Publications

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Nonpneumatic Anti-Shock Garment 
Key Publications

Implementation project of the non-pneumatic anti-shock garment and m-communication to enhance maternal health care in rural Tanzania. Mbaruku G, Skaer Therrien M, Tillya R, Mbuyita S, Mtema Z, Kinyonge I, Godfrey R, Temu S and Miller S. (2018) Reproductive Health 15(1):177.

Barriers and Facilitators to Scaling Up the Non-Pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment for Treating Obstetric Hemorrhage: A Qualitative Study. Jordan K; Butrick E; Yamey G; Miller S. (2016) PLoS ONE 11(3): e0150739.

Cost-effectiveness of the non-pneumatic anti-shock garment (NASG): evidence from a cluster randomized controlled trial in Zambia and Zimbabwe. Downing J; El Ayadi A; Miller S; Butrick E; Mkumba G; Magwali T; Kaseba-Sata C; Kahn JG. (2015) BMC; 15:37.

Per-protocol Effect of Earlier Non-pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment Application for Obstetric Hemorrhage. El Ayadi, A; Gibbons, L; Bergel, E; Butrick, E; Huong, MT, N.Y; Mkumba, G; Kaseba, C; Magwali, T; Merialdi, M; Miller, S. (2014) IJGO; 126(1): 95–96.

Combined Analysis of the Non-pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment on Mortality from Hypovolemic Shock Secondary to Obstetric Hemorrhage. El Ayadi, A; Butrick, E; Geissler, J; Miller, S. (2013) BMC Pregnancy & Childbirth; 13(208).

Non-pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment (NASG), a First-Aid Device to Decrease Maternal Mortality from Obstetric Hemorrhage: A Cluster Randomized Trial. Miller, S; Bergel, EF; El Ayadi, A; Gibbons, L; Butrick, E; Magwali, T; Mkumba, G; Kaseba, C; My Huong, NT; Geissler, JD; Merialdi, M.(2013) PLOS ONE; 8(10): e76477.

Use of the Non-pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment (NASG) for Life-Threatening Obstetric Hemorrhage: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in Egypt and Nigeria. Sutherland, T; Downing, J; Miller, S; Bishai, DM; Butrick, E; Fathalla, MF; Mourad-Youssif, M; Ojengbede, O; Nsima, D; Kahn, JG. (2013) PLOS ONE; 8(4):e62282.

Obstetric hemorrhage and shock management: using the low technology Non-pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment in Nigerian and Egyptian tertiary care facilities. Miller, S; Fathalla, MMF; Ojengbede, OA; Camlin, C; Mourad-Youssif, M; Morhason-Bello, IO; Galadanci, H; Nsima, D; Butrick, E; al Hussaini, T; Turan, J; Meyer, C; Martin, H; Mohammed, AI (2010) BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 10.64.

A comparative study of the non-pneumatic anti-shock garment for the treatment of obstetric hemorrhage in Egypt. Miller, S; Fathalla, MM; Youssif,MM; Turan, J; Camlin,C; Al-Hussaini, TK; Butrick, E; Meyer, C. (2010) International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics. (109)1: 20-4.

A Comparative Study of the Non-pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment (NASG) for the Treatment of Obstetric Hemorrhage in Nigeria. Miller, S; Ojengbede, O; Turan, J; Morhason-Bello, IO; Martin, H; Nsima, D. (2009). International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics. (107)2: 121-5.

Use of the non-pneumatic anti-shock garment (NASG) to reduce blood loss and time to recovery from shock for women with obstetric haemorrhage in Egypt. Miller, S; Turan, JM; Dau, K; Fathalla, M; Mourad, M; Sutherland, T; Hamza, S. et al.Global Public Health Journal,2007, 2(2); 110-24.

First Aid for Obstetrical Hemorrhage: The Pilot Study of the Non-pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment (NASG) in Egypt. Miller, S; Hamza, S; Bray, E; Gipson, R; Nada, K; Fathalla, M; Mourad, M. et al. British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology,2006, 113(4): p. 424-9.

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The Non-pneumatic Anti Shock Garment (NASG) in Nigeria: the tension between research and implementation. Ojengbede OA, Butrick E,  Galadanci H,  Morhason-Bello IO,  Meyer, C, Duro-Aina T, Fabamwo A,  Miller S. (2014) In White RC (Ed.). Global Case Studies in Maternal and Child Health. Pg. 303-314. ISBN 978-0-7637-8153-3

Non-pneumatic anti-shock garment to stabilize women with hypovolemic shock secondary to obstetric hemorrhage. FIGO Safe Motherhood and Newborn Health Committee. (2014) IJGO; 128: 194-195.

