Selected peer-reviewed publications

  • Aminu M, Phillips E, Kolanko C. The Role of Digital Competence in CME Uptake: A Short Communication. Journal of European CME. 2022 Dec 31;11(1):2019436.
  • Aminu, M., Bar-Zeev, S., White, S. et al. Understanding cause of stillbirth: a prospective observational multi-country study from sub-Saharan Africa. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 19, 470 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-019-2626-7
  • Aminu M, Mathai M, van den Broek N (2019). Application of the ICD-PM classification system to stillbirth in four sub-Saharan African countries. PLoS ONE 14(5): e0215864.
  • Kirabira VN, Aminu M, Dewez JE, et al. Prospective study to explore changes in quality of care and perinatal outcomes after implementation of perinatal death audit in Uganda. BMJ Open 2020; 10:e027504. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027504
  • A Halim, M Aminu, J Dewez, A Biswas, AKM Fazlur Rahman, NVD Broek. Stillbirth surveillance and review in rural districts in Bangladesh. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018; 18:224
  • Aminu M, Bar-Zeev S, van den Broek N. Cause of and factors associated with stillbirth: a systematic review of classification systems. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2017; 96:519–528.
  • M Aminu, B Utz, A Halim and NVD Broek. Reasons for performing a caesarean section in public hospitals in rural Bangladesh. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2014, 14:130
  • M Aminu, Regine Unkels, Bettina Utz, Mselenge Mdegela, Sunday Adaji, Nynke van den Broek. Risk Factors, Causes and Classification Systems for Stillbirths in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review. BJOG 2014; 121 (Suppl. 4): 141–153.
  • Gondwe MJ, Desmond N, Aminu M, Allen S. Resource availability and barriers to delivering quality care for newborns in hospitals in the southern region of Malawi: A multisite observational study. PLOS Global Public Health. 2022 Dec 5;2(12):e0001333.
  • Gondwe M, Desmond N, Aminu M, Allen S. Quality of stillbirth and neonatal death audit in Malawi: A descriptive observational study. Journal of Clinical Pediatrics and Neonatology. 2022 Sep 31;2(1):13-25.
  • Gondwe MJ, Joshua E, Kaliati H, Aminu M, Allen S, Desmond N. Factors impacting—stillbirth and neonatal death audit in Malawi: a qualitative study. BMC health services research. 2022 Dec;22(1):1-4.
  • M McCauley, B Madaj, S White, F Dickinson, S Bar-Zev, M Aminu, P Godia, P Mittal, S Zafar, and N van den Broek. Burden of physical, psychological and social ill-health during and after pregnancy among women in India, Pakistan, Kenya and Malawi. BMJ Glob Health. 2018; 3(3): e000625
  • Y Jolly, M Aminu, F Mgawadere, NVD Broek. “We’re 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 & Childbirth 2019; 19:42

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Contributions to influential documents

  • Making every baby count: audit and review of stillbirths and neonatal deaths. World Health Organization, Geneva, 2016.
  • M Aminu, M Mathai. Perinatal Death Surveillance & Response. Malawi National Guidelines (November 2019)

  • M Aminu, M Islam, F Mgwadere, H Smith, NVD Broek. Standards and Audit for Improving the Quality of Antenatal and Postnatal Care. The Centre for Maternal and Newborn Health, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, 2018.

  • S Adaji, M Aminu, JE Dewez, F Mgawadere, N van den Broek. Improving Quality of Care for Mothers and Babies (A practical manual for healthcare providers and managers). The Global Library of Women’s Medicine, 2016.

  • M Aminu, H Smith, H Owolabi, F Mgawadere, N van den Broek. Improving Quality of Care for Mothers and Babies – Facilitators’ Manual. Centre for Maternal and Newborn Health, LSTM, 2016.

Academic commentaries & blogs

  • Mamuda Aminu, Nynke van den Broek. Stillbirth in low- and middle-income countries: addressing the ‘silent epidemic’. International Health. 13th May 2019. Read more…

  • Mamuda Aminu. Respectful maternity care – the way forward. BMC Pregnancy & Childbirth. 15th Feb 2019. Read more…

  • Mamuda Aminu, Nynke van den Broek. The role of quality improvement in maternal and newborn health beyond 2015. The Lancet Global Health Blog, 7th Nov 2014. Read more…

  • M Aminu. Reducing neonatal mortality through skilled birth attendance. The Lancet Global Health Blog, 6th May, 2014. Read more…

  • M Aminu. Finding the cause of stillbirth in low-resource settings: time for ‘business unusual’? CMNH, LSTM Blog. 2018. Read more…

  • Mamuda Aminu. How to write an academic blog in 5 simple steps. CMNH, LSTM Blog. 2015. Read more…

MSc & PhD projects supervised

  • Perceptions of Respectful Maternal Care (RMC) Amongst Women and Healthcare Workers: A Case Study of Bwaila Hospital, Lilongwe, Malawi (MSc dissertation)
  • A Systematic Review on Approaches for Quality Improvement in Maternal and Newborn Health in Low and Middle-Income Settings (MSc dissertation)
  • Tools for Assessing Quality of Maternal and Newborn Health (MSc dissertation)
  • Use of Lean Six Sigma Methodology to Improve Quality of Maternal and Newborn Care: A Systematic Review (MSc dissertation)
  • Strengthening Integration of Monitoring and Evaluation Systems for Neonatal Care at Community, Primary and Tertiary Level Facilities in Malawi (PhD thesis)
  • Community-Based Postnatal Care for Women and Babies (PhD thesis)

Upcoming publications

  • M Aminu, M Mdegela, NVD Broek. Causes of and factors associated with stillbirth in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review update. BJOG.
  • M Aminu, F Mgawadere, F Muriithi, T Tancred, NVD Broek. Indicators to measure quality of care in maternal and newborn health: a systematic review. BMJ Global Health.
  • M Aminu, S Bar-Zeev, Sarah White, M Mathai, NVD Broek. Factors contributing to stillbirth in low- and middle-income countries. BMC Pregnancy & Childbirth.