• Fetal to Neonatal Heart Rate Transition during Normal Vaginal Deliveries: A Prospective Observational Study 

      Munyaw, Yuda; Urdal, Jarle; Ersdal, Hege Langli; Ngarina, Matilda; Moshiro, Robert Deogratias; Blacy, Ladislaus; Linde, Jørgen Erland (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Documentation of fetal to neonatal heart rate (HR) transition is limited. The aim of the current study was to describe HR changes from one hour before to one hour after normal vaginal deliveries. We conducted a prospective ...
    • Healthcare Workers’ Perceptions on the “SaferBirths Bundle of Care”: A Qualitative Study 

      Mdoe, Paschal Francis; Mduma, Estomih; Rivenes Lafontan, Sara; Ersdal, Hege Langli; Massay, Catherine; Daudi, Vickfarajaeli Zebedayo; Kayera, Damas; Mwashemela, Shally; Moshiro, Robert Deogratias; Kamala, Benjamin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background: SaferBirths Bundle of Care (SBBC) is a package of innovative clinical and training tools coupled with low-dose high-frequency simulation-based on-job training guided by local data. This bundle of care is a new ...
    • The impact of introducing ambulance and delivery fees in a rural hospital in Tanzania 

      Vossius, Corinna Elisabeth; Mduma, Estomih; Moshiro, Robert Deogratias; Mdoe, Paschal Francis; Kvaløy, Jan Terje; Kidanto, Hussein; Lyanga, Sara; Hussein, Kidanto; Ersdal, Hege Langli (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-01)
      Background Access to health care facilities is a key requirement to enhance safety for mothers and newborns during labour and delivery. Haydom Lutheran Hospital (HLH) is a regional hospital in rural Tanzania with a catchment ...
    • Neonatal Resuscitation Skill-Training Using a New Neonatal Simulator, Facilitated by Local Motivators: Two-Year Prospective Observational Study of 9000 Trainings 

      Vadla, May Sissel; Mdoe, Paschal Francis; Moshiro, Robert Deogratias; Haug, Ingunn Anda; Gomo, Øystein; Kvaløy, Jan Terje; Oftedal, Bjørg Synnøve Frøysland; Ersdal, Hege Langli (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-01)
      Globally, intrapartum-related complications account for approximately 2 million perinatal deaths annually. Adequate skills in neonatal resuscitation are required to reduce perinatal mortality. NeoNatalie Live is a newborn ...
    • Neurodevelopmental Outcome at 6 Months Following Neonatal Resuscitation in Rural Tanzania 

      Torvik, Ingrid Ask; Moshiro, Robert Deogratias; Ersdal, Hege Langli; Yeconia, Anita; Mduma, Raphael; Perlman, Jeffrey; Linde, Jørgen Erland (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Early bag-mask ventilation (BMV) administered to non-breathing neonates at birth in the presence of birth asphyxia (interruption of placental blood flow) has reduced neonatal mortality by up to 50% in low- and middle-income ...
    • Positive pressure ventilation at birth and potential pathways to newborn deaths in rural Tanzania 

      Moshiro, Robert Deogratias (PhD thesis UiS;534, Doctoral thesis, 2020-09)
      Background: There are 2.6 million neonatal deaths that occur globally each year, with more than 80% of these deaths occurring in low-income countries. In Tanzania, available estimates report that approximately 40,000 newborn ...
    • Potential causes of early death among admitted newborns in a rural Tanzanian hospital 

      Moshiro, Robert Deogratias; Perlman, Jeffrey M.; Mdoe, Paschal Francis; Hussein, Kidanto; Kvaløy, Jan Terje; Ersdal, Hege Langli (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-10)
      Background Approximately 40,000 newborns die each year in Tanzania. Regional differences in outcome are common. Reviewing current local data, as well as defining potential causal pathways leading to death are urgently ...
    • “Safer Births Bundle of Care” Implementation and Perinatal Impact at 30 Hospitals in Tanzania—Halfway Evaluation 

      Ersdal, Hege Langli; Mdoe, Paschal Francis; Mduma, Estomih; Moshiro, Robert Deogratias; Guga, Godfrey; Kvaløy, Jan Terje; Bundala, Felix; Marwa, Boniphace; Kamala, Benjamin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-01)
      Safer Births Bundle of Care (SBBC) consists of innovative clinical and training tools for improved labour care and newborn resuscitation, integrated with new strategies for continuous quality improvement. After implementation, ...