Access to transport for women with hypovolemic shock differs according to weeks of pregnancy. Butrick E; Penn, A; Itakura, K; Mkumba, G; Winter, K; Amafumba, R; Miller, S. (2014) IJGO; 127(2): 171–174.

Association Between Severe Obstetric Hemorrhage and HIV Status. Curtis, M; El Ayadi, A; Mkumba, G; Butrick, E; Leech, A; Geissler, J; Miller, S. (2014) IJGO; 125(1).

2013

Comorbidities and Lack of Blood Transfusion May Negatively Affect Maternal Outcomes of Women with Obstetric Hemorrhage Treated with NASG. El Ayadi, A; Raifman, S; Jega, F; Butrick, E; Ojo, Y; Geller, S; Miller, S. (2013) PLOS ONE; 8(8): e70446.

Three chapters include information on the Non-pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment (NASG).

A Comprehensive Textbook of Postpartum Hemorrhage: An Essential Clinical Reference for Effective Management. 2nd Edition, Sapiens Publishing, London UK. Editors: S. Arulkumaran, M. Karoshi, LG Keith, AB Lalonde, C. B-Lynch. ISBN 978-0-9552282-7-8.

1) Chapter 38: Non-pneumatic Anti-Shock Garments: Clinical Trials and Results. Miller, S; Morris, JL; Fathalla, MMF; Ojengbede, O; Mourad-Youssif, M; Hensleigh, P (deceased). Pg 318-330.

2) Chapter 39: The Mechanisms of Action of the Non-pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment. Stenson, AL; Miller, S; Lester, F. Pg 331-340.

3) Chapter 67: A Community-Based Continuum of Care Model for the Prevention and Treatment of Postpartum Hemorrhage in Low Resource Settings. Kapungu, CT; Koch, A; Miller, S; Geller, SE. Pg 555-561.

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The Non-pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment:  How Applier Strength and Body Mass Index Affect External Abdominal Pressure. Stenson, A; Lester, F; Meyer, C;  Morris, JL;  Vargas, J; Miller, S (2011) Open Womens Health J;  5, 33-37.

Non-Atonic Obstetric Haemorrhage: Effectiveness of the Nonpneumatic Antishock Garment in Egypt. Fathalla, M.F.; Youssif, M.M.; Meyer, C.; Camlin, C.; Turan, J.; Butrick, E.; Miller, S. 2011 ISRN Obstet Gynecol, vol 2011 Article 179349, doi: 10.5402/2011/179349.

Impact of the Non-pneumatic Antishock Garment on pelvic blood flow in healthy postpartum women. Lester, F.; Stenson, A.; Meyer, C.; Morris, J.; Vargas, J.; Miller, S. Am J Obstet Gynecol, 2011; 204(5): 409e1-e5.

Treating Uterine Atony with the Anti-Shock garment in Egypt. Morris, J; Meyer, C; Fathalla, MF; Youssif, MM; Al-Hussaini, TK; Camlin, C; Miller, S. African Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health. 5(1):37-42 (January 2011).

Positive Effects of the Non-pneumatic Anti-shock Garment on Delays in Accessing Care for Postpartum and Postabortion Hemorrhage in Egypt and Nigeria. Turan, J; Ojengbede, O; Fathalla, M; Mourad-Youssif, M; Morhason-Bello, IO; Nsima, D; Morris, J; Butrick, E; Martin, H; Camlin, C;, Miller, S. (2011) J Womens Health 20:1. DOI: 10.1089.

Assessing the Role of the Non-Pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment in Reducing Mortality from Postpartum Hemorrhage in Nigeria. Ojengbede, OA; Morhason-Bello, IO; Galadanci, H; Meyer, C; Nsima, D; Camlin, C; Butrick, E; Miller, S (2011) Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation 71:66–72.

The Non-pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment for Postpartum Haemorrhage in Nigeria. Ojengbede, O; Galdanci, H; Morhason-Bello, IO; Nsima, D; Camlin, C; Morris, JL; Butrick, E; Meyer, C; Mohammed, AI; Miller, S (2011) Afr J Midwifery Womens Health 5(3);135-9.

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The pilot study of the non-pneumatic anti-shock garment (NASG) in women with severe obstetric hemorrhage: Combined results from Egypt and Nigeria. Miller, S; Turan, JM; Ojengbede, A; Ojengbede,O; Fathalla, M; et al. International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics,2006, 94(S3), ps43-s44.

