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Evidence and determinants of post-abortion family planning utilization among women of reproductive age in Africa: an umbrella review Open

Doreen Kaura, Dereje Bayissa Demissie, G. Gebhardt · 2025

Background Post-abortion family planning (PAFP), ideally initiated within 48 h, is crucial for preventing unplanned pregnancies. Repeat-induced abortion remains a significant challenge to the sexual and reproductive health of women. Despit…

P-04.01 CSF1R-targeting T cell engaging bispecific antibodies for Acute Myeloid Leukemia treatment Open

Adrian Gottschlich, Thomas Alexander Janert, G Hoffmann, Johannes Sam, G. Gebhardt , et al. · 2025

Resilience in the time of crisis: A review of the maternal, perinatal and reproductive health effects of COVID-19 in South Africa Open

Sue Fawcus, G. Gebhardt, Ronelle Niit, Robert Pattinson · 2024

Background. The COVID‐19 pandemic had a profound effect on the health sector globally and in South Africa (SA). Objective. To review the effects of COVID‐19 on maternal, perinatal and reproductive health outcomes and service utilisation in…

Global health systems strengthening: <span>FIGO</span>'s strategic view on reducing maternal and newborn mortality worldwide Open

Jezid Miranda, Suellen Miller, Nikita Alfieri, André B. Lalonde, Edgar Ivan‐Ortiz , et al. · 2024

Objective To demonstrate that successful health systems strengthening (HSS) projects have addressed disparities and inequities in maternal and perinatal care in low‐income countries. Methods A comprehensive literature review covered the pe…

Audit as a tool for improving obstetric care in low- and middle-income countries Open

G. Gebhardt, L. de Waard · 2024

Maternal and/or perinatal death review or audits aim to improve the quality of health services and reduce deaths due to causes identified. A death review audit cycle identifies causes of deaths and possible modifiable factors, these can po…

Fill level measurement of low-permittivity material using an M-sequence UWB radar Open

Tim Erich Wegner, G. Gebhardt, Giovanni Del Galdo · 2023

Due to increasingly complex and automated manufacturing processes, the demands on the control parameters of these processes are also increasing. One parameter is the fill quantity of, e.g., liquids in production plants, whose precise deter…

Pulmonary oedema in the course of severe maternal outcome in South Africa: A cohort study combined with clinical audit Open

Anke Heitkamp, Evelien M. Sandberg, Ashley Moodley, Jonathan Burke, Jos van Roosmalen , et al. · 2023

Objectives To describe the incidence and outcomes of pulmonary oedema in women with severe maternal outcome during childbirth and identify possible modifiable factors through audit. Methods All women with severe maternal outcome (maternal …

The key role of examining the placenta in establishing a probable cause for stillbirth Open

Hein J. Odendaal, Robert Pattinson, Pawel Schubert, Deidré Mason, Lucy Brink , et al. · 2022

Every maternal near-miss counts: Need for a national audit in South Africa? A mixed-methods study Open

Anke Heitkamp, Jeffrey D. Suh, G. Gebhardt, Jos van Roosmalen, Lauren Murray , et al. · 2022

Background. To improve maternal health, studies of maternal morbidity are increasingly being used to evaluate the quality of maternity care, in addition to studies of mortality. While South Africa (SA) has a well-established confidential e…

Moderate to severe neonatal encephalopathy with suspected hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy in cooled term infants born in Tygerberg Academic Hospital: Characteristics of fetal monitoring and modifiable factors Open

Thao Adams, Deidré Mason, G. Gebhardt · 2022

Background. In South Africa, in babies >2 500 g, intrapartum asphyxia is the main cause of neonatal death or stillbirth in those who were alive prior to labour. In a developing population, ~60% of neonatal encephalopathy (NE) has evidenc…

Cohort profile: the Western Cape Pregnancy Exposure Registry (WCPER) Open

Emma Kalk, Alexa Heekes, Amy L. Slogrove, Florence Phelanyane, Mary‐Ann Davies , et al. · 2022

Purpose The Western Cape Pregnancy Exposure Registry (PER) was established at two public sector healthcare sentinel sites in the Western Cape province, South Africa, to provide ongoing surveillance of drug exposures in pregnancy and associ…

Fill level measurements using an M-sequence UWB radar Open

Tim Erich Wegner, G. Gebhardt, Giovanni Del Galdo · 2022

Due to increasingly complex and automated manufacturing processes, the demands on the control parameters of these processes are also increasing. In many applications, such a parameter is the fill quantity, whose precise determination is of…

The impact of COVID-19 on use of maternal and reproductive health services and maternal and perinatal mortality Open

Robert Pattinson, Sue Fawcus, G. Gebhardt, Priya Soma‐Pillay, Ronelle Niit , et al. · 2022

South Africa experienced two waves of COVID-19 infection in the financial year 2020/21. This study examines the impact of these waves on maternal and perinatal mortality and their effect on the use of and access to maternal and reproductiv…

ATTACHMENT AND ITS IMPACT OVER THREE GENERATIONS Open

G. Gebhardt, Stephanie Hoss · 2022

Functional attachment behavior at the grandparents' level correlated significantly with functional attachment behavior at the parental level, which in turn correlated with reduced mental symptoms at the child's level. The parenting style s…

Maternal mortality: near-miss events in middle-income countries, a systematic review Open

Anke Heitkamp, Anne Meulenbroek, Jos van Roosmalen, G. Gebhardt, Linda Vollmer , et al. · 2021

In several countries, adaptations of the WHO near-miss tool to the local context were suggested, possibly hampering international comparisons, but facilitating locally relevant audits to learn lessons.

