List of works - João Paulo Souza

A communication and information strategy in health and preparation for childbirth: a randomized cluster trial (PRENACEL)

scientific article published on 14 October 2019

A global reference for caesarean section rates (C-Model): a multicountry cross-sectional study

scientific article published on 10 August 2015

A population-based surveillance study on severe acute maternal morbidity (near-miss) and adverse perinatal outcomes in Campinas, Brazil: the Vigimoma Project

scientific article

A secondary analysis of the WHO Global Survey on Maternal and Perinatal Health for antibiotics used in vaginal deliveries

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A systematic review of the Robson classification for caesarean section: what works, doesn't work and how to improve it.

scientific article

Active management of the third stage of labour with and without controlled cord traction: a randomised, controlled, non-inferiority trial ⬇️

scientific article published on March 6, 2012

Advanced maternal age and pregnancy outcomes: a multicountry assessment.

scientific article

An emerging "maternal near-miss syndrome": narratives of women who almost died during pregnancy and childbirth.

scientific article published in June 2009

Appraisal of WHO guidelines in maternal health using the AGREE II assessment tool.

scientific article

Assimilating evidence quality at a glance using graphic display: research synthesis on labor induction

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Authors' reply re: Cervical dilatation over time is a poor predictor of severe adverse birth outcomes: a diagnostic accuracy study

scientific article published on 01 September 2018

Beyond too little, too late and too much, too soon: a pathway towards evidence-based, respectful maternity care worldwide

scientific article

COHELLP: collaborative randomized controlled trial on corticosteroids in HELLP syndrome.

scientific article

Caesarean section without medical indications is associated with an increased risk of adverse short-term maternal outcomes: the 2004-2008 WHO Global Survey on Maternal and Perinatal Health.

scientific article

Cervical dilatation over time is a poor predictor of severe adverse birth outcomes: a diagnostic accuracy study.

scientific article published on 17 April 2018

Classifications for cesarean section: a systematic review

scientific article

Clinical pharmacokinetic properties of magnesium sulphate in women with pre-eclampsia and eclampsia

scientific article

Comparison of the INTERGROWTH-21st, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and WHO fetal growth standards

scientific article published on 30 August 2018

Contribution of antepartum and intrapartum hemorrhage to the burden of maternal near miss and death in a national surveillance study.

scientific article published on 11 November 2014

Correction to: Towards a consensus definition of maternal sepsis: results of a systematic review and expert consultation.

scientific article published on 8 January 2018

Cryptococcal meningitis in HIV negative pregnant women: case report and review of literature.

scientific article

Cyclo-oxygenase (COX) inhibitors for treating preterm labour

scientific article (published 2015-06-05)

Delays in receiving obstetric care and poor maternal outcomes: results from a national multicentre cross-sectional study

scientific article

Development of criteria for identifying neonatal near-miss cases: analysis of two WHO multicountry cross-sectional studies.

scientific article published on March 2014

Dietary total antioxidant capacity during pregnancy and birth outcomes

scientific article published on 29 April 2020

Early evaluation of the 'STOP SEPSIS!' WHO Global Maternal Sepsis Awareness Campaign implemented for healthcare providers in 46 low, middle and high-income countries

scientific article published on 21 May 2020

Education and severe maternal outcomes in developing countries: a multicountry cross-sectional survey.

scientific article

Elective induction versus spontaneous labour in Latin America

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Facilitators and barriers to facility-based delivery in low- and middle-income countries: a qualitative evidence synthesis.

scientific article

Factors associated with maternal death in women admitted to an intensive care unit with severe maternal morbidity.

scientific article published in April 2009

From planning to practice: building the national network for the Surveillance of Severe Maternal Morbidity ⬇️

scientific article (publication date: 8 May 2011)

Impact of stillbirths on international comparisons of preterm birth rates: a secondary analysis of the WHO multi-country survey of Maternal and Newborn Health.

scientific article published on 20 February 2017

Incidence and outcomes of uterine rupture among women with prior caesarean section: WHO Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health.

