ABSTRACT Background: Maternal and Perinatal Deaths Review and Surveillance (MPDSR) is a technical system which was issued by the World Health Organization in 2013 to help developing countries improve maternal health. The major purpose of the system was to reduce the ongoing high numbers of maternal deaths and perinatal deaths from avertable causes. Tanzania adopted MPDSR system in 2015. The system was intended to generate useful information by ensuring that all pregnancy related deaths of wo...
ABSTRACT Background: Stillbirth is a silent traumatic canker that is a major concern of various individuals, health institutions, and the country as a whole. All over the world researchers are fighting tooth and nail to unravel the mystery surrounding the high prevalence of stillbirths. This study was carried out in Pwani region with the aim of finding the predictors associated with stillbirth among post-delivery mothers. Methods: A matched case-control study with a ratio of 1:2, conducted in...
ABSTRACT Background: Assessing the influence of fear during pregnancy, labour and delivery on birth outcome among women is very important. Normally women experience happiness, satisfaction and self-fulfilment but some may feel some changes and may develop fear which maycause maternal and neonatal complications. Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the influence of fear during pregnancy, labour and delivery on birth outcome among post-delivery women in Zanzibar. Methods: This was a m...
ABSTRACT Background: Severe preeclampsia disorder is more dominance in low and middle income countries. In Sub-Saharan Africa severe preeclampsia remains a major public health problem which contributes to 500/100,000 of maternal mortality. There is no published study conducted in Zanzibar on severe preeclampsia and fetal outcome This study, entitled to determine the risk factors of severe preeclampsia and its influences on fetal outcome among post delivery women in Zanzibar. Methods: A hospit...
ABSTRACT Background: Mara region is among the regions in Tanzania reported to have high maternal mortality ratios. Antenatal care services which are considered to prevent maternal deaths are under-utilized and the factors associated with under-utilization are not explained. Therefore, this study aimed to use the health belief model and self-determination theory to explain ANC services utilization among postnatal women in Mara Region. Methods: A hospital-based cross-sectional study involving...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Globally, by 2015 the maternal mortality ratio is estimated to be 216 per 100,000 live births. In Tanzania was approximately 556 per 100,000 live births; the leading cause was PPH approximately 25% of maternal deaths and uterine atony contributes 70% of PPH. These show that there are some limitations of knowledge and skills level on AMTSL among health care providers for prevention of PPH as it prevented more than 60% of PPH. Objectives: Assessment of knowledge and ski...
ABSTRACT Background: The use of modern family planning is a vital intervention in averting maternal deaths, despite of this fact, 279 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births were reported in Mara region between 2015 and 2019 reported in 2020. Region leads in intimate partner violence practice by 78%. It is reported that, married women who experience intimate partner violence in Mara region are less likely to use modern family planning methods. This study aimed at assessing the influence of i...
ABSTRACT Background: Client satisfaction is an essential determinant of the quality of services. At a time when efforts to reduce maternal mortality have been stepped up, mother’s satisfaction with institutional delivery services is important for the wellbeing of the mothers and newborns. Little was known on the factors associated with postnatal mothers’ satisfaction with institutional delivery services in Manyara Region. Methodology: A hospital-based analytical cross-sectional study de...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to assess the post-discharge feeding challenges among mothers‟ of preterm infants. A qualitative design was employed in the study. A purposive sampling method was used to select nine participants at the Paediatric/Child Health out-patients department of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital. An interview guide was used to understand the post- discharge feeding challenges each mother and their preterm infants encounter after discharge. Participants were inter...