Area of research
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health · General Health Professions
Research interest
Research interests include Medicine, Pregnancy, Demography, Environmental health, Obstetrics, and Population.
Global and regional causes of maternal deaths 2009–20: a WHO systematic analysis
Climate change and sexual and reproductive health and rights research in low-income and middle-income countries: a scoping review
A global analysis of the determinants of maternal health and transitions in maternal mortality
Maternal mortality in the covid-19 pandemic: findings from a rapid systematic review
Development of an international sexual and reproductive health survey instrument: results from a pilot WHO/HRP consultative Delphi process
Trends in sexual activity and demand for and use of modern contraceptive methods in 74 countries: a retrospective analysis of nationally representative surveys
Measurement of maternal functioning during pregnancy and postpartum: findings from the cross-sectional WHO pilot study in Jamaica, Kenya, and Malawi
Monitoring maternal and newborn health outcomes globally: a brief history of key events and initiatives
Global Epidemiology of Use of and Disparities in Caesarean Sections
What maternal morbidities are and what they mean for women: A thematic analysis of twenty years of qualitative research in low and lower-middle income countries
Global epidemiology of use of and disparities in caesarean sections
Ending preventable maternal mortality: phase II of a multi-step process to develop a monitoring framework, 2016–2030
A long way to go: a systematic review to assess the utilisation of sexual and reproductive health services during humanitarian crises
A framework for healthcare interventions to address maternal morbidity
A new conceptual framework for maternal morbidity
Measures matter: A scoping review of maternal and newborn indicators
Evaluating the effectiveness of sexual and reproductive health services during humanitarian crises: A systematic review
Reference ranges of the WHO Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0) score and diagnostic validity of its 12-item version in identifying altered functioning in healthy postpartum women
Standardizing the measurement of maternal morbidity: Pilot study results
Validation of the WHO Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0) 12-item tool against the 36-item version for measuring functioning and disability associated with pregnancy and history of severe maternal morbidity
The impact of hypertension, hemorrhage, and other maternal morbidities on functioning in the postpartum period as assessed by the WHODAS 2.0 36-item tool
Consequences of maternal morbidity on health-related functioning: a systematic scoping review
National, regional, and worldwide estimates of stillbirth rates in 2015, with trends from 2000: a systematic analysis
Constructing maternal morbidity – towards a standard tool to measure and monitor maternal health beyond mortality
Sexual life and dysfunction after maternal morbidity: a systematic review
Global causes of maternal death: a WHO systematic analysis
Pregnancy and childbirth outcomes among adolescent mothers: a <scp>W</scp>orld <scp>H</scp>ealth <scp>O</scp>rganization multicountry study
Obstetric transition: the pathway towards ending preventable maternal deaths
Born Too Soon: The global epidemiology of 15 million preterm births
Moving beyond essential interventions for reduction of maternal mortality (the WHO Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health): a cross-sectional study