2018
Validation of the WHO Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0) 12‐item tool against the 36‐item version for measuring functioning and disability associated with pregnancy and history of severe maternal morbidity
Silveira C, Souza RT, Costa ML, Parpinelli MA, Pacagnella RC, Ferreira EC, Mayrink J, Guida JP, Sousa MH, Say L, Chou D, Filippi V, Barreix M, Barbour K, Firoz T, von Dadelszen P, Cecatti JG, Andreucci C, Andreucci C, Angelini C, Angelini C, Ferraz J, Ferraz J, Zanardi D, Zanardi D, Camargo R, Cottler S, Fawole O, Gadama L, Ghérissi A, Gyte G, Hindin M, Jayathilaka A, Kalamar A, Kone Y, Kostanjsek N, Lange I, Magee L, Mathur A, McCaw‐Binns A, Morgan M, Munjanja S, Gichuhi G, Petzold M, Sullivan E, Taulo F, Tunçalp Ö, Vanderkruik R. Validation of the WHO Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0) 12‐item tool against the 36‐item version for measuring functioning and disability associated with pregnancy and history of severe maternal morbidity. International Journal Of Gynecology & Obstetrics 2018, 141: 39-47. PMID: 29851113, PMCID: PMC6001571, DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.12465.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere maternal morbidityMaternal morbidityWHO Disability Assessment ScheduleTotal scoreRetrospective cohort studyDisability Assessment ScheduleInternal consistencyWHODAS-12Cohort studyPostpartum womenYear postpartumTertiary facilityAssessment ScheduleGood internal consistencySecondary analysisMorbidityMean differenceWomenConfirmatory factor analysisInstrument agreementLong-term repercussionsCronbach's alphaPregnancyAlpha coefficientScoresA framework for healthcare interventions to address maternal morbidity
Firoz T, McCaw‐Binns A, Filippi V, Magee LA, Costa ML, Cecatti JG, Barreix M, Adanu R, Chou D, Say L, Barbour K, Cottler S, Fawole O, Gadama L, Ghérissi A, Gyte G, Hindin M, Jayathilaka A, Kalamar A, Kone Y, Kostanjsek N, Lange I, Mathur A, Morgan M, Munjanja S, Gichuhi G, Petzold M, Sullivan E, Taulo F, Tunçalp Ö, Vanderkruik R, von Dadelszen P. A framework for healthcare interventions to address maternal morbidity. International Journal Of Gynecology & Obstetrics 2018, 141: 61-68. PMID: 29851114, PMCID: PMC6001624, DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.12469.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal healthMaternal morbidityChronic conditionsNoncommunicable diseasesEmergency obstetric careMaternal health servicesIntegrated health programsLong-term healthNCD programsMaternal deathsObstetric carePregnant womenWomen's healthMorbidityEarly interventionHealth servicesHealth programsHealth systemHealthcare interventionsHealth agendaFuture healthRelated interventionsWomenPregnancyIntervention
2016
Constructing maternal morbidity – towards a standard tool to measure and monitor maternal health beyond mortality
Chou D, Tunçalp Ö, Firoz T, Barreix M, Filippi V, von Dadelszen P, van den Broek N, Cecatti JG, Say L, on behalf of the Maternal Morbidity Working Group. Constructing maternal morbidity – towards a standard tool to measure and monitor maternal health beyond mortality. BMC Pregnancy And Childbirth 2016, 16: 45. PMID: 26935070, PMCID: PMC4774187, DOI: 10.1186/s12884-015-0789-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal morbidityUniversal health coverageRelated Health ProblemsMorbidity categoriesMaternal historyMaternal healthDisability componentMedical conditionsMorbidityInternational ClassificationHealth problemsHealth conditionsHealth coverageExpert meetingStandard identification criteriaAssessment toolWomenGoal planningLiterature reviewPregnancyReviewSymptomsMortalityPrevalenceChildbirth
2015
Global obstetric medicine: Collaborating towards global progress in maternal health
Firoz T, Ateka-Barrutia O, Rojas-Suarez JA, Wijeyaratne C, Castillo E, Lombaard H, Magee LA. Global obstetric medicine: Collaborating towards global progress in maternal health. Obstetric Medicine 2015, 8: 138-145. PMID: 27512469, PMCID: PMC4935022, DOI: 10.1177/1753495x15595308.Peer-Reviewed Original Research