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Kwame Adu-Bonsaffoh

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CollegeCOLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
School / InstituteUNIV. OF GHANA MEDICAL SCHOOL
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY
Maternal-fetal medicineReproductive PhysiologyClinical Epidemiology
Publications

142

Citations

3,251

H-index

27

i10-index

58

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
22.9
Most cited paper
760
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 08:22
Publications

142 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
How women are treated during facility-based childbirth in four countries: a cross-sectional study with labour observations and community-based surveys
MA Bohren, H Mehrtash, B Fawole, TM Maung, MD Balde, E Maya, ...
2019 The Lancet 394 (10210), 1750-1763, 2019 Health Sciences 760
Assessment of maternal near‐miss and quality of care in a hospital‐based study in Accra, Ghana
Ö Tunçalp, MJ Hindin, K Adu‐Bonsaffoh, RM Adanu
2013 International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 123 (1), 58-63, 2013 Health Sciences 149
Methodological development of tools to measure how women are treated during facility-based childbirth in four countries: labor observation and community survey
MA Bohren, JP Vogel, B Fawole, ET Maya, TM Maung, MD Baldé, ...
2018 BMC medical research methodology 18 (1), 132, 2018 Health Sciences 147
Perinatal outcomes of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy at a tertiary hospital in Ghana
K Adu-Bonsaffoh, MY Ntumy, SA Obed, JD Seffah
2017 BMC pregnancy and childbirth 17 (1), 388, 2017 Health Sciences 137
Women’s perspectives of mistreatment during childbirth at health facilities in Ghana: findings from a qualitative study
ET Maya, K Adu-Bonsaffoh, P Dako-Gyeke, C Badzi, JP Vogel, ...
2018 Reproductive health matters 26 (53), 70-87, 2018 Health Sciences 132
Maternal deaths attributable to hypertensive disorders in a tertiary hospital in Ghana
K Adu‐Bonsaffoh, SA Oppong, G Binlinla, SA Obed
2013 International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 123 (2), 110-113, 2013 Health Sciences 108
Listening to women’s voices: the quality of care of women experiencing severe maternal morbidity, in Accra, Ghana
Ö Tunçalp, MJ Hindin, K Adu-Bonsaffoh, R Adanu
2012 Public Library of Science 7 (8), e44536, 2012 Health Sciences 102
How women are treated during facility-based childbirth: development and validation of measurement tools in four countries–phase 1 formative research study protocol
JP Vogel, MA Bohren, Ö Tunçalp, OT Oladapo, RM Adanu, MD Baldé, ...
2015 Reproductive health 12 (1), 60, 2015 Health Sciences 100
Maternal outcomes of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana
K Adu‐Bonsaffoh, SA Obed, JD Seffah
2014 International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 127 (3), 238-242, 2014 Health Sciences 85
Evidence-based interventions to reduce mortality among preterm and low-birthweight neonates in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis
MY Kleinhout, MM Stevens, KA Osman, K Adu-Bonsaffoh, F Groenendaal, ...
2021 BMJ global health 6 (2), e003618, 2021 Health Sciences 82
Labour companionship and women’s experiences of mistreatment during childbirth: results from a multi-country community-based survey
MD Balde, K Nasiri, H Mehrtash, AM Soumah, MA Bohren, TA Irinyenikan, ...
2020 BMJ global health 5 (Suppl 2), 2020 Health Sciences 80
Household fuel use and adverse pregnancy outcomes in a Ghanaian cohort study
E Weber, K Adu-Bonsaffoh, R Vermeulen, K Klipstein-Grobusch, ...
2020 Reproductive health 17 (1), 29, 2020 Health Sciences 74
Determinants and outcomes of preterm births at a tertiary hospital in Ghana
K Adu-Bonsaffoh, C Gyamfi-Bannerman, SA Oppong, JD Seffah
2019 Placenta 79, 62-67, 2019 Health Sciences 70
Effectiveness of care bundles for prevention and treatment of postpartum hemorrhage: a systematic review
PDJP Vogel, BAJ Ramson, PDMS De Silva, PDMD Pham, MPHS Sultana, ...
2024 American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 231 (1), 67-91, 2024 Health Sciences 69
Vaginal birth after a previous caesarean section: current trends and outlook in Ghana
JD Seffah, K Adu-Bonsaffoh
2014 Journal of the West African College of surgeons 4 (2), 1, 2014 Health Sciences 50
Measuring coverage in MNCH: Validating women’s self-report of emergency cesarean sections in Ghana and the Dominican Republic
Ö Tunçalp, C Stanton, A Castro, R Adanu, M Heymann, K Adu-Bonsaffoh, ...
2013 PLoS One 8 (5), e60761, 2013 Health Sciences 48
The first 2 h after birth: prevalence and factors associated with neonatal care practices from a multicountry, facility-based, observational study
E Sacks, H Mehrtash, M Bohren, MD Balde, JP Vogel, K Adu-Bonsaffoh, ...
2021 The Lancet Global Health 9 (1), e72-e80, 2021 Health Sciences 47
Histopathological lesions and exposure to Plasmodium falciparum infections in the placenta increases the risk of preeclampsia among pregnant women
D Obiri, IJ Erskine, D Oduro, KA Kusi, J Amponsah, BA Gyan, ...
2020 Scientific Reports 10 (1), 8280, 2020 Health Sciences 46
Endothelial dysfunction in the pathogenesis of pre-eclampsia in Ghanaian women
K Adu-Bonsaffoh, DA Antwi, B Gyan, SA Obed
2017 BMC physiology 17 (1), 5, 2017 Health Sciences 46
Nitric oxide dysregulation in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia among Ghanaian women
K Adu-Bonsaffoh, DA Antwi, SA Obed, B Gyan
2015 Integrated Blood Pressure Control, 1-6, 2015 Health Sciences 39
Prevalence of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Ghana
JD Seffah, K Adu‐Bonsaffoh, M Ntumy, SA Obed
2017 Journal of Gynecology & Neonatal Biology 3 (2), 1-6, 2017 Health Sciences 37
Maternal near-miss and mortality associated with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy remote from term: a multicenter observational study in Ghana
KCE Drechsel, K Adu-Bonsaffoh, KMO Loohuis, EK Srofenyoh, D Boateng, ...
2022 AJOG Global Reports 2 (2), 100045, 2022 Health Sciences 32
Strategies to improve interpersonal communication along the continuum of maternal and newborn care: A scoping review and narrative synthesis
KM Olde Loohuis, BC de Kok, W Bruner, A Jonker, E Salia, Ö Tunçalp, ...
2023 PLOS global public health 3 (10), e0002449, 2023 Health Sciences 31
Health workers’ and hospital administrators’ perspectives on mistreatment of women during facility-based childbirth: a multicenter qualitative study in Ghana
K Adu-Bonsaffoh, E Tamma, E Maya, JP Vogel, Ö Tunçalp, MA Bohren
2022 Reproductive Health 19 (1), 82, 2022 Health Sciences 31
Mistreatment of women during childbirth and postpartum depression: secondary analysis of WHO community survey across four countries
C Guure, PA Aviisah, K Adu-Bonsaffoh, H Mehrtash, AK Aderoba, ...
2023 BMJ global health 8 (8), e011705, 2023 Health Sciences 30