Pregnancy and neonatal outcomes in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Conflict is known to impact maternal and neonatal health in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), an area of longstanding insecurity. We conducted a systematic review on pregnancy and neonatal outcomes in this region to provide a comprehensive overview of maternal and neonatal outcomes over a 20-year period.

Methods

We systematically searched databases, such as Medline, EMBASE, Global Health, ClinicalTrials.gov and the Cochrane Library, along with grey literature, for articles published between 2001 and 2021. These articles provided quantitative data on selected pregnancy and neonatal outcomes in the provinces of Ituri, Maniema and North and South Kivu, Eastern DRC. We conducted a descriptive analysis, combining results from different data sources and co

SUBMITTER: Kasonia K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11655456 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature