlap** clinical
phenotypes that complicate diagnosis and management. Although several …

A comprehensive assessment of care competence and maternal experience of first antenatal care visits in Mexico: Insights from the baseline survey of an …

SV Doubova, C Quinzaños Fresnedo… - PLoS …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background Comprehensive antenatal care (ANC) must prioritize competent, evidence-
based medical attention to ensure a positive experience and value for its users …

Impact evaluation of a digital health platform empowering Kenyan women across the pregnancy-postpartum care continuum: A cluster randomized controlled trial

R Vatsa, W Chang, S Akinyi, S Little, C Gakii… - PLoS …, 2025 - journals.plos.org
Background Accelerating improvements in maternal and newborn health (MNH) care is a
major public health priority in Kenya. While use of formal health care has increased, many …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Midwife-Led Mobile Antenatal Clinic: An Innovative Approach to Improve Utilization of Services in Pwani, Tanzania

BE Mwilike, J Welsh, KK Nyamuryekung'e… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Participating in antenatal clinics is a major determinant in reducing poor maternal and
neonatal birth outcomes. We aimed to evaluate the utilization of antenatal clinic (ANC) …

[PDF][PDF] Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology

NC Ngene, J Moodley - … Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & …, 2024 - researchgate.net
Preeclampsia (PE) is a complex heterogeneous disorder with overlap** clinical
phenotypes that complicate diagnosis and management. Although several …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing perinatal health patient information through ChatGPT–An accuracy study

PLM de Vries, D Baud, S Baggio, M Ceulemans… - PEC Innovation, 2025 - Elsevier
Abstract Objectives To evaluate ChatGPT's accuracy as information source for women and
maternity-care workers on “nutrition” and “red flags” in pregnancy. Methods Accuracy of …