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Nutritional interventions during pregnancy for the prevention or treatment of maternal morbidity and preterm delivery: an overview of randomized controlled trialsJose Villar
UNDP UNFPA WHO World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction, WHO, CH 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland
J Nutr 133:1606S-1625S. 2003..Until then, women and their families should receive support to improve their diets as a general health rule, which is a basic human right...
Cluster randomized trial of an active, multifaceted information dissemination intervention based on The WHO Reproductive health library to change obstetric practices: methods and design issues [ISRCTN14055385]A Metin Gulmezoglu
UNDP UNFPA WHO World Bank Special Programme on Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction HRP, Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
BMC Med Res Methodol 4:2. 2004..We are conducting a trial to evaluate the improvement in obstetric practices using an active dissemination strategy to promote uptake of recommendations in The WHO Reproductive Health Library (RHL)...- Non-inferiority of short-term urethral catheterization following fistula repair surgery: study protocol for a randomized controlled trialMark A Barone
Fistula Care Project, EngenderHealth, 440 Ninth Avenue, 13th Floor, New York, NY 10001, USA
BMC Womens Health 12:5. 2012.... 
Induction of labour for improving birth outcomes for women at or beyond termA Metin Gulmezoglu
UNDP UNFPA WHO World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction, Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 6:CD004945. 2012..Whether a policy of labour induction at a predetermined gestational age can reduce this increased risk is the subject of this review...- Active management of the third stage of labour with and without controlled cord traction: a randomised, controlled, non-inferiority trialA Metin Gulmezoglu
UNDP UNFPA WHO World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
Lancet 379:1721-7. 2012..We aimed to assess whether controlled cord traction can be omitted from active management of this stage without increasing the risk of severe haemorrhage... - The WOMAN Trial (World Maternal Antifibrinolytic Trial): tranexamic acid for the treatment of postpartum haemorrhage: an international randomised, double blind placebo controlled trialHaleema Shakur
Clinical Trials Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK
Trials 11:40. 2010..A study with 15,000 women will have over 90% power to detect a 25% reduction from 4% to 3% in the primary endpoint of mortality or hysterectomy... - Prioritizing WHO normative work on maternal and perinatal health: a multicountry surveyCordelia E M Coltart
UNDP UNFPA WHO World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction, Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
Reprod Health 8:30. 2011..It incorporates data from those who inform policy and implementation strategies at a national level, in addition to targeting those who use and most need the guidance at grassroot level... - A cluster randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of the clinically integrated RHL evidence -based medicine courseRegina Kulier
WHO Collaborating Centre in Research Synthesis, Birmingham University, Birmingham, UK
Reprod Health 7:8. 2010..trial registration: actrn12609000198224... - The relationship between maternal education and mortality among women giving birth in health care institutions: analysis of the cross sectional WHO Global Survey on Maternal and Perinatal HealthSaffron Karlsen
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, London, UK
BMC Public Health 11:606. 2011.... - WHO systematic review of prevalence of chronic pelvic pain: a neglected reproductive health morbidityPallavi Latthe
Birmingham Women s Healthcare NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK
BMC Public Health 6:177. 2006..We systematically reviewed worldwide literature on the prevalence of different types of CPP to assess the geographical distribution of data, and to explore sources of variation in its estimates... - Systematic review of effect of community-level interventions to reduce maternal mortalityElaine Kidney
Dept of Public Health and Epidemiology, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 9:2. 2009..The objective was to provide a systematic review of the effectiveness of community-level interventions to reduce maternal mortality... - Caesarean section without medical indications is associated with an increased risk of adverse short-term maternal outcomes: the 2004-2008 WHO Global Survey on Maternal and Perinatal HealthJ P Souza
UNDP UNFPA WHO World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
BMC Med 8:71. 2010..In this analysis, we aim to further investigate the relationship between caesarean section without medical indication and severe maternal outcomes... - The world health organization multicountry survey on maternal and newborn health: study protocolJoao Paulo Souza
UNDP UNFPA WHO World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland
BMC Health Serv Res 11:286. 2011.... - Cluster randomised trial of an active, multifaceted educational intervention based on the WHO Reproductive Health Library to improve obstetric practicesA M Gulmezoglu
UNDP UNFPA WHO World Bank Special Programme on Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction, Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
