The DOI matches its Crossref record; 58 of the 58 references it cites were found in a registry or an index.
Counting every stillbirth and neonatal death through mortality audit to improve quality of care for every pregnant woman and her baby
Open accessAbstract
BACKGROUND: While there is widespread acknowledgment of the need for improved quality and quantity of information on births and deaths, there has been less movement towards systematically capturing and reviewing the causes and avoidable factors linked to deaths, in order to affect change. This is particularly true for stillbirths and neonatal deaths which can fall between different health care providers and departments. Maternal and perinatal mortality audit applies to two of the five objectives in the Every Newborn Action Plan but data on successful approaches to overcome bottlenecks to scaling up audit are lacking. METHODS: We reviewed the current evidence for facility-based perinatal mortality audit with a focus on low- and middle-income countries and assessed the status of mortality audit policy and implementation. Based on challenges identified in the literature, key challenges to completing the audit cycle and affecting change were identified across the WHO health system building blocks, along with solutions, in order to inform the process of scaling up this strategy with attention to quality. RESULTS: Maternal death surveillance and review is moving rapidly with many countries enacting and implementing policies and with accountability beyond the single facility conducting the audits. While 51 priority countries report having a policy on maternal death notification in 2014, only 17 countries have a policy for reporting and reviewing stillbirths and neonatal deaths. The existing evidence demonstrates the potential for audit to improve birth outcomes, only if the audit cycle is completed. The primary challenges within the health system building blocks are in the area of leadership and health information. Examples of successful implementation exist from high income countries and select low- and middle-income countries provide valuable learning, especially on the need for leadership for effective audit systems and on the development and the use of clear guidelines and protocols in order to ensure that the audit cycle is completed. CONCLUSIONS: Health workers have the power to change health care routines in daily practice, but this must be accompanied by concrete inputs at every level of the health system. The system requires data systems including consistent cause of death classification and use of best practice guidelines to monitor performance, as well as leaders to champion the process, especially to ensure a no-blame environment, and to access change agents at other levels to address larger, systemic challenges.
Overview
The claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.
Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.
Integrity signals
Registry
Cites
Statistics
Figures
![Figure 3 Adoption of maternal and perinatal death notification in Countdown priority countries. Countries with perinatal mortality audit in policy or a national system for facility review of perinatal deaths in 2014: 17 (Angola, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Gabon, Gambia, Indonesia, Iraq*, Kenya, Liberia*, Mexico*, South Africa, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Zambia*, Zimbabwe). *refers to stillbirths only or early neonatal only; not both. Sources: [9,13,61,62] See additional file 1 for more details.](/paper-figures/a8aa9334c421473eae388f2cfc6866ca/counting-every-stillbirth-and-neonatal-death-through-mortality-audit-to-improve-figure-3.jpg)
Verification
Claims the paper makes
The claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.
Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.
Claims other papers make about this one
Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?
The source backs part of the claim, not all of it — or backs it for a different population, condition or comparison.
In the citing paper
“A culture of trust is nurtured by strong leadership and continuous re-assurance of a “blame-free culture” [24].”
From Implementation of maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response (MPDSR) in humanitarian settings: insights and experiences of humanitarian health practitioners and global technical expert meeting attendees (2022) · cites this paper as [24]
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredThe cited source says what the claim attributes to it.
In the citing paper
“In low resource settings where the numbers of maternal and perinatal deaths are the highest, significant challenges have been identified in the MPDSR process, including the quality of mortality reviews and linkage to concrete actions [23, 24].”
Self-check
Percentages, sums and reported differences re-computed from the paper’s own numbers.
The self-check needs the paper’s full text.
Citations
Cites
Audit and feedback: effects on professional practice and healthcare outcomes
Ivers, N., Jamtvedt, G., Flottorp, S., Young, J. M., Odgaard-Jensen, J., French, S. D., O'Brien, M. A., Johansen, M., Grimshaw, J., & Oxman, A. D. (2012) · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · doi:10.1002/14651858.cd000259.pub3 · Cited by 5,485
4 million neonatal deaths: When? Where? Why?
Lawn, J. E., Cousens, S., & Zupan, J. (2005) · The Lancet · doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(05)71048-5 · Cited by 3,670
Self-citationThe burden of oral disease: challenges to improving oral health in the 21st century.
Petersen, P. E. (2005) · Europe PMC (PubMed Central) · Cited by 3,575
Too far to walk: Maternal mortality in context
Thaddeus, S., & Maine, D. (1994) · Social Science & Medicine · doi:10.1016/0277-9536(94)90226-7 · Cited by 3,240 · cited 1×
“Without adequate facilitation and guidance, blame may be transferred to the first delay (decision to seek care) [51], and community-related factors rather than to avoidable factors within the realm of the health provider [48].”
