Can a Human Centered Design Approach to Group Antenatal Care Improve Women’s Pregnancy and Birth Experiences?
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Posted onPregnancy Clubs: Group Antenatal Care in Uganda and Kenya
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Beginning in 2016, Management Sciences for Health began testing the group antenatal care (ANC) model, called Pregnancy Clubs, in eastern Uganda; and later in 2017, the model was adapted for western Kenya. The ANC service design reflects many elements of the “generic model” put forward by J. Sharma et al…read more
Why Gender Inequities Must Be Addressed to Improve Maternal Health Care
Posted onWhile some work has been done to develop gender-integrated interventions to improve the health of mothers and babies, there are still unexplored or unanswered questions about the relationship between gender and maternal health. A recent paper explored how gender dynamics—particularly gendered power relations—impact maternal health care access and utilization in eastern Uganda…read more