Publications
2025
Are facility service delivery models meeting the sexual and reproductive health needs of adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa? A qualitative evidence synthesis.
Sanyang, Y., Sanyang, S., Ladur, A. N., Cham, M., Desmond, N., & Mgawadere, F. (2025). Are facility service delivery models meeting the sexual and reproductive health needs of adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa? A qualitative evidence synthesis.. BMC health services research, 25(1), 193. doi:10.1186/s12913-025-12344-1
A blended learning approach for capacity strengthening to improve the quality of integrated HIV, TB, and malaria services during antenatal and postnatal care in LMICs: a feasibility study.
Ladur, A. N., Egere, U., Ravit, M., Mgawadere, F., Murray, C., White, S. A., . . . Ameh, C. (2025). A blended learning approach for capacity strengthening to improve the quality of integrated HIV, TB, and malaria services during antenatal and postnatal care in LMICs: a feasibility study.. BMC medical education, 25(1), 35. doi:10.1186/s12909-024-06633-2
2024
Maternal Health Planning and Prioritization in Chad: Developing a supportive tool.
Krause, A., Quach, A., Betinbaye, Y., Rolande, M., Mgawadere, F., & Ameh, C. A. (2024). Maternal Health Planning and Prioritization in Chad: Developing a supportive tool.. Health policy and planning, czae120. doi:10.1093/heapol/czae120
Standards-based audit to improve quality of maternal and newborn care-A stepped-wedge cluster randomised trial in Malawi.
White, S. A., Mgawadere, F., Gopalakrishnan, S., & van den Broek, N. (2024). Standards-based audit to improve quality of maternal and newborn care-A stepped-wedge cluster randomised trial in Malawi.. PloS one, 19(9), e0310896. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0310896
2023
A multi-dimensional incomplete stepped-wedge trial design to estimate the impact of standards-based audit.
White, S. A., & Mgawadere, F. (2023). A multi-dimensional incomplete stepped-wedge trial design to estimate the impact of standards-based audit.. PloS one, 18(11), e0294352. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0294352
2021
Enablers and Barriers to Respectful Maternity Care in Low and Middle-Income Countries: A Literature Review of Qualitative Research
Mgawadere, F., & Shuaibu, U. (2021). Enablers and Barriers to Respectful Maternity Care in Low and Middle-Income Countries: A Literature Review of Qualitative Research. International Journal of Clinical Medicine, 12(05), 224-249. doi:10.4236/ijcm.2021.125021
2019
"There is no time for knowing each other": Quality of care during childbirth in a low resource setting
Mgawadere, F., Smith, H., Asfaw, A., Lambert, J., & van den Broek, N. (2019). "There is no time for knowing each other": Quality of care during childbirth in a low resource setting. MIDWIFERY, 75, 33-40. doi:10.1016/j.midw.2019.04.006
"We are the ones who should make the decision" - knowledge and understanding of the rights-based approach to maternity care among women and healthcare providers.
Jolly, Y., Aminu, M., Mgawadere, F., & van den Broek, N. (2019). "We are the ones who should make the decision" - knowledge and understanding of the rights-based approach to maternity care among women and healthcare providers.. BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 19(1), 42. doi:10.1186/s12884-019-2189-7
2017
Local to global: Working together to meet the needs of vulnerable communities.
Dressel, A., Mkandawire-Valhmu, L., Dietrich, A., Chirwa, E., Mgawadere, F., Kambalametore, S., & Kako, P. (2017). Local to global: Working together to meet the needs of vulnerable communities.. Journal of interprofessional care, 31(5), 667-669. doi:10.1080/13561820.2017.1329717
'Even when you are afraid, you stay': Provision of maternity care during the Ebola virus epidemic: A qualitative study
Jones, S., Sam, B., Bull, F., Pieh, S. B., Lambert, J., Mgawadere, F., . . . van den Broek, N. (2017). 'Even when you are afraid, you stay': Provision of maternity care during the Ebola virus epidemic: A qualitative study. MIDWIFERY, 52, 19-26. doi:10.1016/j.midw.2017.05.009
Implementing the WHO integrated tool to assess quality of care for mothers, newborns and children: results and lessons learnt from five districts in Malawi
Smith, H., Asfaw, A. G., Aung, K. M., Chikoti, L., Mgawadere, F., d'Aquino, L., & van den Broek, N. (2017). Implementing the WHO integrated tool to assess quality of care for mothers, newborns and children: results and lessons learnt from five districts in Malawi. BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH, 17. doi:10.1186/s12884-017-1461-y
Factors associated with maternal mortality in Malawi: application of the three delays model.
Mgawadere, F., Unkels, R., Kazembe, A., & van den Broek, N. (2017). Factors associated with maternal mortality in Malawi: application of the three delays model.. BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 17(1), 219. doi:10.1186/s12884-017-1406-5
Measuring maternal mortality: a systematic review of methods used to obtain estimates of the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) in low- and middle-income countries.
Mgawadere, F., Kana, T., & van den Broek, N. (2017). Measuring maternal mortality: a systematic review of methods used to obtain estimates of the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) in low- and middle-income countries.. British medical bulletin, 122(1), 1. doi:10.1093/bmb/ldx004
Measuring maternal mortality: a systematic review of methods used to obtain estimates of the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) in low-and middle-income countries
Mgawadere, F., Kana, T., & van den Broek, N. (2017). Measuring maternal mortality: a systematic review of methods used to obtain estimates of the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) in low-and middle-income countries. BRITISH MEDICAL BULLETIN, 121(1), 121-134. doi:10.1093/bmb/ldw056
2016
Measuring maternal mortality using a Reproductive Age Mortality Study (RAMOS)
Mgawadere, F., Unkels, R., Adegoke, A., & van den Broek, N. (2016). Measuring maternal mortality using a Reproductive Age Mortality Study (RAMOS). BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH, 16. doi:10.1186/s12884-016-1084-8
Assigning cause of maternal death: a comparison of findings by a facility-based review team, an expert panel using the new ICD-MM cause classification and a computer-based program (InterVA-4).
Mgawadere, F., Unkels, R., & van den Broek, N. (2016). Assigning cause of maternal death: a comparison of findings by a facility-based review team, an expert panel using the new ICD-MM cause classification and a computer-based program (InterVA-4).. BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology, 123(10), 1647-1653. doi:10.1111/1471-0528.13969
Undated
Identification of maternal deaths, cause of death and contributing factors in Mangochi District, Malawi: a RAMOS study
Mgawadere, F. (n.d.). Identification of maternal deaths, cause of death and contributing factors in Mangochi District, Malawi:a RAMOS study. (PhD Thesis, University of Liverpool).