Maternal and perinatal health

2024

Williams CR, Adnet G, Gallos ID, et al. Research agenda for ending preventable maternal deaths from postpartum haemorrhage: a WHO research prioritisation exercise. BMJ Glob Health. 2024;9(11):e015342. Published 2024 Nov 7. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2024-015342

Cavalari CAA, Mehrtash H, Brizuela V, et al. Prevalence and management of ectopic and molar pregnancies in 17 countries in Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean: a secondary analysis of the WHO multi-country cross-sectional survey on abortion. BMJ Open. 2024;14(10):e086723. Published 2024 Oct 14. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2024-086723

Ramson JA, Williams MJ, Afolabi BB, et al. Pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period: opportunities to improve lifetime outcomes for women with non-communicable diseases. Med J Aust. 2024;221(7):350-353. doi:10.5694/mja2.52452

Rahman MM, Rouyard T, Khan ST, et al. Reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health intervention coverage in 70 low-income and middle-income countries, 2000-30: trends, projections, and inequities. Lancet Glob Health. 2023;11(10):e1531-e1543. doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00358-3

Dunlop CL, Kilpatrick C, Jones L, et al. Adapting the WHO hand hygiene 'reminders in the workplace' to improve acceptability for healthcare workers in maternity settings worldwide: a mixed methods study.BMJ Open. 2024;14(9):e083132. Published 2024 Sep 17. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2023-083132

Supplement: Beyond the numbers: quality of perinatal care for mothers and babies in Nigerian referral level facilities. Editors: Charles Ameh and Aris Papageorghiou.(2024), Issue Information. BJOG: Int J Obstet Gy, 131: 1-2.https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.17921

Supplement: Evidence based algorithms for intrapartum care decision-making. Guest Editor: Shireen Meher.(2024), Issue Information. BJOG: Int J Obstet Gy, 131: 1-2.https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.17917

Ciapponi A, Berrueta M, Argento FJ, et al. Safety and Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccines During Pregnancy: A Living Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Drug Saf. 2024;47(10):991-1010. doi:10.1007/s40264-024-01458-w

Tripathi V, RamaRao S, Kabra R, et al.Strengthening the family planning component of maternal health care: A new call to action to seize the opportunity provided by universal health coverage and primary healthcare frameworks.Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2024;166(2):479-482. doi:10.1002/ijgo.15732

Gialdini C, Chamillard M, Diaz V, et al. Evidence-based surgical procedures to optimize caesarean outcomes: an overview of systematic reviews.EClinicalMedicine. 2024;72:102632. Published 2024 May 19. doi:10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102632

Williams EV, Goranitis I, Oppong R, et al. A cost-effectiveness analysis of early detection and bundled treatment of postpartum hemorrhage alongside the E-MOTIVE trial.Nat Med. 2024;30(8):2343-2348. doi:10.1038/s41591-024-03069-5

WHO ACTION Trials Collaborators. The World Health Organization Antenatal CorTicosteroids for Improving Outcomes in preterm Newborns (ACTION-III) Trial: study protocol for a multi-country, multi-centre, double-blind, three-arm, placebo-controlled, individually randomized trial of antenatal corticosteroids for women at high probability of late preterm birth in hospitals in low- resource countries.Trials. 2024;25(1):258. Published 2024 Apr 12. doi:10.1186/s13063-024-07941-0

Okwaraji YB, Krasevec J, Bradley E, et al. National, regional, and global estimates of low birthweight in 2020, with trends from 2000: a systematic analysis.Lancet. 2024;403(10431):1071-1080. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(23)01198-4

Whiting-Collins L, Serbanescu F, Moller AB, et al. Maternal death surveillance and response system reports from 32 low-middle income countries, 2011-2020: What can we learn from the reports?.PLOS Glob Public Health. 2024;4(3):e0002153. Published 2024 Mar 5. doi:10.1371/journal.pgph.0002153

Allotey J, Chatterjee S, Kew T, et al. SARS-CoV-2 positivity in offspring and timing of mother-to-child transmission: living systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ. 2022;376:e067696. Published 2022 Mar 16. doi:10.1136/bmj-2021-067696

Ribeiro-do-Valle CC, Bonet M, Brizuela V, et al. Aetiology and use of antibiotics in pregnancy-related infections: results of the WHO Global Maternal Sepsis Study (GLOSS), 1-week inception cohort.Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob. 2024;23(1):21. Published 2024 Feb 24. doi:10.1186/s12941-024-00681-8

