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Advancing an Evidence-Based Approach to Episiotomy

Posted on May 30, 2017May 30, 2017

By: Sarah Hodin, MPH, CD(DONA), LCCE, National Senior Manager of Maternal Newborn Health Programs, Steward Health Care

Episiotomies have long been a topic of debate among clinicians, researchers and advocates. Over the past two decades, a growing body of literature and increased advocacy efforts have led to a general consensus that episiotomy should not be conducted as a standard practice. Nevertheless, in many parts of the world, the majority of women still undergo episiotomy during childbirth…read more

CATEGORIESCATEGORIES: Quality of Maternal Health Care
TOPICSTOPICS: Education Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care Facility-based Births Health Systems Human Resources for Health Inequities & Inequalities Intrapartum Care Monitoring & Evaluation Obstructed & Prolonged Labor Policy & Advocacy Quality of Care Respectful Maternity Care Social Determinants
GEOGRAPHIESGEOGRAPHIES: China Indonesia Iran Latin America & Caribbean Malaysia Oman Philippines Thailand Tibet United States

UNICEF

Posted on November 30, 2016June 30, 2017
TOPICSTOPICS: Adolescent Health Commodities Education Gender-based Violence HIV & AIDS Inequities & Inequalities Newborn Health Nutrition Social Determinants
GEOGRAPHIESGEOGRAPHIES: Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil British Virgin Islands Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo-Brazzaville Cook Islands Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Czech Republic Democratic Republic of Congo Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatrorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Marshall Islands Mauritania Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Palestine Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tokelau Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

Gestational weight gain standards based on women enrolled in the Fetal Growth Longitudinal Study of the INTERGROWTH-21st Project: A prospective longitudinal cohort study

Posted on February 29, 2016June 15, 2017
CATEGORIESCATEGORIES: Open Access Research
TOPICSTOPICS: Antenatal Care Nutrition
GEOGRAPHIESGEOGRAPHIES: Brazil China India Italy Kenya Oman United Kingdom United States

Developing Universally-applicable Growth Standards: Emerging Findings on the First 1,000 Days of Life From the INTERGROWTH-21st Project

Posted on September 17, 2013February 2, 2017

By: Alison Chatfield, Project Manager, Maternal Health Task Force, Women and Health Initiative

CATEGORIESCATEGORIES: Maternal Health
TOPICSTOPICS: Newborn Health Quality of Care
GEOGRAPHIESGEOGRAPHIES: Brazil China India Italy Kenya Oman United Kingdom United States

Implementation of the INTERGROWTH-21st Project in Oman

Posted on September 12, 2013
CATEGORIESCATEGORIES: Open Access Research
TOPICSTOPICS: Antenatal Care Newborn Health
GEOGRAPHIESGEOGRAPHIES: Oman
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