BackgroundEvery Newborn: progress, priorities, and potential beyond survival
Lawn, J. E., Blencowe, H., Oza, S., You, D., Lee, A. C., Waiswa, P., Lalli, M., Bhutta, Z., Barros, A. J., Christian, P., et al. (2014) · The Lancet · doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(14)60496-7 · Cited by 1,929 · cited 1×
“Each year, half of the world’s babies do not receive a birth certificate; most neonatal deaths and almost all stillbirths have no death certificate, let alone information on the causes and avoidable factors surrounding these deaths [4].”
BackgroundSelf-citationStillbirths: Where? When? Why? How to make the data count?
Lawn, J. E., Blencowe, H., Pattinson, R., Cousens, S., Kumar, R., Ibiebele, I., Gardosi, J., Day, L. T., & Stanton, C. (2011) · The Lancet · doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(10)62187-3 · Cited by 785 · cited 1×
“Disparate classification systems between CRVS, routine systems, and audit forms may result in duplication and inefficient documentation [45].”
BackgroundSelf-citationBeyond the Numbers: reviewing maternal deaths and complications to make pregnancy safer
Lewis, G. (2003) · British Medical Bulletin · doi:10.1093/bmb/ldg009 · Cited by 552
Self-citationImproving Patient Care: The Implementation of Change in Health Care
(2013) · doi:10.1002/9781118525975 · Cited by 506
Stillbirths: the way forward in high-income countries.
Flenady, V., Middleton, P., Smith, G. C. S., Duke, W., Erwich, J., Khong, T., Neilson, J., Ezzati, M., Koopmans, L., Ellwood, D., et al. (2011) · The Lancet · doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(11)60064-0 · Cited by 470
Self-citation‡ (2008) · The Lancet · doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(08)60559-0 · Cited by 347 · cited 1×
“Maternal deaths were notifiable by national policy in 51 of 71 (72%) high burden countries in 2014 [13], up from 22 of 55 countries (40%) in 2008 [14] (Figure 3) with more countries moving towards implementation in addition to policy (See Table S1, additional file 1).”
Background
Research works printed but not linked: 7
- UNICEF, WHO: Fulfilling the health agenda for women and children: Countdown to 2015 for Maternal, Newborn and Child Survival. 2014, Geneva: WHO
- WHO: Everybody's business -- strengthening health systems to improve health outcomes : WHO's framework for action. 2007, Geneva: World Health Organization
- Flenady V, King J, Charles A, Gardener G, Ellwood D, Day K, McCowan L, Kent A, Tudehope D, Richardson R, et al: PSANZ Clinical Practice Guideline for Perinatal Mortality. Version 2.2. 2009, Queensland: Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand
- PMNCH: A Global Review of the Key Interventions Related to Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (RMNCH). 2011, Geneva, Switzerland: The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health
- Jagau A: ACT for Birth: Improving the Quality of Care in Uganda. 2012
- Woods DL: Saving Mothers and Babies: Assessing and reducing mortality rates in your hospital. 2011, Cape Town: Perinatal Education Programme
- Commission on Information and Accountability: Keeping promises, measuring results: Commission on Information and Accountability for Women's and Children's Health. 2011, Geneva: World Health Organization
Cited by
Sorted by citations
Stillbirths: rates, risk factors, and acceleration towards 2030
Lawn, J. E., Blencowe, H., Waiswa, P., Amouzou, A., Mathers, C., Hogan, D., Flenady, V., Frøen, J. F., Qureshi, Z. U., Calderwood, C., et al. (2016) · The Lancet · doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(15)00837-5 · Cited by 1,778
Self-citationNarayan, A. J., Rivera, L. M., Bernstein, R. E., Harris, W. W., & Lieberman, A. F. (2017) · Child Abuse & Neglect · doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.09.022 · Cited by 622
Stillbirths: ending preventable deaths by 2030
de Bernis, L., Kinney, M. V., Stones, W. R., ten Hoope‐Bender, P., Vivio, D., Leisher, S. H., Bhutta, Z. A., Gülmezoglu, M., Mathai, M., Belizán, J. M., et al. (2016) · The Lancet · doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(15)00954-x · Cited by 479
Self-citationCount every newborn; a measurement improvement roadmap for coverage data
Moxon, S. G., Ruysen, H., Kerber, K. J., Amouzou, A., Fournier, S., Grove, J. T., Moran, A. C., Vaz, L. M. E., Blencowe, H. K., Conroy, N., et al. (2015) · BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth · doi:10.1186/1471-2393-15-s2-s8 · Cited by 357
Self-citationFlannery, C., McHugh, S., Anaba, A. E., Clifford, E., O’Riordan, M., Kenny, L. C., McAuliffe, F. M., Kearney, P. M., & Byrne, M. (2018) · BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth · doi:10.1186/s12884-018-1816-z · Cited by 218
Munabi-Babigumira, S. K., Glenton, C., Lewin, S. A., Fretheim, A., & Nabudere, H. (2017) · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · doi:10.1002/14651858.cd011558.pub2 · Cited by 215
Moxon, S. G., Lawn, J. E., Dickson, K., Simen-Kapeu, A., Gupta, G., Deorari, A. K., Singhal, N., New, K., Kenner, C. A., Bhutani, V. K., et al. (2015) · BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth · doi:10.1186/1471-2393-15-s2-s7 · Cited by 209
Self-citationCore outcomes in neonatology: development of a core outcome set for neonatal research
Webbe, J. W. H., Duffy, J. M. N., Afonso, E., Al-Muzaffar, I., Brunton, G., Greenough, A., Hall, N. J., Knight, M., Latour, J. M., Lee-Davey, C., et al. (2020) · Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition · doi:10.1136/archdischild-2019-317501 · Cited by 235
“Relevant, standardised outcomes are also crucial for observational research (21, 22), benchmarking (23), clinical audit (24) and quality improvement studies (25).”
