Search Tag: maternal health
2025 03 Nov
High quality care and sustainable finances are not opposing aims in hospital management; they can reinforce each other when clinical priorities, operational design and investment decisions are aligned. Prevention, safer care and timely access link to lower total cost of care and more resilient margins. The focus should be on reducing avoidable...Read more
2025 03 Nov
High quality care and sustainable finances are not opposing aims in hospital management; they can reinforce each other when clinical priorities, operational design and investment decisions are aligned. Prevention, safer care and timely access link to lower total cost of care and more resilient margins. The focus should be on reducing avoidable...Read more
2025 03 Nov
High quality care and sustainable finances are not opposing aims in hospital management; they can reinforce each other when clinical priorities, operational design and investment decisions are aligned. Prevention, safer care and timely access link to lower total cost of care and more resilient margins. The focus should be on reducing avoidable...Read more
2025 18 Oct
Hourly foetal heart monitoring with individualised 3D-printed fetoscopes in a Kenyan maternity ward improved detection of non-reassuring foetal status, reduced emergency caesarean sections, prevented perinatal deaths and raised satisfaction for mothers and staff. The innovation showed that local 3D printing can deliver low-cost, rapid solutions to...Read more
2025 30 May
Accurate pelvimetric measurements are central to delivery planning, helping obstetricians determine the safest birth route for mother and child. While computed tomography (CT) has long been the standard for imaging the maternal pelvis, concerns around ionising radiation persist, especially when scanning pregnant women. Magnetic resonance imaging...Read more
2025 18 Apr
The integration of electronic medical records (EMRs) into maternal healthcare is reshaping clinical decision-making and care delivery. Though initially developed as digital equivalents of paper records, EMRs have evolved to offer real-time decision support, streamlined workflows and improved data quality. Maternity care, which involves diverse...Read more