Great saves or near misses? Severe maternal outcome in Metro East, South Africa: A region‐wide population‐based case‐control study Open

Anke Heitkamp, Linda Vollmer, Thomas van den Akker, G. Gebhardt, Evelien M. Sandberg , et al. · 2021

Objective To assess the incidence of severe maternal outcome (SMO), comprising maternal mortality (MM) and maternal near miss (MNM), in Metro East health district, Western Cape Province, South Africa between November 2014 and November 2015…

Bedarf an stationärer Eltern-Kind-Therapie mit Kindern bis zu sechs Jahren Open

G. Gebhardt, Milena Nestor, Verena Wörner, Helmut Vedder · 2020

New (or not so new?) lessons from maternal autopsy in Mozambique Open

G. Gebhardt · 2020

In The Lancet Global Health, Clara Menéndez and colleagues1Menéndez C Quintó L Castillo P et al.Quality of care and maternal mortality in a tertiary-level hospital in Mozambique: a retrospective study of clinicopathological discrepancies.L…

Major obstetric haemorrhage in Metro East, Cape Town, South Africa: a population-based cohort study using the maternal near-miss approach Open

Anke Heitkamp, Simcha Lot Aronson, Thomas van den Akker, Linda Vollmer, G. Gebhardt , et al. · 2020

Stillbirth risk across pregnancy by size for gestational age in Western Cape Province, South Africa: Application of the fetuses-at-risk approach using perinatal audit data Open

Tina Lavin, R C Pattinson, Lee Nedkoff, G. Gebhardt, David B. Preen · 2019

There is an increased risk of stillbirth for SGA pregnancies, specifically between 33 and 40 weeks' gestation, despite fortnightly ANC visits during this time. LGA pregnancies are at an increased risk of stillbirth after 37 weeks' gestatio…

Major obstetric haemorrhage in Metro East, Cape Town, South Africa: a population-based cohort study using the Maternal Near Miss approach Open

Anke Heitkamp, Simcha Lot Aronson, Thomas van den Akker, Linda Vollmer, G. Gebhardt , et al. · 2019

Background: Major obstetric haemorrhage is a leading cause of maternal mortality and accounts for one-third of maternal deaths in of Africa. This study aimed to assess the population-based incidence, causes, management and outcomes of majo…

Major obstetric haemorrhage in Metro East, Cape Town, South Africa: a population-based cohort study using the Maternal Near Miss approach Open

Anke Heitkamp, Simcha Lot Aronson, Thomas van den Akker, Linda Vollmer, G. Gebhardt , et al. · 2019

Background Major obstetric haemorrhage is a leading cause of maternal mortality and accounts for one-third of maternal deaths in of Africa. This study aimed to assess the population-based incidence, causes, management and outcomes of major…

Major obstetric haemorrhage in Metro East, Cape Town, South Africa: a population-based cohort study using the Maternal Near Miss approach Open

Anke Heitkamp, Simcha Lot Aronson, Thomas van den Akker, Linda Vollmer, G. Gebhardt , et al. · 2019

Background Major obstetric haemorrhage is a leading cause of maternal mortality and accounts for one-third of maternal deaths in the whole of Africa. We aimed to assess population-based incidence, causes, management and outcomes of major o…

A district‐wide population‐based descriptive study of emergency peripartum hysterectomy in a middle‐income country Open

Anke Heitkamp, Jorrit Seinstra, Thomas van den Akker, Linda Vollmer, G. Gebhardt , et al. · 2019

Objective To determine incidence, risk indicators, and outcomes of emergency peripartum hysterectomy ( EPH ) in Metro East, Cape Town, South Africa. Methods A population‐based district‐wide prospective descriptive study of EPH in public ho…

THE IMPACT OF ATTACHMENT PARAMETERS IN CHILDHOOD ON THE PERSONALITY OF ADULTS WITH MENTAL DISORDERS Open

G. Gebhardt, Ilka Dammann, Klaus Loescher, Richard von Georgi, Helmut Vedder · 2019

The low-dose alteplase treatment applied to the patients with high intracerebral haemorrhage risk had comparable efficacy and safety profile to the standard-dose regimen.

The association between preterm labour, perinatal mortality and infant death (during the first year) in Bishop Lavis, Cape Town, South Africa Open

Lucy Brink, G. Gebhardt, Deidré Mason, Coen Groenewald, H J Odendaal · 2019

Preterm birth and fetal growth restriction play significant roles in fetal, neonatal and infant losses.

Standardized outcome measures for pregnancy and childbirth, an ICHOM proposal Open

Malini A. Nijagal, Stephanie Wissig, Caleb Stowell, Elizabeth Olson, Isis Amer‐Wåhlin , et al. · 2018

‘Reds flags’ in antenatal care: Fetal movements and fetal growth Open

G. Gebhardt · 2018

Poor fetal growth in late pregnancy is a very common cause of stillbirth or fetal distress during labour. It is associated with reduced fetal movements, which can be detected by the mother antenatally. A simple management protocol is sugge…

The neurobiology of depression and the dilemma of pain treatment Open

G. Gebhardt · 2018

Pain is a known side symptom of a depressive disorder. A recent meta-analysis suggests strongly that treatment of comorbid pain in primary depressive disorders is a treatment of the depressive disorder itself. This seems to be mostly indep…

Reducing neonatal deaths in South Africa: Progress and challenges Open

Natasha Rhoda, Sithembiso Velaphi, G. Gebhardt, Shuaib Kauchali, Peter Barron · 2018

CITATION: Rhoda, N. et al. 2018. Reducing neonatal deaths in South Africa : progress and challenges. South African Medical Journal, 108(3a):s9-s16, doi:10.7196/SAMJ.2017.v108i3b.12804.

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