scientific article published on 10 March 2017

Indirect causes of severe adverse maternal outcomes: a secondary analysis of the WHO Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health

scientific article published on March 2014

Intraclass correlation coefficients in the Brazilian network for surveillance of severe maternal morbidity study ⬇️

scientific article published on September 21, 2012

Macrosomia in 23 developing countries: an analysis of a multicountry, facility-based, cross-sectional survey

scientific article

Management of pregnancy at and beyond 41 completed weeks of gestation in low-risk women: a secondary analysis of two WHO multi-country surveys on maternal and newborn health.

scientific article published on 30 October 2017

Maternal Mortality: An Eco-Social Phenomenon that Calls for Systemic Action

scientific article published on 24 April 2020

Maternal and institutional characteristics associated with the administration of prophylactic antibiotics for caesarean section: a secondary analysis of the World Health Organization Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health.

scientific article published on March 2014

Maternal and perinatal outcomes among nulliparous adolescents in low- and middle-income countries: a multi-country study.

scientific article

Maternal and perinatal outcomes of twin pregnancy in 23 low- and middle-income countries.

scientific article published on August 2013

Maternal complications and perinatal mortality: findings of the World Health Organization Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health.

scientific article published on March 2014

Maternal morbidity and preterm birth in 22 low- and middle-income countries: a secondary analysis of the WHO Global Survey dataset.

scientific article published on 31 January 2014

Maternal mortality in Brazil: the need for strengthening health systems

scientific article published on October 1, 2011

Maternal near miss and maternal death in the World Health Organization's 2005 global survey on maternal and perinatal health

scientific article

Maternal near miss and predictive ability of potentially life-threatening conditions at selected maternity hospitals in Latin America

scientific article

Maternal near miss and quality of maternal health care in Baghdad, Iraq

scientific article

Maternal near-miss audits to improve quality of care

scientific article published in September 2014

Mode and timing of twin delivery and perinatal outcomes in low- and middle-income countries: a secondary analysis of the WHO Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health

scientific article published in March 2014

Neonatal near miss approach in the 2005 WHO Global Survey Brazil.

scientific article published in January 2010

Network for Surveillance of Severe Maternal Morbidity: a powerful national collaboration generating data on maternal health outcomes and care.

scientific article published on 28 September 2015

New WHO recommendations on prevention and treatment of postpartum hemorrhage.

scientific article

Newborn health research priorities beyond 2015.

scientific article published on 19 May 2014

Non-pneumatic anti-shock garment for improving maternal survival following severe postpartum haemorrhage: a systematic review

scientific article published on 31 March 2015

Obstetric transition: the pathway towards ending preventable maternal deaths

scientific article

Optimal Timing of Delivery among Low-Risk Women with Prior Caesarean Section: A Secondary Analysis of the WHO Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health

scientific article published on 11 February 2016

Outcomes of non-vertex second twins, following vertex vaginal delivery of first twin: a secondary analysis of the WHO Global Survey on maternal and perinatal health.

scientific article published on 31 January 2014

Outdoor air pollution, preterm birth, and low birth weight: analysis of the world health organization global survey on maternal and perinatal health

scientific article

PRENACEL - a mHealth messaging system to complement antenatal care: a cluster randomized trial.

scientific article published on 7 November 2017

Patient Safety in Maternity Care in Brazil: The Maternity Safety Thermometer as a Tool to Improve the Quality of Care

scientific article published on 5 May 2017

Portrayal of caesarean section in Brazilian women's magazines: 20 year review.

scientific article

Postpartum haemorrhage management, risks, and maternal outcomes: findings from the World Health Organization Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health

scientific article published on March 2014

Postpartum hemorrhage: new insights for definition and diagnosis.

scientific article published on 13 April 2018

Pre-eclampsia, eclampsia and adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes: a secondary analysis of the World Health Organization Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health

scientific article

Pregnancy and childbirth outcomes among adolescent mothers: a World Health Organization multicountry study

scientific article

Prevalence and risk factors for third- and fourth-degree perineal lacerations during vaginal delivery: a multi-country study.

