Institutional setting and wealth gradients in cesarean delivery rates: Evidence from six developing countries
Posted onWHO urges countries to adopt First Embrace to save millions of newborns
Posted onUtilization of healthcare services in postpartum women in the Philippines who delivered at home and the effects on their health: A cross-sectional analytical study
Posted onViolence in Marawi displaces thousands of pregnant women and new mothers
Posted onAdvancing an Evidence-Based Approach to Episiotomy
Posted onEpisiotomies 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
“Freedom to go where I want”: Improving access to sexual and reproductive health for women with disabilities in the Philippines
Posted on“Freedom to go where I want”: Improving access to sexual and reproductive health for women with disabilities in the Philippines
Posted onPrenatal care and child growth and schooling in four low- and medium-income countries
Posted onMeasuring the Quality of Family Planning
Posted onIn October 2015, researchers, programmers and policymakers gathered in Bellagio, Italy to discuss strategies for improving, standardizing and simplifying the measurement of quality in family planning. The resulting papers, along with commentaries from Dominic Montagu and Kim Longfield, were published by Metrics for Management in late 2016. The papers in this series provide an opportunity to review and learn from what has already been done and work towards consensus on a more effective measurement strategy moving forward…read more