BackgroundMaternal influenza and birth outcomes: systematic review of comparative studies
Fell, D. B., Savitz, D. A., Ms, K., Gessner, B. D., Katz, M., Knight, M., Luteijn, M., Marshall, H. S., Bhat, N., Gravett, M., et al. (2016) · BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology · doi:10.1111/1471-0528.14143 · Cited by 159
Sharma, G., Mathai, M., Dickson, K., Weeks, A. D., Hofmeyr, G. J., Lavender, T., Day, L. T., Mathews, J. E., Fawcus, S., Simen-Kapeu, A., et al. (2015) · BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth · doi:10.1186/1471-2393-15-s2-s2 · Cited by 143
Self-citationDickson, K., Kinney, M. V., Moxon, S. G., Ashton, J., Zaka, N., Simen-Kapeu, A., Sharma, G., Kerber, K. J., Daelmans, B. M. E. G., Gülmezoglu, A. M., et al. (2015) · BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth · doi:10.1186/1471-2393-15-s2-s1 · Cited by 124
Self-citationEnweronu-Laryea, C. C., Dickson, K., Moxon, S. G., Simen-Kapeu, A., Nyange, C., Niermeyer, S., Bégin, F., Sobel, H. L., Lee, A. C., von Xylander, S. R., et al. (2015) · BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth · doi:10.1186/1471-2393-15-s2-s4 · Cited by 120
Self-citationLevels and determinants of maternal mortality in northern and southern Nigeria
Meh, C., Thind, A., Ryan, B. L., & Terry, A. L. (2019) · BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth · doi:10.1186/s12884-019-2471-8 · Cited by 110
Roder-DeWan, S., Gage, A., Hirschhorn, L., Twum-Danso, N., Liljestrand, J., Asante-Shongwe, K., Rodríguez, V., Yahya, T., & Kruk, M. (2019) · PLoS Medicine · doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1002879 · Cited by 88
Tanou, M., & Kamiya, Y. (2019) · BMC Public Health · doi:10.1186/s12889-019-7150-1 · Cited by 93
Comparison of fear, anxiety and self-efficacy of childbirth among primiparous and multiparous women
Shakarami, A., Mirghafourvand, M., Abdolalipour, S., Jafarabadi, M. A., & Iravani, M. (2021) · BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth · doi:10.1186/s12884-021-04114-8 · Cited by 92
Immune Regulation in Pregnancy
Bonney, E. A. (2016) · Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America · doi:10.1016/j.ogc.2016.07.004 · Cited by 93
Boah, M., Mahama, A. B., & Ayamga, E. A. (2018) · BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth · doi:10.1186/s12884-018-1749-6 · Cited by 92
Effects of exercise therapy for pregnancy-related low back pain and pelvic pain
Hu, X., Ma, M., Zhao, X., Sun, W., Liu, Y., Zheng, Z., & Xu, L. (2020) · Medicine · doi:10.1097/md.0000000000017318 · Cited by 99
Kinney, M. V., Walugembe, D. R., Wanduru, P., Waiswa, P., & George, A. S. (2021) · Health Policy and Planning · doi:10.1093/heapol/czab011 · Cited by 91
“As a result, many low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) have adopted national guidelines, however, few have robust MPDSR systems (Kerber et al. 2015).”
BackgroundInfluentialComfort, H., McHugh, T. A., Schumacher, A. E., Harris, A., May, E. A., Paulson, K. R., Gardner, W. M., Fuller, J. E., Frisch, M. E., Taylor, H. J., et al. (2024) · The Lancet · doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(24)01925-1 · Cited by 86
“40 Further insights can be gained from community-level assessments of the causes of stillbirths, allowing for focused efforts to promote maternal care and survival of newborns.”
