Using clinical cascades to measure health facilities' obstetric emergency readiness: testing the cascade model using cross-sectional facility data in East Africa.

Objectives: Globally, hundreds of women die daily from preventable pregnancy-related causes, with the greatest burden in sub-Saharan Africa. Five key emergencies-bleeding, infections, high blood pressure, delivery complications and unsafe abortions-account for nearly 75% of these obstetric deaths. Skilled clinicians with strategic supplies could prevent most deaths.

Evaluating Birth Outcomes From a Community-Based Pregnancy Support Program for Refugee Women in Georgia.

Refugee women face numerous and unique barriers to sexual and reproductive healthcare and can experience worse pregnancy-related outcomes compared with U.S.-born and other immigrant women.