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Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 21, 2015 Background: Antenatal care (ANC) is critical for improving reproductive health and ending preventable maternal deaths. WHO recommends that pregnant women complete at least…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 21, 2015 Background: Drawing from programs that have improved maternal and neonatal outcomes, we designed a group antenatal care (ANC) program that creates social support and…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 21, 2015 Background: Many previous studies have examined growing rich-poor gap in use of maternity services in Southeast Asia. Hence, the public health interventions in the region…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Background: Post-partum depression is a common complication of women after childbirth. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of and factors associated…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Nepal is one of the countries on track for achieving the Millennium Development Goal 5 for reducing maternal mortality by 80 percent by 2015. As acknowledged by the White…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Background: Calcium consumption during pregnancy reduces the incidence of pre-eclampsia/eclampsia among women with low calcium intake. Nepal implemented a pilot program to…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015 Background: There is growing realization that implementation research in realistic field settings is at least as important as the rigorous randomized controlled trials…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015 Background: Socio-economic health inequalities are substantial in most countries. Little is known about what works to remedy this. Trials in Asia and Africa have shown a…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015 Background: This study assessed early breastfeeding practices of mothers discharged from health facilities after delivery, and their exposure to promotions for breast-milk…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015 Background: Despite improvements in the last two decades in ANC and PNC, the rate of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) in Nepal has declined since 1996 (from 74% to 70%). Other…