Blanchard, A. K., Prost, A., & Houweling, T. A. J. (2019) · BMJ Global Health · doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2018-001308 · Cited by 87
Jha, P., Larsson, M., Christensson, K., & Svanberg, A. S. (2017) · Global Health Action · doi:10.1080/16549716.2017.1386932 · Cited by 87
Shahabuddin, A., Brouwere, V. D., Adhikari, R., Délamou, A., Bardaj, A., & Delvaux, T. (2017) · BMJ Open · doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012446 · Cited by 77
Maaløe, N., Housseine, N., Bygbjerg, I. C., Meguid, T., Khamis, R. S., Mohamed, A. G., Nielsen, B. B., & van Roosmalen, J. (2016) · BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth · doi:10.1186/s12884-016-1142-2 · Cited by 77
“Incomplete health information systems are notoriously linked with poor health outcomes [3, 54].”
BackgroundClassification of causes and associated conditions for stillbirths and neonatal deaths.
Flenady, V., Wojcieszek, A., Ellwood, D., Leisher, S., Erwich, J., Draper, E., Mcclure, E., Reinebrant, H. E., Oats, J., Mccowan, L., et al. (2017) · Seminars in Fetal & Neonatal Medicine · doi:10.1016/j.siny.2017.02.009 · Cited by 70
Self-citationHomer, C., Lopes, S. C., Nove, A., Michel‐Schuldt, M., McConville, F., Moyo, N., Bokosi, M., & ten Hoope‐Bender, P. (2018) · BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth · doi:10.1186/s12884-018-1686-4 · Cited by 71
Parents’ concerns about future pregnancy after stillbirth: a qualitative study
Meaney, S., Everard, C. M., Gallagher, S., & O'Donoghue, K. (2017) · Health Expectations · doi:10.1111/hex.12480 · Cited by 77
English, M., Mwaniki, P., Julius, T., Chepkirui, M., Gathara, D., Ouma, P., Cherutich, P., Okiro, E. A., & Snow, R. W. (2018) · BMC Medicine · doi:10.1186/s12916-018-1024-8 · Cited by 65
“errors in care can contribute to improvements in quality and safety of health systems [30, 31].”
BackgroundImproving geographical accessibility modeling for operational use by local health actors
Ihantamalala, F. A., Herbreteau, V., Révillion, C., Randriamihaja, M., Commins, J., Andréambeloson, T., Rafenoarimalala, F. H., Randrianambinina, A., Cordier, L., Bonds, M. H., et al. (2020) · International Journal of Health Geographics · doi:10.1186/s12942-020-00220-6 · Cited by 65
Aminu, M., Bar‐Zeev, S., White, S. A., Mathai, M., & van den Broek, N. R. (2019) · BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth · doi:10.1186/s12884-019-2626-7 · Cited by 64
Self-citationHealth-related quality of life in different trimesters during pregnancy
Wu, H., Sun, W., Chen, H., Wu, Y., Ding, W., Liang, S., Huang, X., Chen, H., Zeng, Q., Li, Z., et al. (2021) · Health and Quality of Life Outcomes · doi:10.1186/s12955-021-01811-y · Cited by 82
Catsaros, S. M., & Wendland, J. (2020) · Midwifery · doi:10.1016/j.midw.2020.102666 · Cited by 72
Maternal Death Surveillance and Response Systems in driving accountability and influencing change
Bandali, S., Thomas, C., Hukin, E., Matthews, Z., Mathai, M., Dilip, T. R., Roos, N., Lawley, R., Igado, O., & Hulton, L. (2016) · International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics · doi:10.1016/j.ijgo.2016.10.002 · Cited by 61
“• a supportive institutional culture at all levels fostering a learning rather than a punitive environment [21]; • multidisciplinary teams that review and communicate findings at different levels of the health system [11] and availability to those in a position to act on the evidence; • leadership and commitment of go…”
BackgroundSelf-citationAir pollution, ambient temperature, green space and preterm birth
Kloog, I. (2019) · Current Opinion in Pediatrics · doi:10.1097/mop.0000000000000736 · Cited by 60
Birth preference in women undergoing treatment for childbirth fear: A randomised controlled trial
Larsson, B., Karlström, A., Rubertsson, C., Ternström, E., Ekdahl, J., Segebladh, B., & Hildingsson, I. (2017) · Women and Birth · doi:10.1016/j.wombi.2017.04.004 · Cited by 59
O’Neil, S., Taylor, S., & Sivasankaran, A. (2021) · Digital Health · doi:10.1177/20552076211061922 · Cited by 59
