[HTML][HTML] Perception and practice of Kangaroo Mother Care after discharge from hospital in Kumasi, Ghana: A longitudinal study

SB Nguah, PNL Wobil, R Obeng, A Yakubu… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2011 - Springer
Abstract Background The practice of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) is life saving in babies
weighing less than 2000 g. Little is known about mothers' continued unsupervised practice …

Neonatal mortality at the neonatal unit: the situation at a teaching hospital in Ghana

BA Owusu, A Lim, N Makaje, P Wobil, A SameAe - African health sciences, 2018 - ajol.info
Background: The first 28 days of life-the neonatal period is the most vulnerable time for a
child's survival. Globally, neonatal mortality has seen a downward trend in recent years. The …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of facility readiness for implementing the WHO/UNICEF standards for improving quality of maternal and newborn care in health facilities …

A Manu, S Arifeen, J Williams, E Mwasanya… - BMC health services …, 2018 - Springer
Background There is a global drive to promote facility deliveries but unless coupled with
concurrent improvement in care quality, it might not translate into mortality reduction for …

Depression and risk factors for depression among mothers of sick infants in Kumasi, Ghana

KJ Gold, K Spangenberg, P Wobil… - International Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence of and risk factors for depression in a high-risk
population of mothers of ill newborns in Ghana. METHODS: Semi-structured interviews were …

[HTML][HTML] Timing of initiation of breastfeeding and its determinants at a tertiary hospital in Ghana: a cross-sectional study

AP Boakye-Yiadom, SB Nguah, E Ameyaw… - BMC Pregnancy and …, 2021 - Springer
Background Early initiation of breastfeeding (EIBF), breastfeeding within first hour after birth,
is known to have major benefits for both the mother and newborn. EIBF rates, however …

Institutionalising maternal and newborn quality-of-care standards in Bangladesh, Ghana and Tanzania: a quasi-experimental study

A Manu, SM Billah, J Williams, S Kilima, F Yeji… - BMJ global …, 2022 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction Facility interventions to improve quality of care around childbirth are known but
need to be packaged, tested and institutionalised within health systems to impact on …

[HTML][HTML] Neonatal near-misses in Ghana: a prospective, observational, multi-center study

A Bakari, AJ Bell, SA Oppong, Y Bockarie, P Wobil… - BMC pediatrics, 2019 - Springer
Background For every newborn who dies within the first month, as many as eight more suffer
life-threatening complications but survive (termed 'neonatal near-misses'(NNM)). However …

Hand hygiene practices and perceptions among healthcare workers in Ghana: A WASH intervention study

A Labi, N Obeng-Nkrumah, BD Nuertey… - The Journal of Infection …, 2019 - jidc.org
Introduction: We aimed to investigate whether the provision of water, sanitation, and hand
hygiene (WASH) interventions were associated with changes in hand hygiene compliance …

[HTML][HTML] Anthropometric measurements: options for identifying low birth weight newborns in Kumasi, Ghana

E Otupiri, P Wobil, SB Nguah, MJ Hindin - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background In Ghana, 32% of deliveries take place outside a health facility, and birth weight
is not measured. Low birth weight (LBW) newborns who are at increased risk of death and …

Intimate partner violence among mothers of sick newborns in Ghana

K Spangenberg, P Wobil, CL Betts… - Health care for …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a major public health problem estimated to affect 15%–
71% of women worldwide. We sought to elicit IPV risks among mothers of sick newborns in …