The BetterBirth Program team at Ariadne Labs and partners recently led one of the world’s largest maternal newborn health trials in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Using bedside peer-coaching of birth attendants and facility managers, along with the World Health Organization’s Safe Childbirth Checklist, researchers focused on improving birth attendants’ use of basic care practices. The results showed marked improvement in care—but no reduction in mortality rates…read more
When Home Birth Is Not a Choice
Posted onWhile advocacy efforts around home birth—typically in high-income countries—tend to center on women’s rights to choose where they will have their babies, it is important to remember that home birth is not always a choice. Particularly in low-resource settings, women sometimes deliver at home not because they want to, but because they have to…read more
Reducing early infant mortality in India: Results of a prospective cohort of pregnant women using emergency medical services
Posted onParticipation of pregnant women in a community-based nutrition program in Mumbai’s informal settlements: Effect on exclusive breastfeeding practices
Posted onPostpartum family planning integration with maternal, newborn and child health services: A cross-sectional analysis of client flow patterns in India and Kenya
Posted onExploring perceptions of group antenatal care in urban India: Results of a feasibility study
Posted onInsight Into Non-Communicable Diseases and Maternal Health Around the Globe
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Recent research published in PLOS ONE focuses on non-communicable illness during pregnancy and its impact on women and their children. Read highlights from the latest collection in partnership with the Maternal Health Task Force, “Non-Communicable Diseases and Maternal Health Around the Globe”……read more