ReviewSeminars in perinatology2019
Traditional birth attendants and birth outcomes in low-middle income countries: A review.
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33 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 67 citations in OpenAlex.
- Barriers and facilitators of messaging platforms as a means of maternal support and care in rural communities: A systematic review.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- Maternal and Child Health Training of Traditional Birth Attendants and Pregnancy Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of epidemiology and global health · 2024Pooled it
- Global, regional and national burden of maternal haemorrhage (2000-2021) and projections to 2050 in 204 countries and territories.BMJ open · 2026Article
- Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Traditional Birth Attendants in Bangladesh: A Qualitative Study on Maternal and Newborn Healthcare in Local Community.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Global, regional, and national burden of maternal hemorrhage: a systematic analysis from the global burden of disease 2021 and projections to 2030.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Women's motivations for using traditional and faith-based birth attendants in urban South-West Nigeria.Reproductive health · 2025Article
- Mapping traditional birth attendance in sub-Saharan Africa between 2012 and 2023: analysis of data from demographic and health surveys.AJOG global reports · 2025Article
- Experiences of Birth Attendants on Upward Obstetric Emergency Referrals in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Protocol for a Scoping Review.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Ninety-one years of midwifery continuity of care in low and middle-income countries: a scoping review.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Who are the women having non-institutional deliveries in Brazil and who attends them? An analysis of 13.7 million births, 2018-2022.Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health · 2025Article
- Radical care: voetvroue and the reclamation of pleasure in reproductive health.Frontiers in global women's health · 2025Review
- Seroprevalence and associated factors of Hepatitis B virus infection among pregnant women attending Antenatal care clinic in public hospitals in the Central Ethiopia region: A cross-sectional study.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
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- Perceived community acceptance on traditional birth attendants assisted childbirth care and associated factors among pregnant women in Ethiopia.BMC public health · 2024Article
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- Factors Associated with Use of Traditional Birth Attendants for Child Delivery: A Cross-Sectional Study.Global journal on quality and safety in healthcare · 2024Article
- An Inclusive Framework for Collaboration between Midwives and Traditional Birth Attendants and Optimising Maternal and Child Healthcare in Restricted Rural Communities in South Africa: Policy Considerations.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Spatial variation and determinants of traditional birth attendants utilization among women of reproductive age in Ethiopia: Spatial and multilevel analysis study.SAGE open medicine · 2024Article
- Management of the third stage of labour by Basotho traditional birth attendants.Health SA = SA Gesondheid · 2024Article
- Recommendations for Integrating Traditional Birth Attendants to Improve Maternal Health Outcomes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.International journal of MCH and AIDS · 2024Article
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Abstract
Traditional birth attendants (TBAs) provided delivery care throughout the world prior to the development of organized systems of medical care. In 2016, an estimated 22% of pregnant women delivered with a TBA, mostly in rural or remote areas that lacked formal health services. Still active in many regions of LMICs, they provide care, including support and advice, to women during pregnancy and childbirth. Even though they generally have no formal training and are not recognized as medical practitioners, TBAs enjoy a high societal standing and many families seek them as health care providers. They are generally older women who have acquired their skills acting as apprentices of other TBAs or are self-taught. WHO and other international organizations have focused maternal mortality reduction efforts on the availability of skilled birth attendance, which excludes TBAs as providers of care. However, as countries move towards SBA, policy makers need to make the best use of TBAs while simultaneously planning for their replacement with skilled attendants. They often serve as a bridge between the community and the formal health system; once women are inside an institution, TBAs could potentially act as doulas, providing company and making women feel more comfortable in an unknown environment. In this paper, we will review who TBAs are, how many births they attend worldwide worldwide, where they provide delivery care, and finally, their relationships with the formal health care system and the communities they serve.
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