BJOG 114:16-23. 2007..We conducted a trial to evaluate the effect of an active, multifaceted educational strategy to promote the use of the WHO Reproductive Health Library (RHL) on obstetric practices... - Promoting standards for quality of maternal health careA Metin Gulmezoglu
HRP UNDP UNFPA WHO World Bank Special Programme on Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction, Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
Br Med Bull 67:73-83. 2003..Once implemented, the standards should be regularly monitored and revised as new evidence becomes available... - The evolving management of the third stage of labourA M Gulmezoglu
UNDP UNFPA WHO World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction, Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
BJOG 116:26-8. 2009..This commentary summarizes how various management techniques of third stage of labour evolved to date and the evidence base for current international recommendations... - WHO systematic review of maternal mortality and morbidity: methodological issues and challengesA Metin Gulmezoglu
UNDP UNFPA WHO World Bank Special Programme of Research, Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, 1211 Switzerland
BMC Med Res Methodol 4:16. 2004..In order to contribute to mapping the global burden of reproductive ill-health, we are conducting a systematic review of incidence and prevalence of maternal mortality and morbidity... - WHO facilitates international collaboration in setting standards for clinical trial registrationA Metin Gulmezoglu
UNDP UNFPA WHO World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction, Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
Lancet 365:1829-31. 2005 - Characteristics of randomized controlled trials included in systematic reviews of nutritional interventions reporting maternal morbidity, mortality, preterm delivery, intrauterine growth restriction and small for gestational age and birth weight outcomesJose Villar
UNDP UNFPA WHO World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction, WHO, CH 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland
J Nutr 133:1632S-1639S. 2003 - Effectiveness of different databases in identifying studies for systematic reviews: experience from the WHO systematic review of maternal morbidity and mortalityAna P Betrán
UNDP UNFPA WHO World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction, Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, 1211 Switzerland
BMC Med Res Methodol 5:6. 2005..Conversely, extensive searches may yield unmanageable number of citations of which only few may be relevant. Knowledge of usefulness of each source of information may help to tailor search strategies in systematic reviews... - Nutritional interventions during pregnancy for the prevention or treatment of impaired fetal growth: an overview of randomized controlled trialsMario Merialdi
UNDP UNFPA WHO World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction, World Health Organization, CH 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland
J Nutr 133:1626S-1631S. 2003..In addition, the public health relevance of these outcomes and their relation to morbidity need to be evaluated... - The reporting of methods for reducing and detecting bias: an example from the WHO Misoprostol Third Stage of Labour equivalence randomised controlled trialGilda Piaggio
UNDP UNFPA WHO World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction, Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
BMC Med Res Methodol 3:19. 2003.... - National estimates for maternal mortality: an analysis based on the WHO systematic review of maternal mortality and morbidityAna P Betrán
UNDP UNFPA WHO World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction, Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
BMC Public Health 5:131. 2005..In order to assist in mapping the burden of reproductive ill-health, we conducted a systematic review of incidence/prevalence of maternal mortality and morbidity... - Saving womens lives: evidence-based recommendations for the prevention of postpartum haemorrhageMatthews Mathai
Department of Making Pregnancy Safer, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
Bull World Health Organ 85:322-3. 2007 - Clinical trial registration: transparency is the watchwordIda Sim
Department of Research Policy and Cooperation, World Health Organization, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland
Lancet 367:1631-3. 2006 - Paracetamol/acetaminophen (single administration) for perineal pain in the early postpartum periodDoris Chou
UNDP UNFPA WHO World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction, Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 1:CD008407. 2013..Pain may result from perineal trauma due to bruising, spontaneous tears, surgical incisions (episiotomies), or in association with operative births (ventouse or forceps assisted births)... - Duration of treatment for asymptomatic bacteriuria during pregnancyMariana Widmer
Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Office X031, Geneva, Switzerland, 1211
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 12:CD000491. 2011..However, it is not clear whether single-dose therapy is as effective as longer conventional antibiotic treatment... - Medical methods for first trimester abortionRegina Kulier
World Health Organization, Avenue Via Appia 20, Geneva, Switzerland, CH 1202
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 11:CD002855. 2011..The most widely researched drugs are prostaglandins (PGs) alone, mifepristone alone, methotrexate alone, mifepristone with prostaglandins and methotrexate with prostaglandins...