prof. dr. J. (Jelle) Stekelenburg
Professor International Aspects of Reproductive Health, in particular Safe Motherhood
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Prof. Jelle Stekelenburg combines his job as Consultant Obs & Gyn at the Medical Centre Leeuwarden with holding a chair as Professor International Aspects of Reproductive Health, in particular Safe Motherhood, at the University of Groningen. He is the chairman of the Working Party International Safe Motherhood and Reproductive Health (www.safemotherhood.nl).
His professional drive is based on, on one hand, the observation that motherhood is still not safe for many underprivileged women all over the world, but mainly in low resource settings, and, on the other hand, acknowledgment of the right to access the best possible standard of maternal health. Large differences in outcome of pregnancy still exist between different countries, but also within countries. State parties, governments, multilateral health organisations and individual health professionals have the immediate obligation to work on the progressive realisation of the highest possible standard of reproductive, sexual and maternal health.
Prof. Stekelenburg’s activities focus on research and education. He collaborates with PhD-candidates from all over the world, aiming to design evidence-based interventions in different contexts that are effective in improving maternal and neonatal health outcome indicators. In education he takes every opportunity to teach his students about what still needs to be done to reach the aim of safe motherhood for all.
Publications
Global incidence of Caesarean deliveries on maternal request: a systematic review and meta-regression
Begum, T., Saif-Ur-Rahman, K. M., Yaqoot, F., Stekelenburg, J., Anuradha, S., Biswas, T., Doi, S. A. & Mamun, A. A., 14-Sep-2020, In : BJOG : An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Maternal near-miss surveillance, Namibia
Heemelaar, S., Josef, M., Diener, Z., Chipeio, M., Stekelenburg, J., van den Akker, T. & Mackenzie, S., 1-Aug-2020, In : Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 98, 8, p. 548-557 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Assessing Implementation of Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response in Rwanda
Tayebwa, E., Sayinzoga, F., Umunyana, J., Thapa, K., Ajayi, E., Kim, Y-M., van Dillen, J. & Stekelenburg, J., 18-Jun-2020, In : International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17, 12, 11 p., 4376.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Quality of care in prevention, detection and management of postpartum hemorrhage in hospitals in Afghanistan: an observational assessment
Ansari, N., Maruf, F., Manalai, P., Currie, S., Soroush, M. S., Amin, S. S., Higgins-Steele, A., Kim, Y. M., Stekelenburg, J., van Roosmalen, J. & Tappis, H., 2-Jun-2020, In : BMC Health Services Research. 20, 1, 9 p., 484.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Health Indicators of Pregnant Women in Tonkolili District, Rural Sierra Leone
Bussink-Voorend, D., Bussink, A. P., Falama, A. M. & Stekelenburg, J., 1-Jun-2020, In : International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17, 11, 9 p., 3918.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Press / Media
Hoe de verwaarlozing van internationale gezondheidszorg ons nu parten speelt
14/04/2020
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment › Popular
Moedersterfte moet en kan minder
24/06/2019 → 28/06/2019
2 Media contributions
Press/Media: Expert Comment › Popular
Mortality amongst mothers
24/06/2019
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities › Popular
Activities
BAC Antwerpen
Jelle Stekelenburg (Visiting researcher)9-Jul-2019Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Academic
Gondar University Hospital
Jelle Stekelenburg (Visiting researcher)9-Jun-2019 → 15-Jun-2019Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Academic
Amref AMIU Nairobi
Jelle Stekelenburg (Visiting researcher)5-May-2019 → 10-May-2019Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Academic
Prizes
Best Clinical/Surgical Abstract
Sascha F M Schulten (Recipient), Renee Detollenaere (Recipient), Jelle Stekelenburg (Recipient), Joanna IntHout (Recipient), Kirsten B. Kluivers (Recipient) & Hugo Van Eijndhoven (Recipient), 17-Oct-2019
Prize › Academic
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