Publications

To date, Safer Births is the largest project on saving perinatal lives.

Nearly 100 research papers have been published related to the Safer Births projects. These papers have been published in peer- reviewed journals such as the International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, PLOS One, Pediatrics, Neonatology, Resuscitation, and BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, and a special issue of Children.

The Impact of Gasping versus Apnea on Initial Heart Rate and Response to Positive Pressure Ventilation in the Delivery Room following Interruption of Placental Blood Flow
Jørgen Linde et al.
2025
Feasibility of implementing family-integrated newborn care for hospitalised preterm and low birthweight infants in newborn care units of Ethiopia: a mixed-methods design
Znabu Hadush Kahsay et al.
2025
Practice, Experiences, and Facilitators of Simulation-Based Training During One Year of Implementation in 30 Hospitals in Tanzania
Benjamin A Kamala et al.
2025
Analysis and knowledge extraction of newborn resuscitation activities from annotation files
Mohanad Abukmeil et al.
2024
Hypothermia — Prevalence and risk factors in neonates admitted to a neonatal unit in Tanzania
Hanne Gaup Braa, Elisabeth Mathisen et al.
2024
SimBegin: an evidence-based entry-level facilitator program
May Sissel Vadla, Brynjar Foss and Kjetil Torgeirsen
2024
Detection of Time of Birth and Cord Clamping using Thermal Videos in the Delivery Room
Vilde Kolstad et al.
2024
Readiness to provide comprehensive emergency obstetric and neonatal care: a cross-sectional study in 30 health facilities in Tanzania
Dr. Damas Juma et al.
2024
Simulation-based training and data-guided feedback for neonatal resuscitation in rural Tanzania
Dr. May Sissel Vadla (MD)
2024
Real-time Ventilation Detection for Feedback and Guidance During Newborn Resuscitation
Øyvind Meinich-Bache et al.
2024
Appropriateness, timeliness and perinatal outcomes of obstetric referrals managed by caesarean section: A prospective observational cohort study
Dr. Yuda Munyaw et al.
2024
Improvements in Obstetric and Newborn Health Information Documentation following the Implementation of the Safer Births Bundle of Care at 30 Facilities in Tanzania
Benjamin Anthony Kamala et al.
2024
Skin-to-Skin Contact at Birth for Very Preterm Infants on Quality of Mother-Infant Interaction at 4 Months
Siri Lilliesköld, Karoline Lode-Kolz, Siren Rettedal et al.
2024
Effect on neonatal sepsis following immediate kangaroo mother care in a newborn intensive care unit: a post-hoc analysis of a multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled trial
Sugandha Arya, Suhail Chhabra, Richa Singhal, Archana Kumari, Nitya Wadhwa, Pratima Anand et al.
2024
Immediate skin-to-skin contact for low birth weight infants is safe in terms of cardiorespiratory stability in limited-resource settings
Agnes Linnér et al.
2024
Prevalence of bradycardia in 4876 newborns in the first minute after birth and association to resuscitation, a prospective population-based study
Siren Rettedal et al.
2024
Automatic prediction of Therapeutic Activities During Newborn Resuscitation Combining Video and Signal Data
Jarle Urdal et al.
2023
Incomplete exhalation during resuscitation – theoretical review and examples from ventilation of newborn term infants
Thomas Drevhammer et al.
2023
Use of pulse oximetry during resuscitation of 230 newborns – a video analysis
Vilde Kolstad et al.
2023
Increase in Newborns Ventilated Within the First Minute of Life and Reduced Mortality After Clinical Data-Guided Simulation Training
Vadla et al.
2023
Healthcare Workers’ Perceptions on the “SaferBirths Bundle of Care”: A Qualitative Study
Paschal Mdoe et al.
2023