Crehan, C., Kesler, E., Nambiar, B., Dube, Q., Lufesi, N., Giaccone, M., Normand, C. E. M., Azad, K., & Heys, M. (2019) · BMJ Global Health · doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2018-000860 · Cited by 53
Measuring maternal, foetal and neonatal mortality: Challenges and solutions
Blencowe, H., Calvert, P., Lawn, J. E., Cousens, S., & Campbell, O. M. R. (2016) · Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology · doi:10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2016.05.006 · Cited by 56
Self-citationCircumstances of child deaths in Mali and Uganda: a community-based confidential enquiry
Willcox, M. L., Kumbakumba, E., Diallo, D., Mubangizi, V., Kirabira, P. S., Nakaggwa, F., Mutahunga, B., Diakité, C., Dembele, E. M., Traoré, M., et al. (2018) · The Lancet Global Health · doi:10.1016/s2214-109x(18)30215-8 · Cited by 56
Policy, law and post-abortion care services in Kenya
Mutua, M., Manderson, L. H., Musenge, E., & Achia, T. (2018) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0204240 · Cited by 55
Horwood, C. M., Haskins, L., Luthuli, S., & McKerrow, N. (2019) · BMC Pediatrics · doi:10.1186/s12887-019-1874-z · Cited by 55
Serra, G., Miceli, V., Albano, S., & Corsello, G. (2019) · The Italian Journal of Pediatrics/Italian journal of pediatrics · doi:10.1186/s13052-019-0751-6 · Cited by 51
Moxon, S. G., Guenther, T., Gabrysch, S., Enweronu-Laryea, C. C., Ram, P. K., Niermeyer, S., Kerber, K. J., Tann, C. J., Russell, N., Kak, L. P., et al. (2018) · Journal of Global Health · doi:10.7189/jogh.08.010702 · Cited by 54
Self-citationKortei, N. K., Annan, T., Kyei-Baffour, V. O., Essuman, E. K., Okyere, H., & Tettey, C. O. (2021) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-021-02822-x · Cited by 50
Morgan, M. C., Dyer, J., Abril, A., Christmas, A., Mahapatra, T., Das, A., & Walker, D. M. (2018) · BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth · doi:10.1186/s12884-018-2059-8 · Cited by 48
Whitaker, K. M., Wilcox, S., Liu, J., Blair, S. N., & Pate, R. R. (2015) · Midwifery · doi:10.1016/j.midw.2015.11.005 · Cited by 47
Doherty, E. L., Wiggers, J., Wolfenden, L., Anderson, A., Crooks, K., Tsang, T. W., Elliott, E. J., Dunlop, A. J., Attia, J., Dray, J., et al. (2019) · BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth · doi:10.1186/s12884-019-2436-y · Cited by 46
Alo, O. D., Daini, B. O., Kehinde, O., Ubah, E., Adelusi, O. E., & Idoko-Asuelimhen, O. (2020) · BMC Women s Health · doi:10.1186/s12905-020-01059-6 · Cited by 52
Steenland, M. W., Robyn, P. J., Compaoré, P., Kabore, M., Tapsoba, B., Zongo, A., Diadie, H. O., & Fink, G. (2017) · SSM - Population Health · doi:10.1016/j.ssmph.2017.01.001 · Cited by 46
Kinney, M. V., Ajayi, G., de Graft-Johnson, J., Hill, K., Khadka, N., Om’Iniabohs, A., Mukora-Mutseyekwa, F., Tayebwa, E., Shittu, O., Lipingu, C., et al. (2020) · PLOS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0243722 · Cited by 44
“Documentation of meeting provides evidence that regular meetings take place and enables reflection on the quality of the meetings [21].”
BackgroundInfluentialSelf-citationSimen-Kapeu, A., Seale, A. C., Wall, S. N., Nyange, C., Qazi, S., Moxon, S. G., Young, M., Liu, G., Darmstadt, G. L., Dickson, K., et al. (2015) · BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth · doi:10.1186/1471-2393-15-s2-s6 · Cited by 44
Self-citationÓbitos perinatais evitáveis por intervenções do Sistema Único de Saúde do Brasil
Rêgo, M. G. D. S., Vilela, M. B. R., de Oliveira, C. M., & do Bonfim, C. V. (2018) · Revista gaúcha de enfermagem · doi:10.1590/1983-1447.2018.2017-0084 · Cited by 42
Ansu-Mensah, M., Danquah, F. I., Bawontuo, V., Ansu‐Mensah, P., Mohammed, T., Udoh, R. H., & Kuupiel, D. (2021) · BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth · doi:10.1186/s12884-021-03701-z · Cited by 44
Paternal Depression Rates in Prenatal and Postpartum Periods and Affecting Factors
Top, E. D., Cetisli, N. E., Guclu, S., & Zengin, E. B. (2016) · Archives of Psychiatric Nursing · doi:10.1016/j.apnu.2016.07.005 · Cited by 38
