Browsing College of Health Sciences (CHS) by Author "Hanson, Claudia"
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Factors associated with birth asphyxia among term singleton births at two referral hospitals in Northern Uganda: A cross sectional study
Ayebare, Elizabeth; Hanson, Claudia; Nankunda, Jolly; Hjelmstedt, Anna; Nantanda, Rebecca; Jonas, Wibke; Tumwine, James K.; Ndeezi, Grace (BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022)Background: Birth asphyxia is one of the leading causes of neonatal mortality worldwide. In Uganda, it accounts for 28.9% of all neonatal deaths. With a view to inform policy and practice interventions to reduce adverse ... -
Fetal heart rate monitoring practices at a public hospital in Northern Uganda – what health workers document, do and say
Ayebare, Elizabeth; Jonas, Wibke; Ndeezi, Grace; Nankunda, Jolly; Hanson, Claudia; Tumwine, James K.; Hjelmstedt, Anna (Global Health Action, 2020-01-20)Background: In Uganda, perinatal mortality is 38 per 1000 pregnancies. One-third of these deaths are due to birth asphyxia. Adequate fetal heart rate (FHR) monitoring during labor may detect birth asphyxia but little is ... -
Health care workers’ experiences of managing foetal distress and birth asphyxia at health facilities in Northern Uganda
Ayebare, Elizabeth; Ndeezi, Grace; Hjelmstedt, Anna; Nankunda, Jolly; Tumwine, James K.; Hanson, Claudia; Jonas, Wibke (BMC, 2021-01)Background: Birth asphyxia is one of the leading causes of intrapartum stillbirth and neonatal mortality worldwide. We sought to explore the experiences of health care workers in managing foetal distress and birth asphyxia ...