Frequency and predictors of anxiety and depression among pregnant women attending tertiary healthcare institutes of Quetta City, Pakistan
Posted onNot ready for primetime: Challenges of antenatal ultrasound in low- and middle-income country settings
Posted onA Pre-Discharge Checklist for Improving Facility-Based Postnatal Care for Mothers and Newborns
Posted onGlobally, 45% of postpartum maternal deaths occur on the day of birth, and 66% take place during the first week after birth. A new postnatal care pre-discharge checklist and poster developed by USAID’s flagship Maternal and Child Survival Program advance high-quality, evidence-based postnatal care practices to improve care during this critical period…read more
2017 Safe Mothers and Newborns Leadership Workshop
Posted onNext week, 47 participants representing 27 countries and a faculty of experts in maternal and newborn health from around the world will gather in Nairobi, Kenya for the third Safe Mothers and Newborns Leadership Workshop. The goal of the workshop is to increase the capacity and leadership skills of current and emerging leaders in the field of reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health from high burden countries…read more
Prevalence and determinants of unintended pregnancies amongst women attending antenatal clinics in Pakistan
Posted onMaternal near miss in low-resource areas
Posted onLearning from failure? Political expediency, evidence, and inaction in global maternal health
Posted onFrequency and evaluation of the perceptions towards caesarean section among pregnant women attending public hospitals in Pakistan and the implications
Posted onDiabetes in Pregnancy: A Neglected Cause of Maternal Mortality
Posted onDiabetes in pregnancy is on the rise globally, currently affecting roughly 14 million women every year. As with most problems related to pregnancy complications, diabetes in pregnancy is more prevalent in low- and middle-income countries, which account for 88% of cases worldwide. Yet the countries where diabetes in pregnancy is most prevalent are the least likely to offer routine screening and treatment…read more