Alves‐Santos, N. H., Eshriqui, I., Franco‐Sena, A. B., Cocate, P. G., Vilela, A. A. F., Benaim, C., Vaz, J. D. S., de Castro, M. B. T., & Kac, G. (2016) · Appetite · doi:10.1016/j.appet.2016.05.027 · Cited by 38
Regan, A. K., Tracey, L. E., Blyth, C. C., Richmond, P., & Effler, P. V. (2016) · Vaccine · doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.03.084 · Cited by 36
Racial/ethnic variations in gestational weight gain: a population-based study in Ontario
Guo, Y., Miao, Q., Huang, T., Fell, D. B., Dingwall‐Harvey, A. L. J., Wen, S. W., Walker, M. C., & Gaudet, L. (2019) · Canadian Journal of Public Health · doi:10.17269/s41997-019-00250-z · Cited by 38
Quality of Midwife-provided Intrapartum Care in Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia
Yigzaw, T., Eyowas, F. A., Belay, L., Assaye, Y., Misganaw, E., Kidane, A., Ademie, D., van Roosmalen, J., Stekelenburg, J., & Kim, Y. M. (2017) · BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth · doi:10.1186/s12884-017-1441-2 · Cited by 34
Lakew, S., Ankala, A., & Jemal, F. (2018) · BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth · doi:10.1186/s12884-018-2121-6 · Cited by 40
Lusambili, A. M., Jepkosgei, J., Nzinga, J., & English, M. (2019) · International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare · doi:10.1108/ijhrh-07-2018-0052 · Cited by 35
Kinney, M. V., Day, L., Palestra, F., Biswas, A., Jackson, D. J., Roos, N., de Jonge, A., Doherty, P., Manu, A., Moran, A. C., et al. (2021) · BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology · doi:10.1111/1471-0528.16989 · Cited by 32
Self-citationGeorge, A. S., LeFevre, A. E., Jacobs, T., Kinney, M. V., Buse, K., Chopra, M., Daelmans, B. M. E. G., Haakenstad, A., Huicho, L., Khosla, R., et al. (2019) · BMJ Global Health · doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2018-001316 · Cited by 33
“Favourable policies for MPDSR are in place,(32) yet few countries have robust operational MPDSR systems,(32) and the likelihood for improvement only occurs if the audit cycle is fully implemented.(31) We examine the health systems drivers of MPDSR through service delivery, societal and systems lenses and across health…”
BackgroundImproving Rates of Early Entry Prenatal Care in an Underserved Population
Shah, J. S., Revere, L., & Toy, E. C. (2018) · Maternal and Child Health Journal · doi:10.1007/s10995-018-2569-z · Cited by 30
Laopaiboon, M., Lumbiganon, P., Rattanakanokchai, S., Chaiwong, W., Souza, J. P., Vogel, J. P., Mori, R., & Gülmezoglu, A. M. (2019) · BMC Pediatrics · doi:10.1186/s12887-019-1546-z · Cited by 30
Gutman, A., Harty, T., O’Donoghue, K., Greene, R. A., & Leitão, S. (2022) · Journal of Perinatal Medicine · doi:10.1515/jpm-2021-0363 · Cited by 32
“Although in the past decades 51 countries have implemented audit policies for maternal mortality and morbidity, only 17 countries have implemented similar policies for perinatal mortality and morbidity [14].”
BackgroundPaternal post-partum depression: How has it been assessed? A literature review
Pérez C., F., Brahm, P., Riquelme, S., Rivera, C., Jaramillo, K., & Eickhorst, A. (2017) · Mental Health & Prevention · doi:10.1016/j.mhp.2017.07.001 · Cited by 28
Adinew, Y. M., Asseffa, N. A., & Adinew, Y. M. (2018) · BioMed Research International · doi:10.1155/2018/3249786 · Cited by 28
Russell, N., Tappis, H., Mwanga, J. P., Black, B., Thapa, K., Handzel, E., Scudder, E., Amsalu, R., Reddi, J., Palestra, F., et al. (2022) · Conflict and Health · doi:10.1186/s13031-022-00440-6 · Cited by 27
Orobaton, N., Austin, A. M., Abegunde, D., Ibrahim, M. A., Mohammed, Z., Abdulazeez, J., Ganiyu, H., Nanbol, Z., Fapohunda, B. M., & Beal, K. (2016) · Malaria Journal · doi:10.1186/s12936-016-1578-x · Cited by 27
“Nonetheless, the true magnitude of stillbirths in Nigeria is difficult to estimate in the absence of standardized national policies or protocols that enjoin facilities and communities to record, audit or to review causes of stillbirth [18].”
