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Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health

  • Open Access
    Early Reflections on Mphatlalatsane, a Maternal and Neonatal Quality Improvement Initiative Implemented During COVID-19 in South Africa
    Willem Odendaal, Ameena Goga, Terusha Chetty, Helen Schneider, Yogan Pillay, Carol Marshall, Ute Feucht, Tsakane Hlongwane, Shuaib Kauchali and Manala Makua
    Global Health: Science and Practice October 2022, 10(5):e2200022; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00022

    A quality improvement initiative for maternal and neonatal health care demonstrates that a responsive intervention design and implementation approach mitigates threats to clinical services during COVID-19.

  • Open Access
    Changes in Child Undernutrition and Overweight in India From 2006 to 2021: An Ecological Analysis of 36 States
    Jithin Sam Varghese, Aashish Gupta, Rukshan Mehta, Aryeh D. Stein and Shivani A. Patel
    Global Health: Science and Practice October 2022, 10(5):e2100569; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00569

    India has historically displayed high levels of child stunting and low levels of child overweight. Despite improvements in human development indicators between 2006 and 2021, population-level reductions in child stunting have slowed and child overweight is rising faster than predicted by human development indicators.

  • Open Access
    Do Children With Congenital Zika Syndrome Have Cerebral Palsy?
    Alessandra Carvalho, Egmar Longo, Cristiana Nascimento-Carvalho, Nayara Argollo, Kátia Edni Coelho, Aline Sampaio, Carlos Brites and Rita Lucena
    Global Health: Science and Practice October 2022, 10(5):e2100575; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00575

    As researchers and practitioners, we have an important role in educating families of children with brain damage caused by Zika virus infection on how a cerebral palsy diagnosis can empower them with more information and enable better access to care and intervention services.

  • Open Access
    Maternal Service Coverage and Its Relationship To Health Information System Performance: A Linked Facility and Population-Based Survey in Ethiopia
    Abebaw Gebeyehu Worku, Hibret Alemu Tilahun, Hiwot Belay, Afrah Mohammedsanni, Naod Wendrad, Biruk Abate, Mesoud Mohammed, Mohammed Ahmed, Yakob Wondarad, Meskerem Abebaw, Wubshet Denboba, Frehiwot Mulugeta, Shemsedin Oumer and Amanuel Biru
    Global Health: Science and Practice September 2022, 10(Supplement 1):e2100688; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00688

    Coverage for most maternal services showed promising performance. Improving the health information system performance can further improve maternal service uptake and quality.

  • Open Access
    Maternal and Child Health Care Service Disruptions and Recovery in Mozambique After Cyclone Idai: An Uncontrolled Interrupted Time Series Analysis
    Quinhas Fernandes, Orvalho Augusto, Sérgio Chicumbe, Laura Anselmi, Bradley H. Wagenaar, Rosa Marlene, Sãozinha Agostinho, Sarah Gimbel, James Pfeiffer, Celso Inguane, Dorlim Moiana Uetela, Jonny Crocker, Isaías Ramiro, Benigna Matsinhe, Stélio Tembe, Naziat Carimo, Stephen Gloyd, Ivan Manhiça, Esperança Tavede, Priscilla Felimone and Kenneth Sherr
    Global Health: Science and Practice September 2022, 10(Supplement 1):e2100796; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00796

    Timely and relevant information is vital to help identify and track areas of improvement after extreme weather events and during emergencies to prioritize limited resources. Routine data can provide useful evidence of health system performance during and after natural disasters, contributing to an effective and efficient response.

  • Open Access
    Re-envisioning Kangaroo Mother Care Implementation Through a Socioecological Model: Lessons From Malawi
    Megan M. Lydon, Victoria Lwesha, Dyson Likomwa, Lydia Chimtembo, Tanya Guenther and Monica Longwe
    Global Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100727; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00727

    Successful kangaroo mother care (KMC) efforts must understand and address social norms that influence this practice. The current study offers a model for how to connect social norms analysis to specific actions to improve KMC implementation.

  • Open Access
    Coverage and Drivers to Reaching the Last Child With Vaccination in Urban Settings: A Mixed-Methods Study in Kampala, Uganda
    Carol Kamya, Faith Namugaya, Charles Opio, Paul Katamba, Emily Carnahan, Anne Katahoire, Joanita Nankabirwa, Jaffer Okiring and Peter Waiswa
    Global Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100663; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00663

    Most children in Kampala city are not fully vaccinated as the health system is not designed to suit the complex urban setting.

  • Open Access
    Maintaining Continuity of Care for Expectant Mothers in Kenya During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Study of MomCare
    Teresa De Sanctis, Mary-Ann Etiebet, Wendy Janssens, Mark H. van der Graaf, Colette van Montfort, Emma Waiyaiya and Nicole Spieker
    Global Health: Science and Practice August 2022, 10(4):e2100665; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00665

    During the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya, the MomCare platform enabled care-seeking behaviors to increase and quality of care to be maintained for expectant mothers despite social, economic, and access barriers.

  • Open Access
    Identifying the High-Risk Fetus in the Low-Risk Mother Using Fetal Doppler Screening
    Ute Feucht, Tsakane Hlongwane, Valerie Vannevel, Helen Mulol, Tanita Botha and Robert Pattinson
    Global Health: Science and Practice June 2022, 10(3):e2100692; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00692

    Continuous-wave Doppler ultrasound of the umbilical artery offers an inexpensive and scalable method of detecting undiagnosed fetal growth restriction. Using Doppler to screen low-risk pregnancies in low- and middle-income countries identifies fetuses at risk of stillbirth and, when managed appropriately, results in a step change reduction in the stillbirth rate.

  • Open Access
    Baseline Assessment of Evidence-Based Intrapartum Care Practices in Medical Schools in 3 States in India: A Mixed-Methods Study
    Kirti Iyengar, Madhu Gupta, Swarnika Pal, Kiranjit Kaur, Neena Singla, Madhur Verma, Anchal Dhiman, Rimpi Singla, Minakshi Rohilla, Vanita Suri, Neelam Aggarwal, Tarundeep Singh, Poonam Goel, N. K. Goel, Reena Pant, Kusum Lata Gaur, Hanslata Gehlot, Indra Bhati, Manoj Verma, Sudesh Agarwal, Rekha Acharya, Keerti Singh, Madhubala Chauhan, Radha Rastogi, Renu Bedi, Poornima Pancholi, Bipin Nayak, Bhavesh Modi, Kanaklata Nakum, Atul Trivedi, Shonali Aggarwal and Sangita Patel
    Global Health: Science and Practice April 2022, 10(2):e2100590; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00590

    The study findings have identified significant gaps between current intrapartum care practices and recommended national and international guidelines in the medical schools of 3 states in India.

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