Is Abortion Incidence Rising In Nigeria?

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Innovating for maternal and child health in Africa: Celebrating a milestone

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EditorialPrioritizing the prevention of HIV/AIDS in African women: A call for action

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Advocating for adequate and reliable funding for sexual and reproductive health and rights: A call to action for clinicians

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Time for Action: Audit, Accountability and Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths in Nigeria

Improving the quality of care is essential for achieving reductions in maternal mortality. Audit is one of the methods which can be used to simultaneously assess as well as improve quality. This commentary discusses one type of audit – confidential enquiries into maternal death. We believe that the enthusiasm for establishing a confidential enquiry system in Nigeria is growing. The challenges faced in setting up an audit system are discussed and 6 steps are proposed to locate the conduct of a confidential enquiry as part of a set of activities which will take cognizance of existing know-how, create shared ownership and provide a coherent picture of needs and information gaps in the provision of quality maternity services. Having such a system in place can be a route towards achieving a progressive vision of accountability for the reduction of maternal mortality  in Nigeria.Keywords: Confidential enquiry, maternal mortality, Nigeria, accountability, auditAfr J Reprod Health 2012; 16[1]:9-1

Multi-sectorial dimensions of sexual and reproductive health: Implications for policies and programmes in Africa

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African Journal of Reproductive Health: 26 years and soaring

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Maternal near-miss morbidity : is this evidence of maternal health quality in sub-Saharan Africa?

The writer advances the notion that the incidence of “near misses” is a key indicator of quality of care, because it accounts for all components of emergency obstetric care in referral facilities. The article is in response to “Incidence, causes and correlates of maternal near-miss morbidity: a multi-centre cross-sectional study” [https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.15578], which suggests that although women may experience delays in accessing referral facilities, concentrating efforts on complications through emergency obstetric care can be effective in preventing maternal deaths. As well, the respondent disputes the use of the study controls, arguing for ones that would better enable the identification of specific actions for prevention of maternal deaths

Prevention of morbidity and mortality from induced and unsafe abortion in Nigeria

These proceedings are from a seminar organized by the Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology, and Perinatology, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife (Nigeria) in collaboration with the Population Council. The primary purpose of the multidisciplinary seminar was to identify the determinants of the high rate of mortality and morbidity from unsafe abortion in Nigeria. The specific objectives were: 1) to identify measures that could be undertaken on a short- and long-term basis to reduce the rate of abortion-related mortality, and 2) to set an agenda for research into abortion in Nigeria. The seminar consisted of oral presentations on related topics by researchers and women\u27s health advocates, in-depth formal and informal discussions of the issues by the participants, and a workshop session. Based on the discussions, the participants agreed that it was necessary to liberalize the abortion law in the country, improve postabortion care, and focus on primary prevention of unwanted pregnancies