Kenya payout for mother made to deliver on hospital floor
Posted onImproving Health Facility Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) for Enhanced Delivery of Quality Maternal and Newborn Health Services in Kenya
Posted onWorld Water Day is an opportunity to reflect on the availability—or lack—of clean water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities in places providing maternal health care around the world. A 2015 World Health Organization rapid assessment of WASH coverage in health care facilities in 54 low- and middle-income countries found that 38% of these facilities lacked access to an improved water source, or one that is likely to be protected from outside contamination. Learn how Kenya has improved WASH conditions in select health facilities in high-burden districts…read more
Accelerating newborn survival in Ghana through a low-dose, high-frequency health worker training approach: A cluster randomized trial
Posted onMaternal mortality in Mexico, beyond millennial development objectives: An age-period-cohort model
Posted onWomen’s experiences of mistreatment during childbirth: A comparative view of home- and facility-based births in Pakistan
Posted onNew Report Explores Why Preventable Maternal Deaths Continue to Occur in the United States
Posted onThe new Report from Nine Maternal Mortality Review Committees provides critical data on maternal mortality in the United States, confirming that the majority of pregnancy-related deaths in the country are preventable. It includes in-depth insight into causes of death and racial disparities and highlights actionable prevention recommendations made by the Nine Committees…read more
Can facility delivery reduce the risk of intrapartum complications-related perinatal mortality? Findings from a cohort study
Posted onTo Address Noncommunicable Diseases and Maternal Health in Low-Resource Settings, Integrate Data at the Primary Care Level
Posted onHigh quality maternal health care requires a health workforce and health systems that adequately respond to local needs and can meet emerging challenges, such as those at the intersection of maternal health and noncommunicable diseases. Guyana’s health system structure has serious potential to evaluate and respond to these complex health issues, but decisions concerning resources and strategies require evidence-based support…read more