Pingray V, Klein K, Alonso JP, et al. Development of a core outcome set for maternal and perinatal health research and surveillance in light of emerging and ongoing epidemic threats.Gates Open Res. 2024;8:24. Published 2024 Aug 1. doi:10.12688/gatesopenres.15136.2

Bonet M, Babinska M, Buekens P, et al. Maternal and perinatal health research during emerging and ongoing epidemic threats: a landscape analysis and expert consultation.BMJ Glob Health. 2024;9(3):e014393. Published 2024 Mar 7. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2023-014393

Whiting-Collins L, Serbanescu F, Moller AB, et al. Maternal death surveillance and response system reports from 32 low-middle income countries, 2011-2020: What can we learn from the reports?.PLOS Glob Public Health. 2024;4(3):e0002153. Published 2024 Mar 5. doi:10.1371/journal.pgph.0002153

Finlayson K, Sacks E, Brizuela V, et al. Factors that influence the uptake of postnatal care from the perspective of fathers, partners and other family members: a qualitative evidence synthesis.BMJ Glob Health. 2023;8(Suppl 2):e011086. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2022-011086

Javadi D, Sacks E, Brizuela V, et al. Factors that influence the uptake of postnatal care among adolescent girls: a qualitative evidence synthesis.BMJ Glob Health. 2023;8(Suppl 2):e011560. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2022-011560

Minckas N, Kharel R, Ryan-Coker M, et al. Measuring experience of and satisfaction with newborn care: a scoping review of tools and measures.BMJ Glob Health. 2023;8(Suppl 2):e011104. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2022-011104

Harvey CM, Smith H, Portela A, Movsisyan A. Stakeholder's perspectives of postnatal discharge: a qualitative evidence synthesis.BMJ Glob Health. 2023;8(Suppl 2):e011766. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2023-011766

Sacks E, Brizuela V, Javadi D, et al. Immigrant women's and families' views and experiences of routine postnatal care: findings from a qualitative evidence synthesis.BMJ Glob Health. 2024;8(Suppl 2):e014075. Published 2024 Feb 13. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2023-014075

Wojcieszek AM, Bonet M, Portela A, et al. WHO recommendations on maternal and newborn care for a positive postnatal experience: strengthening the maternal and newborn care continuum.BMJ Glob Health. 2023;8(Suppl 2):e010992. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2022-010992

Smith H, Wojcieszek AM, Gupta S, et al. Integrating international policy standards in the implementation of postnatal care: a rapid review.BMJ Glob Health. 2024;8(Suppl 2):e014033. Published 2024 Jan 24. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2023-014033

2023

Ahmed SMA, Cresswell JA, Say L. Incompleteness and misclassification of maternal death recording: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2023;23(1):794. Published 2023 Nov 15. doi:10.1186/s12884-023-06077-4

Lancet Series: Maternal health in the perinatal period and beyond,The Lancet Global Health. PublishedDecember 6, 2023

Torloni MR, Betran AP, Vazquez Corona M, Bohren M, Widmer M. What do healthcare providers think of the quality of uterotonics? A mixed-methods systematic review.BMJ Open. 2023;13(10):e068442. Published 2023 Oct 29. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2022-068442

Diaz V, Long Q, Oladapo OT. Alternative magnesium sulphate regimens for women with pre-eclampsia and eclampsia.Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2023;10(10):CD007388. Published 2023 Oct 10. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD007388.pub3

Mehrtash H, Stein K, Barreix M, Bonet M, Bohren MA, Tunçalp Ö. Measuring women's experiences during antenatal care (ANC): scoping review of measurement tools.Reprod Health. 2023;20(1):150. Published 2023 Oct 10. doi:10.1186/s12978-023-01653-5

Ali MM, Bellizzi S, Shah IH. The risk of perinatal mortality following short inter-pregnancy intervals-insights from 692 402 pregnancies in 113 Demographic and Health Surveys from 46 countries: a population-based analysis.Lancet Glob Health. 2023;11(10):e1544-e1552. doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00359-5

Rahman MM, Rouyard T, Khan ST, et al. Reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health intervention coverage in 70 low-income and middle-income countries, 2000-30: trends, projections, and inequities.Lancet Glob Health. 2023;11(10):e1531-e1543. doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00358-3

