Inequalities in use of hospitals for childbirth among rural women in sub-Saharan Africa: a comparative analysis of 18 countries using Demographic and Health Survey …

M Straneo, C Hanson, T Van Den Akker, BB Afolabi… - BMJ global …, 2024‏ - gh.bmj.com
Introduction Rising facility births in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) mask inequalities in higher-
level emergency care—typically in hospitals. Limited research has addressed hospital use …

Caesarean section provision and readiness in Tanzania: analysis of cross-sectional surveys of women and health facilities over time

FL Cavallaro, AB Pembe, O Campbell, C Hanson… - BMJ open, 2018‏ - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To describe trends in caesarean sections and facilities performing caesareans
over time in Tanzania and examine the readiness of such facilities in terms of infrastructure …

National policies and care provision in pregnancy and childbirth for twins in eastern and southern Africa: a mixed-methods multi-country study

C Hanson, S Munjanja, A Binagwaho, B Vwalika… - PLoS …, 2019‏ - journals.plos.org
Background High-risk pregnancies, such as twin pregnancies, deserve particular attention
as mortality is very high in this group. With a view to inform policy and national guidelines …

No increase in use of hospitals for childbirth in Tanzania over 25 years: Accumulation of inequity among poor, rural, high parity women

M Straneo, L Beňová, T van den Akker… - PLOS global public …, 2022‏ - journals.plos.org
Improving childbirth care in rural settings in sub-Saharan Africa is essential to attain the
commitment expressed in the Sustainable Development Goals to leave no one behind. In …

Redesigning maternal health services: is centralisation the answer in low-resource settings?

C Hanson, J Schellenberg - BMJ global health, 2019‏ - gh.bmj.com
A strategy of childbirth in facilities close to home has been in place for almost two decades, 1
but given numerous reports of low quality of care, 2 3 the recent review of the strategy is …

Inequity in uptake of hospital-based childbirth care in rural Tanzania: analysis of the 2015–16 Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey

M Straneo, L Benova, C Hanson… - Health policy and …, 2021‏ - academic.oup.com
Proportions of facility births are increasing throughout sub-Saharan Africa, but obstetric
services vary within the health system. In Tanzania, advanced management of childbirth …

What the percentage of births in facilities does not measure: readiness for emergency obstetric care and referral in Senegal

FL Cavallaro, L Benova, K Wong, P Sheppard… - BMJ global …, 2020‏ - gh.bmj.com
Introduction Increases in facility deliveries in sub-Saharan Africa have not yielded expected
declines in maternal mortality, raising concerns about the quality of care provided in …

Mixed vulnerabilities: the biological risk of high parity is aggravated by emergency referral in Benin, Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda

M Straneo, L Beňová, T van den Akker… - International journal for …, 2025‏ - Springer
Identification of interacting vulnerabilities is essential to reduce maternal and perinatal
mortality in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). High parity (≥ 5 previous births) is an …

Prevalence, predictors and reasons for home delivery amongst women of childbearing age in Dodoma Municipality in central Tanzania

S Muhunzi, JS Ngocho, A Mwanamsangu, L Sanga… - African health …, 2020‏ - ajol.info
Introduction: The objective was to determine the prevalence, predictors and reasons for
home delivery amongst women of childbearing age in Dodoma, Tanzania. Methods: A cross …

Correlates of facility-based delivery among women of reproductive age from the Digo community residing in Kwale, Kenya

V Mochache, A Lakhani, H El-Busaidy… - BMC research …, 2018‏ - Springer
Objective This study sought to describe factors associated with facility-based delivery among
women of reproductive age in Kwale County, Kenya. Results Between March and December …