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João Paulo Souza is affiliated with the Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil and has contributed extensively to the field of Medicine with a focus on maternal and child health. Their research encompasses pediatrics, perinatology, and child health, as well as obstetrics and gynecology, general health professions, public health, environmental and occupational health, and epidemiology.

Key topics covered in their research include:

  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
  • Maternal and fetal healthcare
  • Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare
  • Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Health disparities and outcomes

João Paulo Souza's recent publications include:

  • "A global analysis of the determinants of maternal health and transitions in maternal mortality," 2023, The Lancet Global Health
  • "Trends and projections of caesarean section rates: global and regional estimates," 2021, BMJ Global Health
  • "A living WHO guideline on drugs for covid-19," 2020, BMJ
  • "A living WHO guideline on drugs to prevent covid-19," 2021, BMJ
  • "Neglected medium-term and long-term consequences of labour and childbirth: a systematic analysis of the burden, recommended practices, and a way forward," 2023, The Lancet Global Health

Their frequent co-authors are:

  • Mercedes Bonet
  • José Guilherme Cecatti
  • Olufemi T. Oladapo
  • Edgardo Ábalos
  • Lívia Oliveira-Ciabati

João Paulo Souza frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • The Lancet Global Health
  • Reproductive Health
  • International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • BMJ Global Health

Best Publications

  • The Mistreatment of Women during Childbirth in Health Facilities Globally: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review

    Meghan A. Bohren;Joshua P. Vogel;Erin C. Hunter;Olha Lutsiv

  • Method of delivery and pregnancy outcomes in Asia: the WHO global survey on maternal and perinatal health 2007–08

    Pisake Lumbiganon;Malinee Laopaiboon;A Metin Gülmezoglu;João Paulo Souza

  • Beyond too little, too late and too much, too soon: a pathway towards evidence-based, respectful maternity care worldwide.

    Suellen Miller;Edgardo Abalos;Monica Chamillard;Agustin Ciapponi

  • Moving beyond essential interventions for reduction of maternal mortality (the WHO Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health): a cross-sectional study

    J.P. Souza;A.M. Gülmezoglu;J. Vogel;G. Carroli

  • Maternal near miss--towards a standard tool for monitoring quality of maternal health care.

    Lale Say;João Paulo Souza;Robert C. Pattinson

  • Pregnancy and childbirth outcomes among adolescent mothers: a World Health Organization multicountry study

    T Ganchimeg;E Ota;N Morisaki;M Laopaiboon

  • A living WHO guideline on drugs for covid-19

    Bram Rochwerg;Arnav Agarwal;Reed Ac Siemieniuk;Thomas Agoritsas

  • Facilitators and barriers to facility-based delivery in low- and middle-income countries: a qualitative evidence synthesis

    Meghan A Bohren;Meghan A Bohren;Eric C Hunter;Heather M Munthe-Kaas;João Paulo Dias de Souza

  • Trends and projections of caesarean section rates: global and regional estimates.

    Ana Pilar Betran;Jiangfeng Ye;Ann-Beth Moller;João Paulo Souza

  • Caesarean section without medical indications is associated with an increased risk of adverse short-term maternal outcomes: the 2004-2008 WHO Global Survey on Maternal and Perinatal Health

    JP Souza;AM Gülmezoglu;P Lumbiganon;M Laopaiboon

  • Use of the Robson classification to assess caesarean section trends in 21 countries: a secondary analysis of two who multicountry surveys

    Joshua P Vogel;Joshua P Vogel;Ana Pilar Betrán;Nadia Vindevoghel;João Paulo Souza

  • What is the optimal rate of caesarean section at population level? A systematic review of ecologic studies

    Ana Pilar Betran;Maria Regina Torloni;Jun Zhang;Jiangfeng Ye

  • Advanced Maternal Age and Pregnancy Outcomes: A Multicountry Assessment

    M. Laopaiboon;P. Lumbiganon;N. Intarut;R. Mori

  • Risk Factors of Pre-Eclampsia/Eclampsia and Its Adverse Outcomes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A WHO Secondary Analysis

    Ver Luanni Bilano;Erika Ota;Togoobaatar Ganchimeg;Rintaro Mori

  • Classifications for Cesarean Section: A Systematic Review

    Maria Regina Torloni;Ana Pilar Betran;Joao Paulo Souza;Mariana Widmer

  • A global reference for fetal-weight and birthweight percentiles

    Rafael T Mikolajczyk;Rafael T Mikolajczyk;Jun Zhang;Jun Zhang;Ana Pilar Betran;João Paulo Souza

  • Pre-eclampsia, eclampsia and adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes: a secondary analysis of the World Health Organization Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health

    E Abalos;C Cuesta;G Carroli;Z Qureshi

  • The Prevalence of Maternal Near Miss: A Systematic Review

    O. Tunçalp;M.J. Hindin;J.P. Souza;D. Chou

  • Macrosomia in 23 Developing Countries: An Analysis of a Multicountry, Facility-based, Cross-Sectional Survey

    A. Koyanagi;J. Zhang;A. Dagvadorj;F. Hirayama

  • The Mistreatment of Women during Childbirth in Health Facilities Globally: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review - PLoS Med - Vol. 12, 6 - p.e1001847

    Meghan A. Bohren;Joshua P. Vogel;Erin C. Hunter;Olha Lutsiv

Frequent Co-Authors

Joshua P. Vogel
Joshua P. Vogel Burnet Institute
Rintaro Mori
Rintaro Mori Osaka University
Marleen Temmerman
Marleen Temmerman Aga Khan University
Joy E Lawn
Joy E Lawn London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Michelle J. Hindin
Michelle J. Hindin Johns Hopkins University
Niranjan Kissoon
Niranjan Kissoon University of British Columbia
Ai Koyanagi
Ai Koyanagi University of Barcelona
Caroline A Crowther
Caroline A Crowther University of Auckland
Marian Knight
Marian Knight University of Oxford
Randall V. Martin
Randall V. Martin Washington University in St. Louis

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