Guure C, Aviisah PA, Adu-Bonsaffoh K, et al. Mistreatment of women during childbirth and postpartum depression: secondary analysis of WHO community survey across four countries.BMJ Glob Health. 2023;8(8):e011705. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2023-011705

NAMAI Research Group. New Antenatal Model in Africa and India (NAMAI) study: implementation research to improve antenatal care using WHO recommendations.Health Res Policy Syst. 2023;21(1):82. Published 2023 Aug 10. doi:10.1186/s12961-023-01014-5

Wainwright M, Zahroh RI, Tunçalp Ö, et al. The use of GRADE-CERQual in qualitative evidence synthesis: an evaluation of fidelity and reporting.Health Res Policy Syst. 2023;21(1):77. Published 2023 Jul 25. doi:10.1186/s12961-023-00999-3

Mehrtash H, Bohren MA, Adu-Bonsaffoh K, et al. Comparing observed occurrence of mistreatment during childbirth with women's self-report: a validation study in Ghana, Guinea and Nigeria.BMJ Glob Health. 2023;5(Suppl 2):e012122. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2023-012122

Noguchi L, Bucagu M, Tunçalp Ö. Strengthening antenatal care services for all: implementing imaging ultrasound before 24 weeks of pregnancy.BMJ Glob Health. 2023;8(5):e011170. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2022-011170

Yeh PT, Kennedy CE, Rhee DK, et al. Self-monitoring of blood glucose levels among pregnant individuals with gestational diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Front Glob Womens Health. 2023;4:1006041. Published 2023 May 24. doi:10.3389/fgwh.2023.1006041

Nguyen PY, Caddy C, Wilson AN, et al. Self-care interventions for preconception, antenatal, intrapartum and postpartum care: a scoping review.BMJ Open. 2023;13(5):e068713. Published 2023 May 10. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2022-068713

Minckas N, Kharel R, Ryan-Coker M, et al. Measuring experience of and satisfaction with newborn care: a scoping review of tools and measures.BMJ Glob Health. 2023;8(Suppl 2):e011104. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2022-011104

Ali MM, Bellizzi S, Boerma T. Measuring stillbirth and perinatal mortality rates through household surveys: a population-based analysis using an integrated approach to data quality assessment and adjustment with 157 surveys from 53 countries [published correction appears in Lancet Glob Health. 2023 Aug;11(8):e1182. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00242-5].Lancet Glob Health. 2023;11(6):e854-e861. doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00125-0

Gallos I, Devall A, Martin J, et al. Randomized Trial of Early Detection and Treatment of Postpartum Hemorrhage.N Engl J Med. 2023;389(1):11-21. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2303966

Downe S, Nowland R, Clegg A, et al. Theories for interventions to reduce physical and verbal abuse: A mixed methods review of the health and social care literature to inform future maternity care.PLOS Glob Public Health. 2023;3(4):e0001594. Published 2023 Apr 24. doi:10.1371/journal.pgph.0001594

Festo C, Vannevel V, Ali H, et al. Accuracy of a smartphone application for blood pressure estimation in Bangladesh, South Africa, and Tanzania.NPJ Digit Med. 2023;6(1):69. Published 2023 Apr 17. doi:10.1038/s41746-023-00804-z

World Health Organization Labour Care Guide Research Prioritization Group. Global research priorities related to the World Health Organization Labour Care Guide: results of a global consultation.Reprod Health. 2023;20(1):57. Published 2023 Apr 7. doi:10.1186/s12978-023-01600-4

Bohren MA, Hazfiarini A, Vazquez Corona M, et al. From global recommendations to (in)action: A scoping review of the coverage of companion of choice for women during labour and birth.PLOS Glob Public Health. 2023;3(2):e0001476. Published 2023 Feb 1. doi:10.1371/journal.pgph.0001476

Wojcieszek AM, Bonet M, Portela A, et al. WHO recommendations on maternal and newborn care for a positive postnatal experience: strengthening the maternal and newborn care continuum.BMJ Glob Health. 2023;8(Suppl 2):e010992. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2022-010992

Show KL, Maung TM, Phyo AP, et al. Feasibility and readiness to implement Robson classification to monitor caesarean sections in public hospitals in Myanmar: Formative research.PLOS Glob Public Health. 2023;3(1):e0001388. Published 2023 Jan 30. doi:10.1371/journal.pgph.0001388

