Applicability of the WHO maternal near miss tool in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review.

Abera Kenay TuraTo Lam TrangThomas van den AkkerJos van RoosmalenSicco ScherjonJoost ZwartJelle Stekelenburg

Published in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2019)

This review showed that the WHO maternal near miss tool is not uniformly applied in sub-Saharan Africa. Therefore, a common adaptation for the region is required to increase its applicability.

Keyphrases

birth weight
pregnancy outcomes
gestational age
weight gain
body mass index