BackgroundShogren, M. D., Harsell, C., & Heitkamp, T. (2017) · Journal of Midwifery & Women s Health · doi:10.1111/jmwh.12659 · Cited by 29
Community, M., Packer, J. M., Rangers, Y., Turpin, G., Ens, E. J., Venkataya, B., & Hunter, J. (2019) · Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine · doi:10.1186/s13002-019-0348-6 · Cited by 26
Perinatal mortality audits and reviews: Past, present and the way forward
Helps, Ä., Leitão, S., Greene, R. A., & O’Donoghue, K. (2020) · European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology · doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2020.04.054 · Cited by 28
Hoque, M., Hoque, M. E., Hal, G. F. V., & Buckus, S. (2021) · Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases · doi:10.4102/sajid.v36i1.296 · Cited by 26
Bottom-up development of national obstetric guidelines in middle-income country Suriname
Verschueren, K. J. C., Kodan, L. R., Brinkman, T. K., Paidin, R. R., Henar, S. S., Kanhai, H. H. H., Browne, J. L., Rijken, M. J., & Bloemenkamp, K. W. M. (2019) · BMC Health Services Research · doi:10.1186/s12913-019-4377-6 · Cited by 25
Kortekaas, J. C., Scheuer, A. C., de Miranda, E., van Dijk, A. E., Keulen, J. K. J., Bruinsma, A., Mol, B. W., Vandenbussche, F. P. H. A., & van Dillen, J. (2018) · BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth · doi:10.1186/s12884-018-1973-0 · Cited by 24
(2023) · doi:10.1186/s12884-023-05536-2 · Cited by 21
“On the other hand, the establishment of a central national administrative support system, the availability of support structures and policies, training and resources (financial, human and materials) ensured smooth performance of the FMDR committees in countries such as Malaysia, the Republic of South Africa and the Un…”
BackgroundInvolvement of Male Partners in Skilled Birth Care in the North Dayi District, Ghana
Saah, F. I., Tarkang, E. E., Komesuor, J., Osei, E., Acquah, E., & Amu, H. (2019) · International Journal of Reproductive Medicine · doi:10.1155/2019/2852861 · Cited by 22
Waiswa, P., Wanduru, P., Okuga, M., Kajjo, D., Kwesiga, D. K., Kalungi, J., Nambuya, H., Mulowooza, J., Tagoola, A., & Peterson, S. (2021) · Global Health Science and Practice · doi:10.9745/ghsp-d-20-00156 · Cited by 22
“Many countries report that the implementation of recommendations is a missing link in the MPDR process.(16,17) Another key achievement was linking the MPDR to the plan-dostudy-act cycle to help devise feasible solutions to address identified bottlenecks and solve the lack of action onMPDR recommendations.”
BackgroundSilver, R. M., & Reddy, U. M. (2024) · American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology · doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2024.05.042 · Cited by 22
Mesfin, S., Dheresa, M., Fage, S. G., & Tura, A. K. (2021) · International Journal of Women s Health · doi:10.2147/ijwh.s300143 · Cited by 21
Musabwasoni, M. G. S., Kerr, M. S., Babenko‐Mould, Y., Nzayirambaho, M., & Ngabonzima, A. (2020) · International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship · doi:10.1515/ijnes-2020-0010 · Cited by 19
Doherty, E., Kingsland, M., Wolfenden, L., Wiggers, J., Dray, J., Hollis, J., Elliott, E., Daly, J., Bailey, K., Attia, J., et al. (2019) · Systematic Reviews · doi:10.1186/s13643-019-1193-3 · Cited by 5
Mersha, A. M., Shibiru, S., Gultie, T., Degefa, N., & Bante, A. (2019) · BMC Health Services Research · doi:10.1186/s12913-019-4772-z · Cited by 19
Tsegaye, R., Etafa, W., Wakuma, B., Mosisa, G., Mulisa, D., & Tolossa, T. (2020) · BMC Public Health · doi:10.1186/s12889-020-09903-y · Cited by 19
Attention to women in situation of intrauterine fetal death: experiences of health professionals
Serafim, T. C., Camilo, B. H. N., Carizani, M. R., Gervasio, M. D. G., Carlos, D. M., & Salim, N. R. (2021) · Revista gaúcha de enfermagem · doi:10.1590/1983-1447.2021.20200249 · Cited by 22
Accountability for improving maternal and newborn health
Scott, H. M., & DANEL, I. A. (2016) · Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology · doi:10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2016.05.009 · Cited by 19
Johnson, M., Whelan, B., Relton, C., Thomas, K. J., Strong, M., Scott, E., & Renfrew, M. J. (2018) · BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth · doi:10.1186/s12884-017-1651-7 · Cited by 19
Vandyousefi, S., Davis, J. N., & Gunderson, E. P. (2021) · Diabetologia · doi:10.1007/s00125-020-05379-y · Cited by 26
Saarikko, J., Niela‐Vilén, H., Rahmani, A. M., & Axelin, A. (2021) · BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth · doi:10.1186/s12884-021-03689-6 · Cited by 19
Advances to diminish global newborn kernicterus mortality
Bhutani, V. K., Vidavalur, R., & Wong, R. J. (2023) · Journal of Perinatology · doi:10.1038/s41372-023-01862-7 · Cited by 18
“Indices of adverse events of EHB, such as mortality, chronic athetoid cerebral palsy by the age of 5 years, and sensorineural hearing loss at school age, have however been dif fi cult to standardize, collect, and monitor [25, 26].”