Schaaf M, Jaffe M, Tunçalp Ö, Freedman L. A critical interpretive synthesis of power and mistreatment of women in maternity care.PLOS Glob Public Health. 2023;3(1):e0000616. Published 2023 Jan 30. doi:10.1371/journal.pgph.0000616

Smith ER, Oakley E, Grandner GW, et al. Adverse maternal, fetal, and newborn outcomes among pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2 infection: an individual participant data meta-analysis.BMJ Glob Health. 2023;8(1):e009495. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2022-009495

2022

Me Abu-Rmeileh N, Wahdan Y, Mehrtash H, Hamad KA, Awad A, Tunçalp Ӧ. Exploring women's experiences during childbirth in health facilities during COVID-19 pandemic in occupied palestinian territory: a cross-sectional community survey.BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2022;22(1):957. Published 2022 Dec 22. doi:10.1186/s12884-022-05265-y

WHO ACTION Trials Collaborators. Effect of dexamethasone on newborn survival at different administration-to-birth intervals: A secondary analysis of the WHO ACTION (Antenatal CorticosTeroids for Improving Outcomes in Preterm Newborn)-I trial.EClinicalMedicine. 2022;53:101744. Published 2022 Nov 14. doi:10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101744

Murano M, Chou D, Costa ML, Turner T. Using the WHO-INTEGRATE evidence-to-decision framework to develop recommendations for induction of labour.Health Res Policy Syst. 2022;20(1):125. Published 2022 Nov 7. doi:10.1186/s12961-022-00901-7

Cecatti JG, Bahamondes L, Ali M, et al. Issues related to pregnancy, pregnancy prevention and abortion in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: a WHO qualitative study protocol.BMJ Open. 2022;12(10):e063317. Published 2022 Oct 6. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063317

Firoz T, Pineles B, Navrange N, Grimshaw A, Oladapo O, Chou D. Non-communicable diseases and maternal health: a scoping review.BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2022;22(1):787. Published 2022 Oct 22. doi:10.1186/s12884-022-05047-6

Reddy B, Thomas S, Karachiwala B, et al. A scoping review of the impact of organisational factors on providers and related interventions in LMICs: Implications for respectful maternity care.PLOS Glob Public Health. 2022;2(10):e0001134. Published 2022 Oct 11. doi:10.1371/journal.pgph.0001134

Jung J, Karwal EK, McDonald S, Turner T, Chou D, Vogel JP. Prevention and control of non-communicable diseases in antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal care: a systematic scoping review of clinical practice guidelines since 2011.BMC Med. 2022;20(1):305. Published 2022 Sep 20. doi:10.1186/s12916-022-02508-9

WHO ACTION Trial Collaborators. Antenatal dexamethasone for improving preterm newborn outcomes in low-resource countries: a cost-effectiveness analysis of the WHO ACTION-I trial.Lancet Glob Health. 2022;10(10):e1523-e1533. doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00340-0

Zahroh RI, Hazfiarini A, Eddy KE, et al. Factors influencing appropriate use of interventions for management of women experiencing preterm birth: A mixed-methods systematic review and narrative synthesis [published correction appears in PLoS Med. 2022 Sep 22;19(9):e1004105. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004105].PLoS Med. 2022;19(8):e1004074. Published 2022 Aug 23. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1004074

Sacks E, Finlayson K, Brizuela V, et al. Factors that influence uptake of routine postnatal care: Findings on women's perspectives from a qualitative evidence synthesis.PLoS One. 2022;17(8):e0270264. Published 2022 Aug 12. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0270264

Wilson A, Hodgetts-Morton VA, Marson EJ, et al. Tocolytics for delaying preterm birth: a network meta-analysis (0924).Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2022;8(8):CD014978. Published 2022 Aug 10. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD014978.pub2

Sebastian E, Bykersma C, Eggleston A, et al. Cost-effectiveness of antenatal corticosteroids and tocolytic agents in the management of preterm birth: A systematic review.EClinicalMedicine. 2022;49:101496. Published 2022 Jun 3. doi:10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101496

Okafor O, Roos N, Abdosh AA, et al. International virtual confidential reviews of infection-related maternal deaths and near-miss in 11 low- and middle-income countries - case report series and suggested actions.BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2022;22(1):431. Published 2022 May 23. doi:10.1186/s12884-022-04731-x

Govender V, Topp SM, Tunçalp Ö. Rethinking trust in the context of mistreatment of women during childbirth: a neglected focus.BMJ Glob Health. 2022;7(5):e009490. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2022-009490

