ArticleBMC pregnancy and childbirth2020
The WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist implementation: impact on the prescription of magnesium sulphate through a one-year longitudinal study.
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- Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in low- and middle-income countries: a review of antenatal interventions to improve maternal outcomes.Frontiers in global women's health · 2026Pooled it
- Impact of the WHO safe childbirth checklist on birth attendant behavior and maternal-newborn outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2025Pooled it
- Global under- and overprescribing of drugs-a scoping review.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2026Review
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- Barriers to implementing the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist in maternity hospitals, Brazil.Revista de saude publica · 2025Article
- The WHO safe childbirth checklist after 5 years: future directions for improving outcomes.The Lancet. Global health · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundPreeclampsia is a relatively frequent condition during pregnancy and childbirth. The administration of magnesium sulphate as a prophylactic and treatment measure is an evidence-based practice for eclampsia; however, it is not consistently used, compromising the health of pregnant women. This study aimed to assess compliance with recommendations of the International Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy (ISSHP) for the use of MgSO
methodsThis quasi-experimental study was conducted between July 2015 and July 2016 at a third-level maternity hospital in northeastern Brazil, where the SCC was implemented. Compliance (underuse and overuse of MgSO
resultsThe incidence of preeclampsia was 39.9% (287/720). Among these, 64.8% (186/287) had severe signs or symptoms and needed MgSO
conclusionsCompliance with recommendations for the use of MgSO
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