Results: 5

Feasibility of task-sharing with community health workers for the identification, emergency management and referral of women with pre-eclampsia, in Mozambique

Reprod. health; 18 (145), 2021
Background Maternal mortality is an important public health problem in low-income countries. Delays in reaching health facilities and insufficient health care professionals call for innovative community-level solutions. There is limited evidence on the role of community health workers in the management o...

Factores associados ao ganho de peso gestacional e aos resultados da gravidez das puérperas atendidas na consulta pós-parto do hospital distrital da manhiça, 2019
Factors associated with gestational weight gain and pregnancy outcomes of puerperal women seen in the postpartum consultation at manhiça dstrict hospital, 2019

O ganho de peso gestacional excessivo ou insuficiente é considerado como um factor de risco para a gestante e ao feto podendo ser influenciado por vários factores dentre eles: sócio-demográficos, clínicos, estilos de vida e obstétricos. Este estudo tinha como objectivo principal determinar o ganho ...

The Community-Level Interventions for Pre-eclampsia (CLIP) cluster randomised trials in Mozambique, Pakistan, and India: an individual participant-level meta-analysis

Lancet; 396 (10250), 2020
To overcome the three delays in triage, transport and treatment that underlie adverse pregnancy outcomes, we aimed to reduce all-cause adverse outcomes with community-level interventions targeting women with pregnancy hypertension in three low-income countries. Methods: In this individual participant-lev...

Early diagnosis of preeclampsia using placental growth factor: An operational pilot study in Maputo, Mozambique

n well-resourced settings, reduced circulating maternal free placental growth factor (PlGF) aids in either predicting or confirming the diagnosis of preeclampsia, fetal growth restriction, stillbirth, preterm birth, and delivery within 14 days of testing when pre-eclampsia is suspected. This operational ...

Diagnostic Performance of Placental Growth Factor in Women With Suspected Preeclampsia Attending Antenatal Facilities in Maputo, Mozambique

Hypertension; 69 (3), 2017
In well-resourced settings, reduced circulating maternal-free placental growth factor (PlGF) aids in either predicting or confirming the diagnosis of preeclampsia, fetal growth restriction, stillbirth, preterm birth, and delivery within 14 days of testing when preeclampsia is suspected. This blinded, pro...