Background: The World Health Organization Safe Childbirth Checklist (WHO SCC) was developed to increase the uptake of essential birth practices; however, only a few studies have adopted this process in French West African countries.
Aim: This study aimed to describe the WHO SCC adaptation process across ...
Uba, Belinda V;
Mohammed, Yahaya;
Rhoda Fadahunsi, A;
Adefisoye Adewole, G;
Ugbenyo, Gideon;
Wisdom, Margeret Osas;
Wazir, Ndadilnasiya E;
Michael, Charles A;
Okeke, Lilian Akudo;
Michael, Charles A;
Okeke, Lilian Akudo;
Kanu, Florence;
Ikwe, Hadley;
Sandhu, Hardeep S;
Asekun, Adeyelu;
Tohme, Rania A;
Freeland, Catherine;
Minta, Anna;
Bashir, Sulaiman Saidu;
Isa, Abdullahi;
Vasumu, James J;
Bahuli, Abubakar U;
Ugwu, George O;
Obi, Emmanuel I;
Ismail, Binta Aduke;
Okposen, Bassey Bassey;
Bolu, Omotayo O;
Shuaib, Faisal.
Background: Hepatitis B virus(HBV) and neonatal tetanus infections remain endemic in Nigeria despite the availability of safe, effective vaccines.
We aimed to determine health facilities’ capacity for hepatitis B vaccine birth dose (HepB‑BD) and maternal tetanus‑diphtheria (Td) vaccination
and to...
Introduction: maternal mortality is a worldwide community health concern. Home deliveries are common in Ethiopia, and most births occur at home without the assistance of health experts. Maternal mortality reduced in recent decades but still has a very high maternal mortality rate in Ethiopia. Therefore, ...
BACKGROUND: Postpartum depression (PPD) is a significant clinical and public health problem in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Despite the magnitude of PPD, early detection, treatment, and prevention of PPD remain a challenge in Ethiopia. This study aims to assess the magnitude and associated fact...
Introduction: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a partially double-stranded, enveloped virus with a circular DNA genome. This virus increasingly infects the population. Information on HBV infections in South Sudan is limited. This study aimed to examine the prevalence and major risk factors of HBV infections am...
Introduction: Massive Obstetric Haemorrhage is the leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. The management of obstetric haemorrhage requires a systematic and standardized approach to have a favourable maternal outcome. We describe the prevalence, aetiology, current managem...
BACKGROUND: Approximately half of the birth injuries are avoidable if appropriate and timely evidence based measures are taken. However, there is a paucity of studies in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the magnitude of birth injuries and associated factors among neonates delivered in Ce...
This study examines factors associated with maternal mortality from 01 January 2020 to 31 December 2023 at the general referral hospital and in health centres and maternity units in the Kisenso health zone in the Kinshasa provincial health division. We used advanced statistics, with survival analysis per...
Neonatal mortality disturbs the whole of humanity. Its frequency remains very high throughout the world, but more so in developing countries. The DRC is ranked among the countries with the highest number of neonatal deaths in the world with the ratio of 47 per 1000 live births, (Kalonji DC et al 2018). I...
Context and objective. Obstetric violence represents all abuses suffered that women experience during childbirth. The present study was conducted to describe the nature, frequency and resentment of acts and abuses committed in maternity hospitals. Methods. This was a cross-sectional, multi-site descripti...
