Literature

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are one of the major causes of maternal morbidity and mortality.

Some symptoms and signs associated with this mult

This page provides a list of resources, and this will continue to grow throughout the project.

• WHO recommendations for Prevention and treatment of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia
• Website of Action on Preeclampsia Ghana, in which different resources are collected and patient information materials are available.

Selection of articles of SPOT-study investigators about hypertensive disorders of pregnancy:

• Measuring the impact of a quality improvement collaboration to decrease maternal mortality in a Ghanaian regional hospital. Srofenyoh EK, Kassebaum NJ, Goodman DM, Olufolabi AJ, Owen MD. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2016 Aug;134(2):181-5.
• Perinatal outcomes after hypertensive disorders in pregnancy in a low resource setting. Browne JL, Vissers KM, Antwi E, Srofenyoh EK, Van der Linden EL, Agyepong IA, Grobbee DE, Klipstein-Grobusch K. Trop Med Int Health. 2015 Dec;20(12):1778-86.
• Criteria-based audit of quality of care to women with severe pre-eclampsia and eclampsia in a referral hospital in Accra, Ghana. Browne JL, van Nievelt SW, Srofenyoh EK, Grobbee DE, Klipstein-Grobusch K. PLoS One. 2015 Apr 29;10(4):e0125749.
• Maternal outcomes of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana. Adu-Bonsaffoh K, Obed SA, Seffah JD.
  Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2014 Dec;127(3):238-42.
• Fetal-Not Maternal-APOL1 Genotype Associated with Risk for Preeclampsia in Those with African Ancestry. Reidy KJ, Hjorten RC, Simpson CL, Rosenberg AZ, Rosenblum SD, Kovesdy CP, Tylavsky FA, Myrie J, Ruiz BL, Haque S, Mozhui K, Nelson GW, David VA, Yang X, Suzuki M, Jacob J, Reznik SE, Kaskel FJ, Kopp JB, Winkler CA, Davis RL.
  Am J Hum Genet. 2018 Sep 6;103(3):367-376.
• Navigating with logics: Care for women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in a tertiary hospital in Ghana. Vestering A,  De Kok BC, Browne JL, Adu-Bonsaffoh K.
• Provision and experience of care among women with hypertension in pregnancy: a multi-center qualitative study in Ghana. Adu-Bonsaffoh K, Tamma E, Nwameme AU, Dako-Gyeke P, Srofenyoh EK, Ansah EK, Grobbee DE, Franx A, Browne JL.
• Maternal hypertensive mother's knowledge, attitudes and misconceptions on hypertension in pregnancy: A multi-center qualitative study in Ghana. Tamma E, Adu-Bonsaffoh K, Nwameme AU, Dako-Gyeke P, Srofenyoh EK, Browne JL.
• Women's lived experiences of preterm birth and neonatal care for premature infants at a tertiary hospital in Ghana: A qualitative study. Adu-Bonsaffoh K, Tamma E, Nwameme AU, Mocking M, Osman KA,  Browne JL.
• Health professionals' perspectives on clinical challenges in managing hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and recommendations for improving care: A multi-center qualitative study. Adu-Bonsaffoh K, Tamma E, Nwameme, Browne JL.
• Strategies to improve interpersonal communication along the continuum of maternal and newborn care: A scoping review and narrative synthesis. Olde Loohuis KM,  De Kok BC, Bruner W, Jonker A, Salia E, Tunçalp Ö, Portela A, Mehrtash H, Grobbee DE, Srofenyoh EK, Adu-Bonsaffoh K, Brown-Amoakoh H, Amoakoh-Coleman M,  Browne JL.