Search Results - "Van Den Akker, Thomas"

Maternal and fetal outcomes of pregnancies complicated by acute hepatitis E and the impact of HIV status: A cross‐sectional study in Namibia by Heemelaar, Steffie, Hangula, Anna L., Chipeio, Melody L., Josef, Mirjam, Stekelenburg, Jelle, van den Akker, Thomas H., Pischke, Sven, Mackenzie, Shonag B. P.

“…Background & Aims Namibia has been suffering from an outbreak of hepatitis E genotype 2 since 2017. As nearly half of hepatitis E‐related deaths were among…”
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Evaluating the Adoption of mHealth Technologies by Community Health Workers to Improve the Use of Maternal Health Services in Sub-Saharan Africa: Systematic Review by Kachimanga, Chiyembekezo, Zaniku, Haules Robbins, Divala, Titus Henry, Ket, Johannes C F, Mukherjee, Joia S, Palazuelos, Daniel, Kulinkina, Alexandra V, Abejirinde, Ibukun-Oluwa Omolade, Akker, Thomas van den

“…Limited information exists on the impact of mobile health (mHealth) use by community health workers (CHWs) on improving the use of maternal health services in…”
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Facilitators and barriers of implementation of routine postnatal care guidelines for women: A systematic scoping review using critical interpretive synthesis by Beňová, Lenka, Semaan, Aline, Portela, Anayda, Bonet, Mercedes, van den Akker, Thomas, Pembe, Andrea B, Moran, Allisyn, Duclos, Diane

“…Postnatal care (PNC) has the potential to prevent a substantial burden of maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality. This scoping review aimed to identify…”
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Lessons learned in cases of late preterm mortality in the Netherlands: Results from nationwide perinatal audits, a mixed method study by Baauw, Ludovic, Rosman, Ageeth N., van den Akker, Thomas H.

“…Assess improvable care factors in late preterm mortality, defined as death of a child during labour or in the first 28 days thereafter between 32 + 0 and…”
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Severe Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy in Eastern Ethiopia: Comparing the Original WHO and Adapted sub-Saharan African Maternal Near-Miss Criteria by Tura, Abera Kenay, Scherjon, Sicco, Stekelenburg, Jelle, van Roosmalen, Jos, van den Akker, Thomas, Zwart, Joost

“…To assess life-threatening complications among women admitted with severe hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and compare applicability of World Health…”
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Adoption of mHealth Technologies by Community Health Workers to Improve the Use of Maternal Health Services in Sub-Saharan Africa: Protocol for a Mixed Method Systematic Review by Kachimanga, Chiyembekezo, Divala, Titus H, Ket, Johannes C F, Kulinkina, Alexandra V, Zaniku, Haules R, Murkherjee, Joia, Palazuelos, Daniel, Abejirinde, Ibukun-Oluwa Omolade, Akker, Thomas van den

“…Studies have shown that mobile health technologies (mHealth) enhance the use of maternal health services. However, there is limited evidence of the impact of…”
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Maternal near-miss surveillance, Namibia by Heemelaar, Steffie, Josef, Mirjam, Diener, Zoe, Chipeio, Melody, Stekelenburg, Jelle, van den Akker, Thomas, Mackenzie, Shonag

“…To analyse and improve the Namibian maternity care system by implementing maternal near-miss surveillance during 1 October 2018 and 31 March 2019, and…”
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Variations in use of childbirth interventions in 13 high-income countries: A multinational cross-sectional study by Seijmonsbergen-Schermers, Anna E, van den Akker, Thomas, Rydahl, Eva, Beeckman, Katrien, Bogaerts, Annick, Binfa, Lorena, Frith, Lucy, Gross, Mechthild M, Misselwitz, Björn, Hálfdánsdóttir, Berglind, Daly, Deirdre, Corcoran, Paul, Calleja-Agius, Jean, Calleja, Neville, Gatt, Miriam, Vika Nilsen, Anne Britt, Declercq, Eugene, Gissler, Mika, Heino, Anna, Lindgren, Helena, de Jonge, Ank

“…Variations in intervention rates, without subsequent reductions in adverse outcomes, can indicate overuse. We studied variations in and associations between…”
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Voices from the frontline: findings from a thematic analysis of a rapid online global survey of maternal and newborn health professionals facing the COVID-19 pandemic by Semaan, Aline, Audet, Constance, Huysmans, Elise, Afolabi, Bosede, Assarag, Bouchra, Banke-Thomas, Aduragbemi, Blencowe, Hannah, Caluwaerts, Séverine, Campbell, Oona Maeve Renee, Cavallaro, Francesca L, Chavane, Leonardo, Day, Louise Tina, Delamou, Alexandre, Delvaux, Therese, Graham, Wendy Jane, Gon, Giorgia, Kascak, Peter, Matsui, Mitsuaki, Moxon, Sarah, Nakimuli, Annettee, Pembe, Andrea, Radovich, Emma, van den Akker, Thomas, Benova, Lenka