Postpartum Hemorrhage: New Thoughts, New Approaches. (Book chapter) Miller, S & Hensleigh, P Federation of Obstetrics and Gynecology Chapter 14, Non-pneumatic Anti-shock Garment for Obstetric Hemorrhage. 2006. Editors: C. B-lynch, A. LaLonde, L. West. Sapiens Publications, UK.

2004

 

Non-UCSF Papers Including NASG
Key Publications

Impact of nonpneumatic antishock garment in the management of patients with hypoperfusion due to massive postpartum hemorrhage. Escobar M, Fernández P, Carvajal J, Burgos J, Messa A, Echavarria M, Nieto A, Montes D, Miller S, Hurtado D. (2019) J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2019 Jan 11:1-171.

Non-pneumatic anti-shock garment for improving maternal survival following severe postpartum haemorrhage: a systematic review.  Pileggi-Castro C; Nogueira-Pileggi V; Tuncalp O; Oladapo OT; Vogel JP; Souza JP. (2015) Reproductive Health; 12:28.

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WHO compendium of innovative health technologies for low-resource settings, 2011-2014: Assistive Devices, Ehealth Solutions, Medical Devices, Other Technologies, Technologies for Outbreaks. (2015) World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, ISBN: 978-92-4-150999-2.

Nonpneumatic Antishock Garment Combined with Bakri Balloon as a Nonoperative “Uterine Sandwich” for Temporization of Massive Postpartum Hemorrhage from Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation. Jelks A; Berletti M; Hamlett L; Hugin M. (2015) Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology; Volume 2015; Article ID 124157, 3 pages.

The prevention and treatment of postpartum haemorrhage: what do we know, and where do we go next? Weeks A. (2015) BJOG; 122:202–212.

 

Fistula
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2023

Ayadi, EA, Nalubwama, Miller S, Mitchell, A, Korn, A, Chen CCG, Byamugisha,…… Barageine, J, Women’s sexual activity and experiences following female genital fistula surgery, The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 2023;, qdad010, https://doi.org/10.1093/jsxmed/qdad010

Mitchell A, Nalubwama H, Barageine JK, Miller S, Korn AP, Byamugisha J, Obore S, El Ayadi  A. “…Our support is not enough”: a qualitative analysis of recommendations from informal caregivers of women with female genital fistula in Uganda. Journal of Global Health Reports. 2023;7:e2023002.

El Ayadi A…..Miller S.  et. al.  The social, economic, emotional, and physical experiences of caregivers for women with female genital fistula in Uganda: A qualitative study. Global Public Health (RGPH). doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2023.2242458

El Ayadi AM, Nalubwama H, Painter C, Kakaire O, Miller S, Barageine J, Byamugisha J, Obore S, Korn A, Harper CC. Contraceptive preferences and adoption following female genital fistula surgery in Uganda: a mixed-methods study. Reprod Health 20, 121 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-023-01663-3

Bigly R, Barageine J, Nalubwama H, Neuhaus, J, Mitchell A, Miller, S, Obore S, Byamugisha J, Korn A, El Ayadi EA. Factors associated with reintegration trajectory following female genital fistula surgery in Uganda, AJOG Global Reports, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xagr.2023.100261.

2022
2015
PPH Prevention & Management
Key Publications

Gallos I, Devall A, Martin, L…Miller,S.... (2023). Randomized Trial of Early Detection and Treatment of Postpartum Hemorrhage. New England Journal of Medicine, 389(1). DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2303966.

  • Named a notable article by the New England Journal of Medicine, Dec 2023.

Althabe, F., Therrien, M. N. S., Pingray, V., Hermida, J., Gülmezoglu, A. M., Armbruster, D., Singh, N., Guha, M., Garg, L. F., Souza, J. P., Smith, J. M., Winikoff, B., Thapa, K., Hébert, E., Liljestrand, J., Downe, S., Garcia Elorrio, E., Arulkumaran, S., Byaruhanga, E. K., … Miller, S. (2019). Postpartum hemorrhage care bundles to improve adherence to guidelines: A WHO technical consultation. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 146(3), 290–293. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.13028

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Walker D, Shin L, Santos N, Miller S, et. al.  Global research priorities for intrauterine suction and sponge tools for postpartum haemorrhage management in low- income and middle- income countries: a modified Delphi approach. BMJ Public Health 2024;2:e000113. doi:10.1136/bmjph-2023-00011

Pingray V, Williams CR, Al- beity FMA…..Miller S,  et al. Strategies for optimising early detection and obstetric first response management of postpartum haemorrhage at caesarean birth: a modified Delphi-based international expert consensus. BMJ Open 2024;0:e079713. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2023-07971

Forbes G, Akter S, Miller S, et al. Development and piloting of implementation strategies to support delivery of a clinical intervention for postpartum hemorrhage in four sub-Saharan Africa countries. Glob Health Sci Pract. 2024;12(5). https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-23-00387.