scientific article published on February 2012

Prevalence of early initiation of breastfeeding and determinants of delayed initiation of breastfeeding: secondary analysis of the WHO Global Survey

scientific article published on 21 March 2017

Prioritizing WHO normative work on maternal and perinatal health: a multicountry survey.

scientific article published on 28 October 2011

Progression of the first stage of spontaneous labour: A prospective cohort study in two sub-Saharan African countries.

scientific article published on 16 January 2018

Recurrence of adverse perinatal outcomes in developing countries

scientific article published on 27 March 2013

Respectful care during childbirth in health facilities globally: a qualitative evidence synthesis.

scientific article published on 8 November 2017

Risk factors and adverse perinatal outcomes among term and preterm infants born small-for-gestational-age: secondary analyses of the WHO Multi-Country Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health

scientific article

Risk factors for spontaneous and provider-initiated preterm delivery in high and low Human Development Index countries: a secondary analysis of the World Health Organization Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health

scientific article published on March 2014

Risk factors of pre-eclampsia/eclampsia and its adverse outcomes in low- and middle-income countries: a WHO secondary analysis

scientific article

Room temperature stable carbetocin for the prevention of postpartum haemorrhage during the third stage of labour in women delivering vaginally: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

scientific article published on 17 March 2016

Searching for the definition of macrosomia through an outcome-based approach in low- and middle-income countries: a secondary analysis of the WHO Global Survey in Africa, Asia and Latin America

scientific article published on 3 December 2015

Searching for the optimal rate of medically necessary cesarean delivery.

scientific article published on 11 April 2014

Sequential organ failure assessment score for evaluating organ failure and outcome of severe maternal morbidity in obstetric intensive care

scientific article published in 2012

Severe anemia, sickle cell disease, and thalassemia as risk factors for hypertensive disorders in pregnancy in developing countries

scientific article published on 09 June 2018

Severe maternal morbidity and maternal near miss in the extremes of reproductive age: results from a national cross- sectional multicenter study

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Severe maternal morbidity due to abortion prospectively identified in a surveillance network in Brazil

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Severe maternal morbidity due to respiratory disease and impact of 2009 H1N1 influenza A pandemic in Brazil: results from a national multicenter cross-sectional study

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Subsequent reproductive outcome in women who have experienced a potentially life-threatening condition or a maternal near-miss during pregnancy ⬇️

scientific article published on January 1, 2011

The World Health Organization Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health project at a glance: the power of collaboration.

scientific article

The associations between inter-pregnancy interval and maternal and neonatal outcomes in Brazil.

scientific article published on 6 June 2007

The evolving management of the third stage of labour.

scientific article published in October 2009

The prevention of postpartum hemorrhage in the community

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The relationship between maternal education and mortality among women giving birth in health care institutions: Analysis of the cross sectional WHO Global Survey on Maternal and Perinatal Health ⬇️

scientific article published on July 29, 2011

The role of delays in severe maternal morbidity and mortality: expanding the conceptual framework.

scientific article published in June 2012

The role of infection and sepsis in the Brazilian Network for Surveillance of Severe Maternal Morbidity

scientific article published on 18 November 2015

Towards a consensus definition of maternal sepsis: results of a systematic review and expert consultation

scientific article

Twin Pregnancy and Severe Maternal Outcomes: The World Health Organization Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health.

scientific article published on 7 March 2016

Use of the Robson classification to assess caesarean section trends in 21 countries: a secondary analysis of two WHO multicountry surveys.

scientific article published on 9 April 2015

Using a Caesarean Section Classification System based on characteristics of the population as a way of monitoring obstetric practice.

scientific article

Vision 2020: on the home stretch

scientific article published in November 2014

What is the optimal rate of caesarean section at population level? A systematic review of ecologic studies

scientific article published on 21 June 2015

List of works by João Paulo Souza

A communication and information strategy in health and preparation for childbirth: a randomized cluster trial (PRENACEL)

A global reference for caesarean section rates (C-Model): a multicountry cross-sectional study

A population-based surveillance study on severe acute maternal morbidity (near-miss) and adverse perinatal outcomes in Campinas, Brazil: the Vigimoma Project

A secondary analysis of the WHO Global Survey on Maternal and Perinatal Health for antibiotics used in vaginal deliveries

A systematic review of the Robson classification for caesarean section: what works, doesn't work and how to improve it.