“…IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic has substantially impacted maternity care provision worldwide. Studies based on modelling estimated large indirect effects of…”
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Receiving antenatal care components and associated factors in Northwestern Tanzania by Massenga, Joseph, Jeremiah, Kidola, Kitinya, Wilson, Kim, Young-Mi, van Roosmalen, Jos, van den Akker, Thomas

“…Tanzania had an estimated 5.400 maternal deaths in 2020. Suboptimal quality of antenatal care (ANC) presents a major challenge. It is not known what precisely…”
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Maternal mortality and severe morbidity in a migration perspective by van den Akker, Thomas, MD, MSc, MPhil, PhD, van Roosmalen, Jos, MD, PhD

“…Among migrants in high-income countries, maternal mortality and severe morbidity generally occur more frequently as compared to host populations. There is…”
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Severe maternal outcomes in eastern Ethiopia: Application of the adapted maternal near miss tool by Tura, Abera Kenay, Zwart, Joost, van Roosmalen, Jos, Stekelenburg, Jelle, van den Akker, Thomas, Scherjon, Sicco

“…With the reduction of maternal mortality, maternal near miss (MNM) has been used as a complementary indicator of maternal health. The objective of this study…”
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How well does the academic performance of Ethiopian anaesthetists predict their National Licensing Examination scores: a cross-sectional study by Asemu, Yohannes Molla, Yigzaw, Tegbar, Ayalew, Firew, Scheele, Fedde, van den Akker, Thomas

“…ObjectivesThis study assessed the relationship between academic performance and National Licensing Examination (NLE) scores of Ethiopian anaesthetists and…”
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Factors associated with intended use of a maternity waiting home in Southern Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study by Vermeiden, Tienke, Braat, Floris, Medhin, Girmay, Gaym, Asheber, van den Akker, Thomas, Stekelenburg, Jelle

“…Although Ethiopia is scaling up Maternity Waiting Homes (MWHs) to reduce maternal and perinatal mortality, women's use of MWHs varies markedly between…”
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Applicability of the WHO maternal near miss tool in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review by Tura, Abera Kenay, Trang, To Lam, van den Akker, Thomas, van Roosmalen, Jos, Scherjon, Sicco, Zwart, Joost, Stekelenburg, Jelle

“…Applicability of the World Health Organization (WHO) maternal near miss criteria in low-income settings is not systematically addressed in the literature. The…”
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Does higher performance in a national licensing examination predict better quality of care? A longitudinal observational study of Ethiopian anesthetists by Asemu, Yohannes Molla, Yigzaw, Tegbar, Desta, Firew Ayalew, Scheele, Fedde, van den Akker, Thomas

“…Ethiopia made a national licensing examination (NLE) for associate clinician anesthetists a requirement for entry into the practice workforce. However, there…”
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Risk factors, management, and outcomes of amniotic fluid embolism: A multicountry, population-based cohort and nested case-control study by Fitzpatrick, Kathryn E, van den Akker, Thomas, Bloemenkamp, Kitty W M, Deneux-Tharaux, Catherine, Kristufkova, Alexandra, Li, Zhuoyang, Schaap, Timme P, Sullivan, Elizabeth A, Tuffnell, Derek, Knight, Marian

“…Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) remains one of the principal reported causes of direct maternal mortality in high-income countries. However, obtaining robust…”
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Birth preparedness and complication readiness among pregnant women admitted in a rural hospital in Rwanda by Smeele, Patrick, Kalisa, Richard, van Elteren, Marianne, van Roosmalen, Jos, van den Akker, Thomas

“…With an aim to prevent adverse pregnancy outcomes, 'birth preparedness and complication readiness' (BP/CR) promotes timely access to skilled maternal and…”
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The injustice of unfit clinical practice guidelines in low-resource realities by Maaløe, Nanna, Ørtved, Anna Marie Rønne, Sørensen, Jane Brandt, Sequeira Dmello, Brenda, van den Akker, Thomas, Kujabi, Monica Lauridsen, Kidanto, Hussein, Meguid, Tarek, Bygbjerg, Ib Christian, van Roosmalen, Jos, Meyrowitsch, Dan Wolf, Housseine, Natasha

“…To end the international crisis of preventable deaths in low-income and middle-income countries, evidence-informed and cost-efficient health care is urgently…”
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Evaluating the effect of interventions for strengthening non-physician anesthetists’ education in Ethiopia: a pre- and post-evaluation study by Asemu, Yohannes Molla, Yigzaw, Tegbar, Desta, Firew Ayalew, Scheele, Fedde, van den Akker, Thomas

“…Abstract Background Access to safe surgery has been recognized as an indispensable component of universal health coverage. A competent anesthesia workforce is…”
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