Non-maleficence and the ethics of consent to cancer screening
Elton, L. (2020) · Journal of Medical Ethics · doi:10.1136/medethics-2020-106135 · Cited by 18
Implementation of maternal and perinatal death reviews: a scoping review protocol
Kinney, M. V., Walugembe, D. R., Wanduru, P., Waiswa, P., & George, A. S. (2019) · BMJ Open · doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031328 · Cited by 15
Squires, F., Hilber, A. M., Cordero, J. P., Boydell, V., Portela, A. G., Sabin, M. L., & Steyn, P. S. (2020) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0238776 · Cited by 20
“(2015) [41] Two definitions of community perinatal audits are described: 1) Surveillance of community births and deaths, in which trained community workers visit households following a death and conduct social and/or verbal autopsy to feed back into a local or centralised data collection system 2) Involvement in facil…”
BackgroundMethodInfluentialCampbell, P. T., Geard, N. L., & Hogan, A. B. (2020) · BMC Medicine · doi:10.1186/s12916-020-01783-8 · Cited by 17
The remarkable stability of fertility desires during the Colombian armed conflict 2000–2016
Svallfors, S. (2021) · Population, Space and Place · doi:10.1002/psp.2514 · Cited by 16
Subedi, N., Kandel, D., Ghale, T., Gurung, B., Shrestha, B., & Paudel, S. (2022) · BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth · doi:10.1186/s12884-022-04596-0 · Cited by 16
“The mechanism of counting and accounting for deaths in a systematic manner is important and it can provide evidence to determine changes in clinical practice and to develop guidelines and training packages for preventive measures as well [13].”
BackgroundAbdelhakim, A. M., Shareef, M. A., AlAmodi, A. A., Aboshama, R. A., Fathi, M. M., & Abbas, A. M. (2020) · Journal of Gynecology Obstetrics and Human Reproduction · doi:10.1016/j.jogoh.2020.101823 · Cited by 16
Vallely, L. M., Smith, R., Bolnga, J. W., Babona, D., Riddell, M. A., Mengi, A., Au, L., Polomon, C. P., Vogel, J. P., Pomat, W. S., et al. (2020) · International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics · doi:10.1002/ijgo.13431 · Cited by 16
“1001–1500 2 (14) 1 (10) 0 0 3 (7) 1501–2000 3 (21) 1 (10) 2 (12) 0 6 (13) 2001–2500 4 (29) 4 (40) 3 (18) 1 (20) 12 (26) 2501–3000 2 (14) 2 (20) 4 (24) 3 (60) 11(24) 3001–3500 1 (7) 1 (10) 5 (29) 0 7 (15)”
BackgroundInfluentialTao, W., Wang, X., Li, J., Wang, Z., Wang, L., Du, H., Yang, W., Chen, X., Wang, W., & Sun, Y. (2020) · Atmospheric Pollution Research · doi:10.1016/j.apr.2020.10.018 · Cited by 15
Metadata
- Authors
- Kerber, K. J., Mathai, M., Lewis, G., Flenady, V., Erwich, J. J. H., Segun, T., Aliganyira, P., Abdelmegeid, A., Allanson, E., Roos, N., Rhoda, N., Lawn, J. E., & Pattinson, R.
- Affiliations
- Save the Children (US)
- World Health Organization (CH)
- University College London (GB)
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- University Medical Center Groningen (NL)
- Jhpiego (US)
- The University of Western Australia (AU)
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- South African Medical Research Council (ZA)
- Corresponding author
- Kerber, Kate J
- ORCID
- Venue
- BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
- Published
- 2015-09-11
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- S2
- Pages
- S9-S9
- ISSN
- 1471-2393 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC4577789
- OpenAlex
- W1924529051
- Cited by
- 231
- References
- 58
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 21 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 16 · 2021: 46 · 2020: 26 · 2019: 33 · 2018: 24 · 2017: 17 · 2016: 15 · 2015: 8
- FWCI
- 3.22
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- LSHTM Research Online (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) (acceptedVersion)
- UWA Profiles and Research Repository (UWA) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Open University of Cape Town (University of Cape Town) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Funders
- World Health Organization
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Global Maternal and Child Health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Maternal and fetal healthcare
- Keywords
- stillbirth, neonatal death, Every Newborn Action Plan, cause of death classification, health information systems, health system leadership, avoidable causes of death, quality of care, low- and middle-income countries, health policy implementation
- MeSH terms
- Africa, Asia, Developing Countries, Female, Health Policy, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Leadership, Medical Audit, Postnatal Care, Pregnancy, Prenatal Care, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Stillbirth, Perinatal Mortality, Quality Improvement, Healthcare Financing, Health Information Systems, Maternal Death, Perinatal Death
About these checks
Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.
Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.
Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.
What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›
Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review
