ReviewUltrasound international open2017
Opportunities and Challenges in Realizing Universal Access to Obstetric Ultrasound in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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- Training in Ultrasound to Determine Gestational Age in Low- and Middle- Income Countries: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in global women's health · 2022Pooled it
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- Training Frontline Providers in Basic Obstetric Ultrasound to Promote Healthy Pregnancy in Zimbabwe: Trainer and Trainee Experiences from a Qualitative Phenomenological Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- FetalCLIP: a visual-language foundation model for fetal ultrasound image analysis.NPJ digital medicine · 2026Article
- Bridging the gap: Translating fetal, infant, and toddler neuroimaging insights into clinical practice.Developmental cognitive neuroscience · 2026Review
- Measuring ENAP interventions for small and/or sick newborns in routine health information systems: indicators and considerations from a WHO expert consultation.Journal of global health · 2025Article
- Modality-level obstacles and initiatives to improve representation in fetal, infant, and toddler neuroimaging research samples.Developmental cognitive neuroscience · 2025Article
- Knowledge and utilization of obstetric ultrasound and associated factors among pregnant mother in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The ultrasound journal · 2025Review
- Prenatal ultrasound utilization and associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care in south Wollo zone public hospitals, north east, Ethiopia, 2023.Frontiers in digital health · 2025Article
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- Knowledge, attitude, barriers, and associated factors of obstetric ultrasound among pregnant women in public hospitals, Ethiopia, 2022: a cross-sectional study.Journal of ultrasound · 2024Article
- Task sharing for increasing access to obstetric ultrasonography: a formative qualitative study of nurse-led scanning with telemedicine review in Kenya.Oxford open digital health · 2024Article
- A survey of barriers and facilitators to ultrasound use in low- and middle-income countries.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Acceptability and Feasibility of a Low-Cost Device for Gestational Age Assessment in a Low-Resource Setting: Qualitative Study.JMIR human factors · 2022Article
- Midwife-Led Ultrasound Scanning to Date Pregnancy in Malawi: Development of a Novel Training Program.Journal of midwifery & women's health · 2022Article
- Protocol for a Delphi Consensus Study to Determine the Essential and Optional Ultrasound Skills for Medical Practitioners Working in District Hospitals in South Africa.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Contribution of portable obstetric ultrasound service innovation in averting maternal and neonatal morbidities and mortalities at semi-urban health centers of Ethiopia: a retrospective facility-based study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
- Enablers and barriers to introduction of obstetrics ultrasound service at primary care facilities in a resource-limited setting: a qualitative study in four regions of Ethiopia.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
- Implementation of a novel ultrasound training programme for midwives in Malawi: A mixed methods evaluation using the RE-AIM framework.Frontiers in health services · 2022Article
- Training in Ultrasound to Determine Gestational Age (TUDA): Evaluation of a Novel Education Package to Teach Ultrasound-Naive Midwives Basic Obstetric Ultrasound in Malawi.Frontiers in global women's health · 2022Article
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Abstract
The potential benefits of obstetric ultrasound have yet to be fully realized in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), despite the region bearing the greatest burden of poor perinatal outcomes. We reviewed the literature for challenges and opportunities of universal access to obstetric ultrasound and explored what is needed to make such access an integral component of maternity care in order to address the massive burden of perinatal morbidity and mortality in SSA. Original peer-reviewed literature was searched in various electronic databases using a 'realist' approach. While the available data were inconclusive, they identify many opportunities for potential future research on the subject within the region that can help build a strong case to justify the provision of universal access to ultrasound as an integral component of comprehensive antenatal care.
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