BMC pregnancy and childbirthEthiopiaHumansFemalePregnancyMaternal Mortality
Lessons learned from applying a "Rapid Maternal Death Surveillance and Response" tool in conflict-affected Tigray, Ethiopia.
Benjamin Black, Noortje Rijnberg, Kibrom Solomon, Desta Kahsay, Mehari Gebru, Berhane Fseha Teklehaimanot, Solomon Hintsa, Caren Asilwa, Maura Daly, Crystal Van Leeuwen, Ruth Kauffman, Hanna Majanen, Anne Marie Morales, Alan De Lima Pereira, Monique Pereboom
Published: 202510.1186/s12884-025-08182-y
Abstract
Open AccessWomen in humanitarian settings face high maternal mortality, yet Maternal Death Surveillance and Response (MDSR) systems are lacking. Medical teams in Tigray, Ethiopia, designed and piloted a rapid MDSR tool. The tool identified actions to improve maternity care within the humanitarian response. Adapted MDSR tools may be beneficial in humanitarian crises however further research is required.