Active management of the third stage of labour with and without controlled cord traction: a randomised, controlled, non-inferiority trial ⬇️

Advanced maternal age and pregnancy outcomes: a multicountry assessment.

An emerging "maternal near-miss syndrome": narratives of women who almost died during pregnancy and childbirth.

Appraisal of WHO guidelines in maternal health using the AGREE II assessment tool.

Assimilating evidence quality at a glance using graphic display: research synthesis on labor induction

Authors' reply re: Cervical dilatation over time is a poor predictor of severe adverse birth outcomes: a diagnostic accuracy study

Beyond too little, too late and too much, too soon: a pathway towards evidence-based, respectful maternity care worldwide

COHELLP: collaborative randomized controlled trial on corticosteroids in HELLP syndrome.

Caesarean section without medical indications is associated with an increased risk of adverse short-term maternal outcomes: the 2004-2008 WHO Global Survey on Maternal and Perinatal Health.

Cervical dilatation over time is a poor predictor of severe adverse birth outcomes: a diagnostic accuracy study.

Classifications for cesarean section: a systematic review

Clinical pharmacokinetic properties of magnesium sulphate in women with pre-eclampsia and eclampsia

Comparison of the INTERGROWTH-21st, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and WHO fetal growth standards

Contribution of antepartum and intrapartum hemorrhage to the burden of maternal near miss and death in a national surveillance study.

Correction to: Towards a consensus definition of maternal sepsis: results of a systematic review and expert consultation.

Cryptococcal meningitis in HIV negative pregnant women: case report and review of literature.

Cyclo-oxygenase (COX) inhibitors for treating preterm labour

Delays in receiving obstetric care and poor maternal outcomes: results from a national multicentre cross-sectional study

Development of criteria for identifying neonatal near-miss cases: analysis of two WHO multicountry cross-sectional studies.

Dietary total antioxidant capacity during pregnancy and birth outcomes

Early evaluation of the 'STOP SEPSIS!' WHO Global Maternal Sepsis Awareness Campaign implemented for healthcare providers in 46 low, middle and high-income countries

Education and severe maternal outcomes in developing countries: a multicountry cross-sectional survey.

Elective induction versus spontaneous labour in Latin America

Facilitators and barriers to facility-based delivery in low- and middle-income countries: a qualitative evidence synthesis.

Factors associated with maternal death in women admitted to an intensive care unit with severe maternal morbidity.

From planning to practice: building the national network for the Surveillance of Severe Maternal Morbidity ⬇️

Impact of stillbirths on international comparisons of preterm birth rates: a secondary analysis of the WHO multi-country survey of Maternal and Newborn Health.

Incidence and outcomes of uterine rupture among women with prior caesarean section: WHO Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health.

Indirect causes of severe adverse maternal outcomes: a secondary analysis of the WHO Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health

Intraclass correlation coefficients in the Brazilian network for surveillance of severe maternal morbidity study ⬇️

Macrosomia in 23 developing countries: an analysis of a multicountry, facility-based, cross-sectional survey

Management of pregnancy at and beyond 41 completed weeks of gestation in low-risk women: a secondary analysis of two WHO multi-country surveys on maternal and newborn health.

Maternal Mortality: An Eco-Social Phenomenon that Calls for Systemic Action

Maternal and institutional characteristics associated with the administration of prophylactic antibiotics for caesarean section: a secondary analysis of the World Health Organization Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health.

