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
Effectiveness of a quality improvement intervention to increase adherence to key practices during female sterilization services in Chhattisgarh and Odisha states of India
Srivastava, A., Chhibber, G., Bhatnagar, N., Nash-Mercado, A., Samal, J., Trivedi, B., Srivastava, V., Rawlins, B., Yadav, V., Sood, B., Biesma, R., Kim, Y-M. & Stekelenburg, J., 23-Dec-2020, In : PLoS ONE. 15, 12 December, p. e0244088 17 p., e0244088.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Introduction of Criterion-Based Audit of Postpartum Hemorrhage in a University Hospital in Eastern Ethiopia: Implementation and Considerations
Tura, A. K., Aboul-Ela, Y., Fage, S. G., Ahmed, S. S., Scherjon, S., van Roosmalen, J., Stekelenburg, J., Zwart, J. & van den Akker, T., 11-Dec-2020, In : International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17, 24, p. 1-11 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Mental Health and Quality of Life of Women One Year after Maternal Near-Miss in Low and Middle-Income Countries: The Case of Zanzibar, Tanzania
Alemu, S., Herklots, T., Almansa, J., Mbarouk, S., Sulkers, E., Stekelenburg, J., de Zeeuw, J., Jacod, B. & Biesma, R., Dec-2020, In : International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17, 23, p. 1-13 13 p., 9034.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Beyond severe acute maternal morbidity: a mixed-methods study on the long-term consequences of (severe pre-)eclampsia in rural Tanzania
Mooij, R., Kapanga, R. R., Mwampagatwa, I. H., Mgalega, G. C., van Dillen, J., Stekelenburg, J. & de Kok, B. C., 27-Nov-2020, In : Tropical Medicine & International Health. 1, p. 33-44 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Patterns and determinants of modern contraceptive discontinuation among women of reproductive age: Analysis of Kenya Demographic Health Surveys, 2003-2014
Ontiri, S., Were, V., Kabue, M., Biesma-Blanco, R. & Stekelenburg, J., Nov-2020, In : PLoS ONE. 15, 11, p. e0241605Research 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
Caesarean section: from unmet need to global epidemic
Jelle Stekelenburg (Speaker)
12-Dec-2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Academic
VCMS Nederland Master academy
Jelle Stekelenburg (Invited speaker)
12-Dec-2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference › Academic
Life Saving Skills in Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care training
Jelle Stekelenburg (Speaker)
13-Nov-2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Professional
Prizes
Best Clinical/Surgical Abstract
Sascha F M Schulten (Recipient), Renee Detollenaere (Recipient), Stekelenburg, Jelle (Recipient), Joanna IntHout (Recipient), Kirsten B. Kluivers (Recipient) & Hugo Van Eijndhoven (Recipient), 17-Oct-2019
Prize › Academic
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