[HTML][HTML] Birth-preparedness for maternal health: findings from Koupéla district, Burkina Faso

AC Moran, G Sangli, R Dineen, B Rawlins… - Journal of health …, 2006 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Maternal mortality is a global burden, with more than 500,000 women dying each year due
to pregnancy and childbirth-related complications. Birth-preparedness and complication …

[HTML][HTML] Count every newborn; a measurement improvement roadmap for coverage data

…, AM Gülmezoglu, JP Vogel, B Rawlins… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2015 - Springer
Background The Every Newborn Action Plan (ENAP), launched in 2014, aims to end preventable
newborn deaths and stillbirths, with national targets of ≤12 neonatal deaths per 1000 …

[HTML][HTML] Measuring coverage in MNCH: testing the validity of women's self-report of key maternal and newborn health interventions during the peripartum period in …

CK Stanton, B Rawlins, M Drake, M Dos Anjos… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background As low-income countries strive to meet targets for Millennium Development
Goals 4 and 5, there is growing need to track coverage and quality of high-impact peripartum …

[HTML][HTML] Newborn care practices at home and in health facilities in 4 regions of Ethiopia

…, M Tholandi, J de Graft-Johnson, E Daniel, B Rawlins… - BMC pediatrics, 2013 - Springer
Background Ethiopia is one of the ten countries with the highest number of neonatal deaths
globally, and only 1 in 10 women deliver with a skilled attendant. Promotion of essential …

[HTML][HTML] A common monitoring framework for ending preventable maternal mortality, 2015–2030: phase I of a multi-step process

…, SL Dalglish, K Hill, K Ramsey, B Rawlins… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2016 - Springer
Background While global maternal mortality declined 44 % between 1990 and 2015, the
majority of countries fell short of attaining Millennium Development Goal targets. The …

[HTML][HTML] Preventing malaria in pregnancy through community-directed interventions: evidence from Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

…, BC Orji, W Brieger, G Ishola, ED Otolorin, B Rawlins… - Malaria journal, 2011 - Springer
Background Despite massive anti-malaria campaigns across the subcontinent, effective
access to intermittent preventive treatment (IPTp) and insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) among …

[HTML][HTML] Implementing facility-based kangaroo mother care services: lessons from a multi-country study in Africa

…, B Mukarugwiro, F Ngabo, B Rawlins… - BMC health services …, 2014 - Springer
Background Some countries have undertaken programs that included scaling up kangaroo
mother care. The aim of this study was to systematically evaluate the implementation status …

Cross-sectional observational assessment of quality of newborn care immediately after birth in health facilities across six sub-Saharan African countries

J de Graft-Johnson, L Vesel, HE Rosen, B Rawlins… - BMJ open, 2017 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To present information on the quality of newborn care services and health facility
readiness to provide newborn care in 6 African countries, and to advocate for the …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of the validity of the measurement of newborn and maternal health-care coverage in hospitals (EN-BIRTH): an observational study

…, A Amouzou, JI Sæbø, M Mathai, B Rawlins… - The Lancet Global …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Progress in reducing maternal and neonatal deaths and stillbirths is impeded
by data gaps, especially regarding coverage and quality of care in hospitals. We aimed to …

[HTML][HTML] Screening and management of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia in antenatal and labor and delivery services: findings from cross-sectional observation studies in …

B Rawlins, M Plotkin, JP Rakotovao… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2018 - Springer
Background Preeclampsia and eclampsia (PE/E) are major contributors to maternal and
neonatal deaths in developing countries, associated with 10–15% of direct maternal deaths and …