Maternal and perinatal outcomes among nulliparous adolescents in low- and middle-income countries: a multi-country study.

Maternal and perinatal outcomes of twin pregnancy in 23 low- and middle-income countries.

Maternal complications and perinatal mortality: findings of the World Health Organization Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health.

Maternal morbidity and preterm birth in 22 low- and middle-income countries: a secondary analysis of the WHO Global Survey dataset.

Maternal mortality in Brazil: the need for strengthening health systems

Maternal near miss and maternal death in the World Health Organization's 2005 global survey on maternal and perinatal health

Maternal near miss and predictive ability of potentially life-threatening conditions at selected maternity hospitals in Latin America

Maternal near miss and quality of maternal health care in Baghdad, Iraq

Maternal near-miss audits to improve quality of care

Mode and timing of twin delivery and perinatal outcomes in low- and middle-income countries: a secondary analysis of the WHO Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health

Neonatal near miss approach in the 2005 WHO Global Survey Brazil.

Network for Surveillance of Severe Maternal Morbidity: a powerful national collaboration generating data on maternal health outcomes and care.

New WHO recommendations on prevention and treatment of postpartum hemorrhage.

Newborn health research priorities beyond 2015.

Non-pneumatic anti-shock garment for improving maternal survival following severe postpartum haemorrhage: a systematic review

Obstetric transition: the pathway towards ending preventable maternal deaths

Optimal Timing of Delivery among Low-Risk Women with Prior Caesarean Section: A Secondary Analysis of the WHO Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health

Outcomes of non-vertex second twins, following vertex vaginal delivery of first twin: a secondary analysis of the WHO Global Survey on maternal and perinatal health.

Outdoor air pollution, preterm birth, and low birth weight: analysis of the world health organization global survey on maternal and perinatal health

PRENACEL - a mHealth messaging system to complement antenatal care: a cluster randomized trial.

Patient Safety in Maternity Care in Brazil: The Maternity Safety Thermometer as a Tool to Improve the Quality of Care

Portrayal of caesarean section in Brazilian women's magazines: 20 year review.

Postpartum haemorrhage management, risks, and maternal outcomes: findings from the World Health Organization Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health

Postpartum hemorrhage: new insights for definition and diagnosis.

Pre-eclampsia, eclampsia and adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes: a secondary analysis of the World Health Organization Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health

Pregnancy and childbirth outcomes among adolescent mothers: a World Health Organization multicountry study

Prevalence and risk factors for third- and fourth-degree perineal lacerations during vaginal delivery: a multi-country study.

Prevalence of early initiation of breastfeeding and determinants of delayed initiation of breastfeeding: secondary analysis of the WHO Global Survey

Prioritizing WHO normative work on maternal and perinatal health: a multicountry survey.

Progression of the first stage of spontaneous labour: A prospective cohort study in two sub-Saharan African countries.

Recurrence of adverse perinatal outcomes in developing countries

Respectful care during childbirth in health facilities globally: a qualitative evidence synthesis.

Risk factors and adverse perinatal outcomes among term and preterm infants born small-for-gestational-age: secondary analyses of the WHO Multi-Country Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health

Risk factors for spontaneous and provider-initiated preterm delivery in high and low Human Development Index countries: a secondary analysis of the World Health Organization Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health

Risk factors of pre-eclampsia/eclampsia and its adverse outcomes in low- and middle-income countries: a WHO secondary analysis

Room temperature stable carbetocin for the prevention of postpartum haemorrhage during the third stage of labour in women delivering vaginally: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Searching for the definition of macrosomia through an outcome-based approach in low- and middle-income countries: a secondary analysis of the WHO Global Survey in Africa, Asia and Latin America

Searching for the optimal rate of medically necessary cesarean delivery.

Sequential organ failure assessment score for evaluating organ failure and outcome of severe maternal morbidity in obstetric intensive care

Severe anemia, sickle cell disease, and thalassemia as risk factors for hypertensive disorders in pregnancy in developing countries