Objectives (i) To estimate the prevalence burden of placenta praevia in each world region,
and (ii) to investigate potential sources of heterogeneity. Methods Systematic review of the …

Background Preterm birth is the leading cause of neonatal mortality and is associated with
long-term physical, neurodevelopmental, and socioeconomic effects. This study updated …

Small newborns are vulnerable to mortality and lifelong loss of human capital. Measures of
vulnerability previously focused on liveborn low-birthweight (LBW) babies, yet LBW reduction …

Objective To examine temporal trends in caesarean delivery rates in southern Asia and sub-Saharan
Africa, by country and wealth quintile. Methods Cross-sectional data were …

Intervention coverage—the proportion of the population with a health-care need who
receive care—does not account for intervention quality and potentially overestimates health …

Background This study aimed to describe the clinical characteristics of maternal deaths
associated with COVID-19 registered in a collaborative Latin-American multi-country database. …

Background In the UK, women are recommended to engage with maternity services and
establish a plan of care prior to the 12th completed week of pregnancy. The aim of this study …

… In an analysis of data pooled across 27 countries from sub-Saharan Africa, Jenny Cresswell
and … We are puzzled that Cresswell and colleagues did not find an association between …

OBJECTIVE Insulin released by the β-cell is thought to act locally to regulate glucagon secretion.
The possibility that insulin might also act centrally to modulate islet glucagon secretion …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic is having significant direct and associated effects on
many health outcomes, including maternal mortality. As a useful marker of healthcare system …