Tukur J, Lavin T, Adanikin A, et al. Quality and outcomes of maternal and perinatal care for 76,563 pregnancies reported in a nationwide network of Nigerian referral-level hospitals.EClinicalMedicine. 2022;47:101411. Published 2022 Apr 28. doi:10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101411

Cometto G, Assegid S, Abiyu G, et al. Health workforce governance for compassionate and respectful care: a framework for research, policy and practice.BMJ Glob Health. 2022;7(3):e008007. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2021-008007

Vazquez Corona M, Betrán AP, Bohren MA. The portrayal and perceptions of cesarean section in Mexican media Facebook pages: a mixed-methods study.Reprod Health. 2022;19(1):49. Published 2022 Feb 22. doi:10.1186/s12978-022-01351-8

WHO ACTION Trials Collaborators. Antenatal dexamethasone for late preterm birth: A multi-centre, two-arm, parallel, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial.EClinicalMedicine. 2022;44:101285. Published 2022 Feb 12. doi:10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101285

Muliokela R, Uwayezu G, Tran Ngoc C, et al. Integration of new digital antenatal care tools using the WHO SMART guideline approach: Experiences from Rwanda and Zambia.Digit Health. 2022;8:20552076221076256. Published 2022 Feb 2. doi:10.1177/20552076221076256

2021

Berger BO, Strobino DM, Mehrtash H, et al. Development of measures for assessing mistreatment of women during facility-based childbirth based on labour observations.BMJ Glob Health. 2021;5(Suppl 2):e004080. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2020-004080

Leslie HH, Sharma J, Mehrtash H, et al. Women's report of mistreatment during facility-based childbirth: validity and reliability of community survey measures.BMJ Glob Health. 2021;5(Suppl 2):e004822. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2020-004822

Brizuela V, Cuesta C, Bartolelli G, et al. Availability of facility resources and services and infection-related maternal outcomes in the WHO Global Maternal Sepsis Study: a cross-sectional study.Lancet Glob Health. 2021;9(9):e1252-e1261. doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(21)00248-5

Ghosh J, Papadopoulou A, Devall AJ, et al. Methods for managing miscarriage: a network meta-analysis.Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021;6(6):CD012602. Published 2021 Jun 1. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD012602.pub2

King SE, Yeh PT, Rhee DK, Tuncalp Ö, Rogers LM, Narasimhan M. Self-management of iron and folic acid supplementation during pre-pregnancy, pregnancy and postnatal periods: a systematic review.BMJ Glob Health. 2021;6(5):e005531. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2021-005531

Compaoré R, Brizuela V, Khisa AM, et al. 'We always find things to learn from.' Lessons from the implementation of the global maternal sepsis study on research capacity: a qualitative study.BMC Health Serv Res. 2021;21(1):208. Published 2021 Mar 8. doi:10.1186/s12913-021-06195-9

Update to living systematic review on covid-19 in pregnancy.BMJ. 2021;372:n615. Published 2021 Mar 10. doi:10.1136/bmj.n615

Hlongwane TM, Bozkurt B, Barreix MC, et al. Implementing antenatal care recommendations, South Africa.Bull World Health Organ. 2021;99(3):220-227. doi:10.2471/BLT.20.278945

Maung TM, Mon NO, Mehrtash H, et al. Women's experiences of mistreatment during childbirth and their satisfaction with care: findings from a multicountry community-based study in four countries.BMJ Glob Health. 2021;5(Suppl 2):e003688. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2020-003688

2020

Taylor MM, Kobeissi L, Kim C, et al. Inclusion of pregnant women in COVID-19 treatment trials: a review and global call to action [published correction appears in Lancet Glob Health. 2021 Jul;9(7):e915. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(21)00183-2].Lancet Glob Health. 2021;9(3):e366-e371. doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30484-8

Marston C, McGowan CR, Boydell V, Steyn P. Methods to measure effects of social accountability interventions in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health programs: systematic review and critique.J Health Popul Nutr. 2020;39(1):13. Published 2020 Dec 7. doi:10.1186/s41043-020-00220-z

Balde MD, Nasiri K, Mehrtash H, et al. Labour companionship and women's experiences of mistreatment during childbirth: results from a multi-country community-based survey.BMJ Glob Health. 2020;5(Suppl 2):e003564. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2020-003564

