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Open AccessPrioritization of maternal and newborn health policies and their implementation in the eastern conflict affected areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo: a political economy analysis
Maternal and neonatal mortality remains a major concern in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and the country’s protracted crisis context exacerbates the problem. This political economy analysis examines ...
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Open AccessA feasibility study to assess non-clinical community health workers’ capacity to use simplified protocols and tools to treat severe acute malnutrition in Niger state Nigeria
Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is a major determinant of childhood mortality and morbidity. Although integrated community case management (iCCM) of childhood illnesses is a strategy for increasing access to l...
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Open AccessAdapting acute malnutrition treatment protocols in emergency contexts: a qualitative study of national decision-making
Each year, an estimated 17 million children suffer from severe acute malnutrition (SAM) and 33 million from moderate acute malnutrition (MAM), with many of the most severe cases found in extremely food insecur...
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Open AccessObstetric ultrasound use in low and middle income countries: a narrative review
Although growing, evidence on the impact, access, utility, effectiveness, and cost-benefit of obstetric ultrasound in resource-constrained settings is still somewhat limited. Hence, questions around the purpos...
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Open AccessMeasuring productivity and its relationship to community health worker performance in Uganda: a cross-sectional study
To explore the nature of the relationship between and factors associated with productivity and performance among the community health volunteer (CHV) cadre (Village Health Teams, VHT) in Busia District, Easter...
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Open AccessPerceptions, careseeking, and experiences pertaining to non-cephalic births in rural Sarlahi District, Nepal: a qualitative study
In low-resource settings, a significant proportion of fetal, neonatal, and maternal deaths can be attributed to intrapartum-related complications. Certain risk factors, such as non-cephalic presentation, have ...
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Open AccessA systematic review of community-to-facility neonatal referral completion rates in Africa and Asia
An estimated 2.8 million neonatal deaths occur annually worldwide. The vulnerability of newborns makes the timeliness of seeking and receiving care critical for neonatal survival and prevention of long-term se...
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Open AccessWhere is the gap?: the contribution of disparities within develo** countries to global inequalities in under-five mortality
Global health equity strategists have previously focused much on differences across countries. At first glance, the global health gap appears to result primarily from disparities between the develo** and dev...
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Open AccessIntrapartum-related neonatal encephalopathy incidence and impairment at regional and global levels for 2010 with trends from 1990
Intrapartum hypoxic events (“birth asphyxia”) may result in stillbirth, neonatal or postneonatal mortality, and impairment. Systematic morbidity estimates for the burden of impairment outcomes are currently li...
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Open AccessResidual confounding explains the association between high parity and child mortality
This study used data from recent Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) to examine the impact of high parity on under-five and neonatal mortality. The analyses used various techniques to attempt eliminating sele...
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Open AccessThe associations of parity and maternal age with small-for-gestational-age, preterm, and neonatal and infant mortality: a meta-analysis
Previous studies have reported on adverse neonatal outcomes associated with parity and maternal age. Many of these studies have relied on cross-sectional data, from which drawing causal inference is complex. W...
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Open AccessExploring the association between short/long preceding birth intervals and child mortality: using reference birth interval children of the same mother as comparison
This study used data from recent Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) to examine the impact of short or long preceding birth intervals on neonatal and under-five mortality. In order to minimize the effect of s...
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Open AccessThe associations of birth intervals with small-for-gestational-age, preterm, and neonatal and infant mortality: a meta-analysis
Short and long birth intervals have previously been linked to adverse neonatal outcomes. However, much of the existing literature uses cross-sectional studies, from which deriving causal inference is complex. ...
