Evidence‐based strategies for reducing cesarean section rates: a meta‐analysis

N Chaillet, A Dumont - Birth, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Canada's cesarean section rate reached an all‐time high of 22.5 percent of in‐
hospital deliveries in 2002 and was associated with potential maternal and neonatal …

Evidence-based strategies for implementing guidelines in obstetrics: a systematic review

N Chaillet, E Dubé, M Dugas, F Audibert… - Obstetrics & …, 2006 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: To estimate effective strategies for implementing clinical practice guidelines in
obstetric care and to identify specific barriers to behavior change and facilitators in …

Caesarean section rate for maternal indication in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

A Dumont, L de Bernis, MH Bouvier-olle, G Bréart - The Lancet, 2001 - thelancet.com
Introduction Rates of caesarean sections in more-developed countries have been rising
since 1970, and vary greatly between less-developed countries. Present estimates, based …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of midwives' job satisfaction on burnout, intention to quit and turnover: a longitudinal study in Senegal

D Rouleau, P Fournier, A Philibert, B Mbengue… - Human resources for …, 2012 - Springer
Background Despite working in a challenging environment plagued by persistent personnel
shortages, public sector midwives in Senegal play a key role in tackling maternal mortality. A …

Maternal mortality and access to obstetric services in West Africa

C Ronsmans, JF Etard, G Walraven… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Process evaluation has become the mainstay of safe motherhood evaluation in
developing countries, yet the extent to which indicators measuring access to obstetric …

[PDF][PDF] Improved access to comprehensive emergency obstetric care and its effect on institutional maternal mortality in rural Mali

P Fournier, A Dumont, C Tourigny… - Bulletin of the World …, 2009 - SciELO Public Health
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of a national referral system that aims to reduce maternal
mortality rates through improving access to and the quality of emergency obstetric care in …

A global reference for caesarean section rates (C‐Model): a multicountry cross‐sectional study

JP Souza, AP Betran, A Dumont… - … Journal of Obstetrics …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To generate a global reference for caesarean section (CS) rates at health facilities.
Design Cross‐sectional study. Setting Health facilities from 43 countries. Population/Sample …

Performance-based financing in low-income and middle-income countries: isn't it time for a rethink?

E Paul, L Albert, BNS Bisala, O Bodson, E Bonnet… - BMJ global …, 2018 - gh.bmj.com
This paper questions the view that performance-based financing (PBF) in the health sector is
an effective, efficient and equitable approach to improving the performance of health …

[HTML][HTML] A cluster-randomized trial to reduce cesarean delivery rates in Quebec

N Chaillet, A Dumont, M Abrahamowicz… - … England Journal of …, 2015 - Mass Medical Soc
Background In Canada, cesarean delivery rates have increased substantially over the past
decade. Effective, safe strategies are needed to reduce these rates. Methods We conducted …

Quality of care, risk management, and technology in obstetrics to reduce hospital-based maternal mortality in Senegal and Mali (QUARITE): a cluster-randomised trial

A Dumont, P Fournier, M Abrahamowicz, M Traoré… - The Lancet, 2013 - thelancet.com
Background Maternal mortality is higher in west Africa than in most industrialised countries,
so the development and validation of effective interventions is essential. We did a trial to …