ArticleOpen access emergency medicine : OAEM2023
Effective Coverage of Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care Services in Africa: A Scoping Review.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Maternal near miss incidence ratio, its causes and risk factors in East Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Reproductive health · 2025Pooled it
- Global, regional and national burden of maternal haemorrhage (2000-2021) and projections to 2050 in 204 countries and territories.BMJ open · 2026Article
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- The Six Delays Model: expanding the three delays model with evidence from Madagascar for maternal referrals in LMICs.BMJ global health · 2026Review
- A decision-tree model to evaluate the impacts of workforce investments aimed at strengthening emergency obstetric and neonatal care (EmONC) facilities in Burundi.Cost effectiveness and resource allocation : C/E · 2026Article
- Location of births by health facility type: a time trend analysis from 1995 to 2023 in 130 low- and middle-income countries.EClinicalMedicine · 2026Article
- Global emergency medicine: A scoping review of the literature from 2023.Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine · 2025Article
- A policy in stagnation: addressing inequalities in the distribution of emergency obstetric and neonatal care in Ghana.Frontiers in global women's health · 2025Article
- Barriers to the Utilization of Basic Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Services among Health Care Workers in Southwest, Nigeria: A Qualitative Study.Nigerian medical journal : journal of the Nigeria Medical AssociationArticle
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Abstract
Objective: This scoping review aimed to map the evidence of effective coverage (EC) of EmONC (Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care) services and associated factors in Africa. Methodology: The review used PRISMA-ScR (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis extension for Scoping Reviews) checklist to select, appraise, and report the findings. We searched four databases (PubMed, Web of Science, Google Scholar, and Scopus) and grey literature published between Jan 01, 2011 - Dec 31, 2020. The search terms included "emergency", "obstetric", "newborn", "effective coverage", and "quality" with Boolean terms, AND and OR. The review was conducted using title, abstract, and full-article screenings. The results were analyzed thematically using NVivo v12 qualitative research data analysis software. Results: Of the 1811 searched studies, 32 met the eligibility criteria for review. The majority of the studies were from East (56.3%) and Western (28.1%) Africa. Most studies were cross-sectional, had targeted health facilities, and combined two or more data collection techniques. The thematic analysis yielded three themes: EmONC service utilization, quality of EmONC service, and factors associated with the quality of EmONC services. The review showed a scarcity of evidence and variations regarding the crude coverage, quality of care, and factors affecting the quality of EmONC services in Africa. Conclusion: The review reported that the utilization of EmONC services was below the WHO-recommended 100% in all studies, though some reported improvements over time. Disparities in EmONC services quality were paramount across studies and contexts. However, the methodological and analytical incongruity across studies brought difficulties in tracing and comparing the progress made in EmONC services utilizations. Registration: This scoping review protocol was first registered on the Open Science Framework (OSF) on Aug 27, 2021 (https://osf.io/khcte/).
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