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ArticleGlobal health action2019

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

Steffie Heemelaar, Leonard Kabongo, Taati Ithindi, Christian Luboya, Fidelis Munetsi, Ann-Kathrin Bauer, Amelie Dammann, Anna Drewes, Jelle Stekelenburg, Thomas van den Akker and 1 more

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Article in Global health action, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  5. Incidence and causes of severe maternal outcomes in Somaliland using the sub-Saharan Africa maternal near-miss criteria: A prospective cross-sectional study in a national referral hospital.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2022
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  6. Indicators for maternal near miss: an observational study, India.Bulletin of the World Health Organization · 2022
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  8. Maternal and fetal outcomes of pregnancies complicated by acute hepatitis E and the impact of HIV status: A cross-sectional study in Namibia.Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver · 2022
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  12. Maternal near-miss surveillance, Namibia.Bulletin of the World Health Organization · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Steffie Heemelaara Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Katutura State Hospital , Windhoek , Namibia.ORCID 0000-0002-1172-4237
Leonard Kabongoc Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Gobabis State Hospital , Gobabis , Namibia.
Taati Ithindid National Maternal Death, Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Review Committee, Ministry of Health and Social Services , Windhoek , Namibia.
Christian Luboyae Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Rundu Intermediate Hospital , Rundu , Namibia.
Fidelis Munetsif Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Okahandja State Hospital , Okahandja , Namibia.
Ann-Kathrin Bauerg Department of Health Science, Global Health, University of Groningen/University Medical Centre Groningen , Groningen , The Netherlands.
Amelie Dammanng Department of Health Science, Global Health, University of Groningen/University Medical Centre Groningen , Groningen , The Netherlands.
Anna Drewesg Department of Health Science, Global Health, University of Groningen/University Medical Centre Groningen , Groningen , The Netherlands.
Jelle Stekelenburgg Department of Health Science, Global Health, University of Groningen/University Medical Centre Groningen , Groningen , The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-2732-6620
Thomas van den Akkerb Department of Obstetrics, Leiden University Medical Center , Leiden , The Netherlands.
Shonag Mackenziei Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Namibia , Windhoek , Namibia.ORCID 0000-0002-2156-5524

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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Guidelines as TopicMaternal MortalityAdultAfrica South of the SaharaCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansNamibiaNear Miss, HealthcarePregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsPrevalenceQuality Assurance, Health CareWorld Health OrganizationYoung AdultMaternal morbiditymiddle-income settingmorbidity registrationnear-miss approachsevere maternal outcomesub-Saharan Africa maternal near-miss criteriaWHO maternal near-miss criteria

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PMID31405363
PMCPMC6713162

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