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Forbes G, Akter S, Miller S, Galandanci H, Quereshi Z, et. Al. Factors influencing postpartum haemorrhage detection and management and the implementation of a new postpartum haemorrhage care bundle (E‑MOTIVE) in Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa. Implementation Science (2023) 18:1, https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-022-01253-0

Miller S and LaLonde A.  Response to No. 431: Postpartum Hemorrhage and Hemorrhagic Shock. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada,  DOI: 10.1016/j.jogc.2023.05.003

Akter S, Forbes G, Vazquez Corona M, Miller S, Althabe F, Coomarasamy A, Gallos ID, Oladapo OT, Vogel JP, Lorencatto F, Bohren MA. Perceptions and experiences of the prevention, detection, and management of postpartum haemorrhage: a qualitative evidence synthesis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2023, Issue 11. Art. No.: CD013795.  DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD013795.pub2.

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Weeks A, Akinola OI, Amorim M, Carvalho Br, Deneux-Tharaux C, Liabsuetrakul T,  Meremikwu, Miller S, Nabham A, Nagai M, Wahabi H, Walker D.  World Health Organization Recommendation for Using Uterine Balloon Tamponade to Treat Postpartum Hemorrhage. Obstet Gynecol 2022;00:1–5, DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000004674.

Escobar MF, Nassar AH, Theron G, ….Miller S. ….et.al.  FIGO recommendations on the management of postpartum hemorrhage. 2022.  Int J Gynecol Obst. 2022; 157(Supl1)3-50. doi:10.1002/ijgo.14116

Akter S, Forbes G, Miller S.et.al  Detection and management of postpartum haemorrhage: Qualitative evidence on healthcare providers' knowledge and practices in Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa.  Frontiers in Global Womens Health. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgwh.2022.1020163

2021

Escobar, M. F., Zambrano, M. A., Ramos, I., & Miller, S. (2021). Non-surgical approaches to refractory postpartum hemorrhage. In M. F. Escobar Vidarte (Ed.), The Continuous Textbook of Women’s Medicine Series – Obstetrics Module (Vol. 13: Obstetric Emergencies). Global Library of Women’s Medicine. https://doi.org/10.3843/GLOWM.413083

 

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Respectful Maternity Care
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Beyond too little, too late and too much, too soon: a pathway towards evidence-based, respectful maternity care worldwide. Miller S; Abalos E; Chamillard M; Ciapponi A; Colaci D; Comandé D; Diaz V; Geller S; Hanson C; Langer A; Manuelli V; Millar K; Morhason-Bello I; Pileggi Castro C; Nogueira Pileggi V; Robinson N; Skaer M; Souza JP; Vogel JP; Althabe A. (2016) The Lancet 388:19-35.

The global epidemic of abuse and disrespect during childbirth: History, evidence, interventions, and FIGO’s mother-baby friendly birthing facilities initiative. Miller S; Lalonde A. (2015) Int J Gynaecol Obstet; 131 Suppl 1:S49-52.

Klein, S., Miller, S., & Thomson, F. (2004). A book for midwives: Care for pregnancy, birth, and women's health (1st ed., 5th printing). Hesperian Health Guides.

S. Miller, M. Cordero, A.L. Coleman, J. Figueroa, S. Brito-Anderson, R. Dabagh, V. Calderon, F. Cáceres, A.J. Fernandez, M. Nunez,
Quality of care in institutionalized deliveries: the paradox of the Dominican Republic, International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, Volume 82, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 89-103, ISSN 0020-7292, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0020-7292(03)00148-6.

 

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Other Maternal Health
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The FIGO Textbook of Pregnancy Hypertension: An evidence-based guide to monitoring, prevention and management. Eds. LA Magee , P von Dadelszen, W Stones, M Mathai, Global Library of Women’s Medicine, ISBN: 978-0-9927545-5-6.

1) Chapter 1:  Hypertension: Han A, Helewa M, Stones W, Nathan H, Miller S, Magee LA. pp 1-18

2) Chapter 2: Measurement of proteinuria, Cote AM, Mallapur A, Kagreri G, Ramadurg U, Bannale S, Wang L, Magee LA, Miller S, Stones W.              pp 19-32.

3)  Hypertension Care Appendices:  Han A, Helewa M, Stones W, Nathan H, Miller S, Magee LA, Cote AM, Mallapur A, Kagreri G, Ramadurg U,            Bannale S, Wang L. pp 235- 253.

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