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Maternal mortality

Counting missing babies in Tanzania: Neonatal mortality data quality from Tanzania’s District Health Information System across 28 Regional and 7 Tertiary hospitals (2015–2024)

Josephine Shabani, Nahya Salim, Lucas Malla, James H. Cross, Rebecca E. Penzias, Audêncio Victor, Christine Bohne, Ahmad Mohamed Makuwani, Habib Ismail, Felix Bundala, Claud Kumalija, Morris Ondieki, Prosper Mshana, Jacqueline Minja, Irabi Kassim, Jennie Jaribu, Honorati Masanja, Eric O. Ohuma, Joy E. Lawn

published 23 Jul 2026

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Assessment of trends and determinants of under-five mortality among children born to older women: Evidence from Ethiopian demographic and health surveys

Tamerat Denekew Temesegen, Tariku Dejene Demissie, Solomon Abrha Damtew

published 23 Jul 2026

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Maternal knowledge of obstetric danger signs and related factors among antenatal care attendees in Hargeisa, Somaliland: A cross-sectional analysis

Abdeta Muktar Ahmed, Mohamed Abdilahi Ahmed, Abdulkadir Mohammed Nuh, Hamse Khalif Hassan

published 15 Jul 2026

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A multi-country qualitative evaluation of rapid mortality surveillance during the COVID-19 pandemic

Carlie Congdon, Farnaz Malik, Ruxana Jina, Diana Kumar, Philip W. Setel

published 06 Jul 2026

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Time to maternal death and its predictors among obstetric ICU patients in a resource-limited setting: A 10-year survival analysis

Tigist Nega Alemu, Wondimagegn Genaneh Shiferaw, Workneh Elias Orsongo, Solomon Medina Megule, Wondu Feyisa Balcha

published 30 Jun 2026

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Facility staff perspectives on the implementation of Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response in six health facilities in Kigoma, Tanzania

Sarah Huber-Krum, Sarah Hartley, Patricia Spencer, Lauren Galioto, Abdulaziz Msuya, Florina Serbanescu

published 01 Jun 2026

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Multilevel exposure to adversity across the life course and biological implications among urban postpartum women: A cohort study protocol

Anne Elizabeth Glassgow, Claire Flanigan, Anahi A. Gante Gaytan, Sage Kim, Aiman Soliman, Rachel Caskey, Almudena Veiga-Lopez, Irina A. Buhimschi, Amanda Knepper, Hagar Hallihan, Alicia Arredondo Eve, Sofija Jovanovic Gasovic, Sabrina Akter, Bridget Lawate, Zeynep Madak-Erdogan

published 06 May 2026

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Costs and cost-effectiveness of the Safer Births Bundle of Care intervention in Tanzania health facilities

Boniphace Marwa, Corinna Vossius, Jan Terje Kvaløy, Benjamin Kamala, Pascal Mdoe, Hege Langli Ersdal, Frida N Ngalesoni, Albino Kalolo, Domenica Morona

published 28 Apr 2026

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A comparison of long-term maternal mortality associated with pathologic placental separation: Highlighting possible trends and mechanisms

Sona Jasani, Atalay Demiray, Julia Stevenson, Conrad Krawiec

published 24 Apr 2026

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Clinical factors associated with severe maternal outcomes in two South African hospitals: A case-control study

Thwala Siphiwe Bridget Pearl, Blaauw Duane, Buchmann Eckhart, Ssengooba Freddie

published 15 Apr 2026

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Using national virtual maternal death reviews to improve the quality of care during Pregnancy, labour and birth, and Postpartum in Tanzania

Ahmad Mohamed Makuwani, Sunday Alfred Dominico, Secilia Kapalata Ngweshemi, Golden Mwakibo Masika, Rose Mpembeni, Charles Ameh, Mzee Masumbuko Nassoro, Phineas Sospeter, Habib Ismail, Tumaini Nagu, Matilda Ngarina, Edwin Lugazia, Pius Muzzazzi, Beatrice Mwilike, Florina Serbanescu, for the Tanzania Virtual MPDSR Steering Committee

published 18 Mar 2026

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The association of maternal education with access to maternal care and child mortality in Nigeria: A secondary data regression-based analysis

Chekwube Madichie, James Lomas, Luigi Siciliani

published 05 Feb 2026

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Remote electrophysiological cardiotocography (eCTG), evaluation of feasibility in complicated pregnancies from 32 until 37 weeks gestational age in a home@hospital setting (HASTA): A prospective cohort study protocol

Sofie van Weelden, Loes Monen, M. Beatrijs van der Hout-van der Jagt, Judith O. E. H. van Laar

published 03 Feb 2026

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