Veronique Filippi DDG DISP PhD
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Veronique Filippi is a Senior Lecturer in maternal health and epidemiology, and Faculty Research Degree Director for the Faculty of EPH. She has studied political sciences, demography, and epidemiology. Her research interests include methods for measuring reproductive and maternal morbidity in developing countries; long term health, social and economic consequences of obstetric complications; learning from near-miss events in health services; and improving quality of obstetric care through audit. Most of her research is in West Africa. Until recently she was the deputy director for the DFID funded Research Programme Consortium 'Towards 4+5' on maternal and neonatal health which was focused on improving maternal, neonatal and child survival and health, the targets of Millenium Development Goals 4 and 5. Please see: http://www.towards4and5.org.uk/. Veronique is also a member of the Research Programme Consortium on "Meeting reproductive health needs for the Millenium".
Affiliation
Teaching
In addition to being the Research Degree Director for the Faculty of EPH (a position shared with Susan Filteau), Veronique organises a study unit on Current Issues in Safe motherhood and Perinatal Health. She is a member of the Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education and the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population.
Research
Her current research activities include the analysis of longitudinal studies of the health and psychosocial consequences of obstetric complications in Benin and Burkina Faso funded by WHO and Immpact; an extended follow-up of the Burkina Faso cohort to examine the impact of complications and their cost on the social and economic wellbeing of women and their families with funding from Hewlett Foundation/ESRC; calculation of the burden of ill-health associated with obstetric complication ( a CHERG activity funded by the Gates Foundation); the effectiveness of birth prepareness to improve the uptake of skilled birth attendance (funded by WHO/HRP); the impact of the removal of user fee on maternity care in African countries (EU FP7 project).
Research areas
- Maternal health
- Perinatal health
- Quality improvement
- Sexual and reproductive health
Disciplines
- Demography
- Epidemiology
Other interests
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Selected publications
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Difficulties leaving home: a cross-sectional study of delays in seeking emergency obstetric care in Herat, Afghanistan.
Hirose, A. ; Borchert, M. ; Niksear, H. ; Alkozai, A.S. ; Cox, J. ; Gardiner, J. ; Osmani, K.R. ; Filippi, V. ;
Soc Sci Med, 2011;
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Risk of psychological distress following severe obstetric complications in Benin: the role of economics, physical health and spousal abuse.
Fottrell, E.; Kanhonou, L.; Goufodji, S.; Behague, D.P.; Marshall, T.; Patel, V.; Filippi, V.;
Br J Psychiatry, 2010; 196(1):18-25
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Effects of severe obstetric complications on women's health and infant mortality in Benin.
Filippi, V.; Goufodji, S.; Sismanidis, C.; Kanhonou, L.; Fottrell, E.; Ronsmans, C.; Alihonou, E.; Patel, V.;
Trop Med Int Health, 2010;
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Health of women after severe obstetric complications in Burkina Faso: a longitudinal study.
Filippi, V.; Ganaba, R.; Baggaley, R.F.; Marshall, T.; Storeng, K.T.; Sombié, I.; Ouattara, F.; Ouedraogo, T.; Akoum, M.; Meda, N.;
Lancet, 2007; 370(9595):1329-37
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Paying the price: The cost and consequences of emergency obstetric care in Burkina Faso.
Storeng, K.T.; Baggaley, R.F.; Ganaba, R.; Ouattara, F.; Akoum, M.S.; Filippi, V.;
Soc Sci Med, 2007; 66(3):545-57
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Maternal health in poor countries: the broader context and a call for action.
Filippi, V.; Ronsmans, C.; Campbell, O.M.; Graham, W.J.; Mills, A.; Borghi, J.; Koblinsky, M.; Osrin, D.;
Lancet, 2006; 368(9546):1535-41
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How to do (or not to do) ... Obstetric audit in resource-poor settings: lessons from a multi-country project auditing 'near miss' obstetrical emergencies
Filippi, V.; Brugha, R.; Browne, E.; Gohou, V.; Bacci, A.; de Brouwere, V.; Sahel, A.; Goufodji, S.; Alihonou, E.; Ronsmans, C.
Health Policy and Planning, 2004; 19(1):57-66
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