2018
A 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
2017
Seasonal variation in geographical access to maternal health services in regions of southern Mozambique
Makanga PT, Schuurman N, Sacoor C, Boene HE, Vilanculo F, Vidler M, Magee L, von Dadelszen P, Sevene E, Munguambe K, Firoz T. Seasonal variation in geographical access to maternal health services in regions of southern Mozambique. International Journal Of Health Geographics 2017, 16: 1. PMID: 28086893, PMCID: PMC5237329, DOI: 10.1186/s12942-016-0074-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal health servicesLife-saving careHealth facilitiesHealth servicesPregnant womenPrimary care centersMaternal careGeographical accessNearest health facilityHealth service planningPopulation of womenMinistry of HealthResultsForty-sixTertiary facilityReproductive ageCare centerHealth centersWomen populationFacility assessmentsSecondary facilitiesCareWomenService planningHousehold censusDeterminants of access
2016
Barriers and facilitators to health care seeking behaviours in pregnancy in rural communities of southern Mozambique
Munguambe K, Boene H, Vidler M, Bique C, Sawchuck D, Firoz T, Makanga PT, Qureshi R, Macete E, Menéndez C, von Dadelszen P, Sevene E. Barriers and facilitators to health care seeking behaviours in pregnancy in rural communities of southern Mozambique. Reproductive Health 2016, 13: 31. PMID: 27356968, PMCID: PMC4943506, DOI: 10.1186/s12978-016-0141-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care providersCommunity health workersHealth facilitiesCare providersPregnant womenAntenatal careReproductive ageHealth workersHealth carePrimary health care providersTimely appropriate careLower abdominal painFlu-like symptomsTraditional healersTraditional birth attendantsWomen's health careHealth care servicesCommunity-based health care providersAntenatal cardsAbdominal painAntenatal recordsPrompt referralBirth preparednessLack of transportAntenatal period
2011
Pre-eclampsia in low and middle income countries
Firoz T, Sanghvi H, Merialdi M, von Dadelszen P. Pre-eclampsia in low and middle income countries. Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology 2011, 25: 537-548. PMID: 21592865, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2011.04.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care workersCare workersCommunity health care workersTreatment of eclampsiaDrug of choiceHealth care forcePerinatal morbidityBlood pressureMiddle-income countriesPre-eclampsiaExact prevalencePrinciples of careMaternal mortalityPregnant womenRelated deathsHealth care worker shortageTimely careEclampsiaPrevention strategiesLMICsLack of trainingMagnesium sulfateWomenIncome countriesMortality