Larson E, Sharma J, Nasiri K, Bohren MA, Tunçalp Ö. Measuring experiences of facility-based care for pregnant women and newborns: a scoping review.BMJ Glob Health. 2020;5(11):e003368. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2020-003368

Sacks E, Mehrtash H, Bohren M, et al. The first 2 h after birth: prevalence and factors associated with neonatal care practices from a multicountry, facility-based, observational study.Lancet Glob Health. 2021;9(1):e72-e80. doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30422-8

Haddad SM, Souza RT, Cecatti JG, et al. Building a Digital Tool for the Adoption of the World Health Organization's Antenatal Care Recommendations: Methodological Intersection of Evidence, Clinical Logic, and Digital Technology [published correction appears in J Med Internet Res. 2020 Oct 13;22(10):e24891. doi: 10.2196/24891].J Med Internet Res. 2020;22(10):e16355. Published 2020 Oct 1. doi:10.2196/16355

Cresswell JA, Barbour KD, Chou D, et al. Measurement of maternal functioning during pregnancy and postpartum: findings from the cross-sectional WHO pilot study in Jamaica, Kenya, and Malawi.BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2020;20(1):518. Published 2020 Sep 7. doi:10.1186/s12884-020-03216-z

Allotey J, Stallings E, Bonet M, et al. Clinical manifestations, risk factors, and maternal and perinatal outcomes of coronavirus disease 2019 in pregnancy: living systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ. 2020;370:m3320. Published 2020 Sep 1. doi:10.1136/bmj.m3320

Gülmezoglu AM, Oladapo OT. Optimal intrapartum care in the twenty-first century.Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 2020;67:1-3. doi:10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2020.06.009

Torloni MR, Bonet M, Betrán AP, Ribeiro-do-Valle CC, Widmer M. Quality of medicines for life-threatening pregnancy complications in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review.PLoS One. 2020;15(7):e0236060. Published 2020 Jul 10. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0236060

Tuncalp Ö, Rogers LM, Lawrie TA, et al. WHO recommendations on antenatal nutrition: an update on multiple micronutrient supplements.BMJ Glob Health. 2020;5(7):e003375. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2020-003375

Barreix M, Lawrie TA, Kidula N, et al. Development of the WHO Antenatal Care Recommendations Adaptation Toolkit: a standardised approach for countries.Health Res Policy Syst. 2020;18(1):70. Published 2020 Jun 22. doi:10.1186/s12961-020-00554-4

Lattof SR, Moran AC, Kidula N, et al. Implementation of the new WHO antenatal care model for a positive pregnancy experience: a monitoring framework.BMJ Glob Health. 2020;5(6):e002605. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2020-002605

Zampas C, Amin A, O'Hanlon L, et al. Operationalizing a Human Rights-Based Approach to Address Mistreatment against Women during Childbirth.Health Hum Rights. 2020;22(1):251-264.

Rohwer AC, Oladapo OT, Hofmeyr GJ. Strategies for optimising antenatal corticosteroid administration for women with anticipated preterm birth.Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020;5(5):CD013633. Published 2020 May 26. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD013633

Brizuela V, Bonet M, Trigo Romero CL, et al. Early evaluation of the 'STOP SEPSIS!' WHO Global Maternal Sepsis Awareness Campaign implemented for healthcare providers in 46 low, middle and high-income countries.BMJ Open. 2020;10(5):e036338. Published 2020 May 21. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036338

WHO Global Maternal Sepsis Study (GLOSS) Research Group. Frequency and management of maternal infection in health facilities in 52 countries (GLOSS): a 1-week inception cohort study.Lancet Glob Health. 2020;8(5):e661-e671. doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30109-1

Finlayson K, Crossland N, Bonet M, Downe S. What matters to women in the postnatal period: A meta-synthesis of qualitative studies.PLoS One. 2020;15(4):e0231415. Published 2020 Apr 22. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0231415

Maung TM, Show KL, Mon NO, et al. A qualitative study on acceptability of the mistreatment of women during childbirth in Myanmar.Reprod Health. 2020;17(1):56. Published 2020 Apr 20. doi:10.1186/s12978-020-0907-2

Widmer M, Bonet M, Betrán AP. Would you like to participate in this trial? The practice of informed consent in intrapartum research in the last 30 years.PLoS One. 2020;15(1):e0228063. Published 2020 Jan 24. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0228063