Obstetric transition: the pathway towards ending preventable maternal deaths

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Stillbirths: ending preventable deaths by 2030

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A global analysis of the determinants of maternal health and transitions in maternal mortality

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Early antenatal care visit: a systematic analysis of regional and global levels and trends of coverage from 1990 to 2013

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The scale, scope, coverage, and capability of childbirth care

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Direct observation of respectful maternity care in five countries: a cross-sectional study of health facilities in East and Southern Africa

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Prevalence and risk factors related to preterm birth in Brazil

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The global prevalence of postpartum psychosis: a systematic review

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Social determinants of maternal health: a scoping review of factors influencing maternal mortality and maternal health service use in India

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Constructing maternal morbidity – towards a standard tool to measure and monitor maternal health beyond mortality

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Maternal mortality in eight European countries with enhanced surveillance systems: descriptive population based study

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Caesarean Delivery and Postpartum Maternal Mortality: A Population-Based Case Control Study in Brazil

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A framework for healthcare interventions to address maternal morbidity

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Status of the WHO recommended timing and frequency of antenatal care visits in Northern Bangladesh

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What is the impact of multi-professional emergency obstetric and neonatal care training?

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Indirect maternal deaths: UK and global perspectives

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Network for Surveillance of Severe Maternal Morbidity: a powerful national collaboration generating data on maternal health outcomes and care

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Monitoring maternal and newborn health outcomes globally: a brief history of key events and initiatives

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Maternal mortality, stillbirths, and neonatal mortality: a transition model based on analyses of 151 countries

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Performance of the Obstetric Early Warning Score in critically ill patients for the prediction of maternal death

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Does the Janani Suraksha Yojana cash transfer programme to promote facility births in India ensure skilled birth attendance? A qualitative study of intrapartum care in Madhya Pradesh

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Association between frequency of mass media exposure and maternal health care service utilization among women in sub-Saharan Africa: Implications for tailored health communication and education

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Factors associating different antenatal care contacts of women: A cross-sectional analysis of Bangladesh demographic and health survey 2014 data

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Access to Health Care for Pregnant Arabic-Speaking Refugee Women and Mothers in Germany

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Consequences of maternal morbidity on health-related functioning: a systematic scoping review

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Evidence to inform the future for maternal and newborn health

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‘I thought they were going to handle me like a queen but they didn't’: A qualitative study exploring the quality of care provided to women at the time of birth

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Governance commitment to reduce maternal mortality. A political determinant beyond the wealth of the countries

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Incidence of myocardial infarction in pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of population-based studies

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Pregnant women’s experiences with an integrated diagnostic and decision support device for antenatal care in Ghana

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Non-communicable diseases during pregnancy in low and middle income countries

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Cervical dilatation over time is a poor predictor of severe adverse birth outcomes: a diagnostic accuracy study

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Health system and quality of care factors contributing to maternal deaths in East Java, Indonesia

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Improving the resilience and workforce of health systems for women’s, children’s, and adolescents’ health

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Unintended effects of Janani Suraksha Yojana on maternal care in India

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Prediction of adverse cardiac events in pregnant women with valvular rheumatic heart disease

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The Rajarata Pregnancy Cohort (RaPCo): study protocol

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Facilitating equitable community-level access to maternal health services: exploring the experiences of Rwanda’s community health workers

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What Governs District Manager Decision Making? A Case Study of Complex Leadership in Dangme West District, Ghana

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Quantitative Point of Care Tests for Timely Diagnosis of Early‐Onset Preeclampsia with High Sensitivity and Specificity

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A cross sectional study of maternal ‘near-miss’ cases in major public hospitals in Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria

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Suicidal ideation and intentional self-harm in pregnancy as a neglected agenda in maternal health; an experience from rural Sri Lanka

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Maternal near‐miss audits to improve quality of care

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Adverse perinatal outcomes are associated with severe maternal morbidity and mortality: evidence from a national multicentre cross-sectional study

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An innovative intervention to improve respectful maternity care in three Districts in Ethiopia

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Progress and inequities in maternal mortality in Afghanistan (RAMOS-II): a retrospective observational study

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The association between government healthcare spending and maternal mortality in the E uropean U nion, 1981–2010: a retrospective study

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The Impact of Cardiac Diseases during Pregnancy on Severe Maternal Morbidity and Mortality in Brazil

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How do accountability problems lead to maternal health inequities? A review of qualitative literature from Indian public sector

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Applicability of the WHO maternal near-miss tool: A nationwide surveillance study in Suriname

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Severe maternal morbidity due to respiratory disease and impact of 2009 H1N1 influenza A pandemic in Brazil: results from a national multicenter cross-sectional study

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Mortes evitáveis no Sistema Único de Saúde na população brasileira, entre 5 e 69 anos, 2000 - 2013

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Measuring maternal near-miss in a middle-income country: assessing the use of WHO and sub-Saharan Africa maternal near-miss criteria in Namibia

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Maternal near‐miss and death among women with hypertensive disorders in pregnancy: a secondary analysis of the Nigeria Near‐miss and Maternal Death Survey

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Beyond No Blame: Practical Challenges of Conducting Maternal and Perinatal Death Reviews in Eastern Ethiopia

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Why are women still dying from obstetric hemorrhage? A narrative review of perspectives from high and low resource settings

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Causes and circumstances of maternal death: a secondary analysis of the Community-Level Interventions for Pre-eclampsia (CLIP) trials cohort

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The ‘Dream Team’ for sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn and adolescent health: an adjusted service target model to estimate the ideal mix of health care professionals to cover population need

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