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Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health

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    The Role of Adults in Poliovirus Transmission to Infants and Children
    T. Jacob John, Dhanya Dharmapalan, Robert Steinglass and Norbert Hirschhorn
    Global Health: Science and Practice April 2024, 12(2):e2300363; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-23-00363

    We draw attention to a neglected aspect of poliovirus transmission—the likely role of adults in sustaining transmission—which has important policy and practical implications for addressing the perplexing phenomenon of continued virus circulation.

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    Current Approaches to Following Up Women and Newborns After Discharge From Childbirth Facilities: A Scoping Review
    Maxine Pepper, Oona M.R. Campbell and Susannah L. Woodd
    Global Health: Science and Practice April 2024, 12(2):e2300377; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-23-00377

    This review found that follow-up after childbirth can be implemented using a variety of methods after discharge with high response rates in most studies and have the potential to be integrated into routine health care approaches.

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    Effectiveness of Capacity-Building and Quality Improvement Interventions to Improve Day-of-Birth Care in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
    Virgile Kikaya, Fernand Katembwe, Jacky Yabili, Marcel Mbwanya, Elana Dhuse, Patricia Gomez, Rachel Waxman, Diwakar Mohan and Hannah Tappis
    Global Health: Science and Practice February 2024, 12(1):e2300236; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-23-00236

    A low-dose, high-frequency capacity-building approach coupled with quality improvement interventions improved health care provider performance and maternal and newborn health outcomes.

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    Low-Dose Antenatal Calcium Supplementation: An Intervention Ready for Prime Time
    Stephen Hodgins and Matthews Mathai
    Global Health: Science and Practice February 2024, 12(1):e2400074; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-24-00074

    New evidence of the effectiveness of low-dose antenatal calcium supplementation for preventing preeclampsia and preterm birth provides additional protection for pregnant women and their newborns in settings where calcium intake is low.

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    Institutionalizing Innovation: From Pilot to Scale for Co-Packaged Oral Rehydration Salts and Zinc—A Case Study in Zambia
    Jane Berry, Simon Berry, Elizabeth Chizema, Bonface Fundafunda, Davidson H. Hamer, Stephen Tembo and Rohit Ramchandani
    Global Health: Science and Practice February 2024, 12(1):e2300286; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-23-00286

    A multisector partnership developed a locally contextualized and owned holistic approach to project design and implementation; this process provided a strong learning platform to take a novel yet simple lifesaving health product from trial to sustainable scale-up.

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    Understanding the Mechanisms of Change in the Supportive and Respectful Maternity Care Intervention in Sindh, Pakistan: Provider Perspectives
    Bilal Iqbal Avan, Waqas Hameed, Bushra Khan, Muhammad Asim, Sarah Saleem and Sameen Siddiqi
    Global Health: Science and Practice December 2023, 11(6):e2300216; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-23-00216

    The authors identify ways that a supportive and respectful maternity care intervention was implemented along multiple pathways–and concertedly with various health system components–to enable positive processes and behavioral change in maternity teams.

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    Harmonizing Data Visualizations on Child Health and Well-Being to Strengthen Advocacy and Monitoring Efforts
    Jennifer Harris Requejo, Kathleen Strong, Frances Aboud, Ambrose Agweyu, Sk Masum Billah, Maureen Black, Cynthia Boschi-Pinto, Sayaka Horiuchi, Zeina Jamaluddine, Marzia Lazzerini, Abdoulaye Maiga, Melinda Munos, Joanna Schellenberg, Ralf Weigel, Emma Sacks and for the Child Health Accountability Technical Advisory Group
    Global Health: Science and Practice December 2023, 11(6):e2300183; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-23-00183

    Data visualization tools on child health have improved data accessibility but caused confusion over indicator data sources and which tools to use for specific purposes. We propose principles for generating future tools that can effectively trigger action and accountability for children everywhere.

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    Advocacy for Better Integration and Use of Child Health Indicators for Global Monitoring
    Kathleen Strong, Jennifer Harris Requejo, Sk Masum Billah, Joanna Schellenberg, Melinda Munos, Marzia Lazzerini, Ambrose Agweyu, Cynthia Boschi-Pinto, Sayaka Horiuchi, Abdoulaye Maiga, Ralf Weigel, Zeina Jamaluddine, Maureen Black, Frances Aboud and Emma Sacks
    Global Health: Science and Practice December 2023, 11(6):e2300181; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-23-00181

    Making better use of harmonized indicators to monitor child health and well-being at the global level will avoid duplicative monitoring and evaluation exercises, improve evidence-based programming, and preserve resources that can be used to improve the quality of national data collection platforms.

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    Rehabilitation Practices Delivered by Physical and Occupational Therapists to Brazilian Children With Congenital Zika Syndrome: A Cross-Sectional Study
    Kennea Martins Almeida Ayupe, Ianka Maria Bezerra Cunha Dias, Ana Paula Martins Cazeiro, Ana Carolina de Campos and Egmar Longo
    Global Health: Science and Practice December 2023, 11(6):e2300219; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-23-00219

    This study highlighted that professional training and knowledge translation strategies are needed to implement evidence-based practices and improve the quality of physical and occupational therapy programs for Brazilian children with congenital Zika syndrome.

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    Strengthening the Diagnosis and Treatment of Malnutrition Through Increased Nurse Involvement: A Quality Improvement Project From Pediatric Wards in Mozambique
    Delfina Moçambique, Andreas Schindele, Osvaldo Loquiha, Sónia Martins, Monica Sequene, Amir Seni, Eugénia Macassa, Lara Samuel, Custódio Mondlane, Alex Vilanculo, Matias Epifanio and W. Chris Buck
    Global Health: Science and Practice December 2023, 11(6):e2300094; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-23-00094

    This study shows how increased nurse engagement combined with quality improvement methods may lead to important accomplishments in diagnosing and caring for malnourished children in pediatric wards in Mozambique.

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