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Skilled birth attendants and caesarean sections: a case in Bangladesh
AimSkilled birth attendants and Caesarean section at delivery are two crucial rights of women recommended to reduce pregnancy complications and...
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The role of traditional birth attendants and problem of integration with health facilities in remote rural community of West Omo Zone 2021: exploratory qualitative study
BackgroundMothers in rural Ethiopian communities prefer giving birth at home. In develo** countries, traditional birth attendants play an important...
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Women’s use of non-conventional herbal uterotonic in pregnancy and labour: evidence from birth attendants
BackgroundOver the years, governments and stakeholders have implemented various policies/programmes to improve maternal health outcomes in...
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Impact of training and case manager support for traditional birth attendants in the linkage of care among HIV-positive pregnant women in Southwest Nigeria: a 3-arm cluster randomized control trial
BackgroundMother-to-child transmission (MTCT) accounts for 90% of all new paediatric HIV infections in Nigeria and for approximately 30% of the...
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Perceived differences on the role of traditional birth attendants in rural Tanzania: a qualitative study
BackgroundIn many low to middle income countries, traditional birth attendants (TBAs) play various roles (e.g., provision of health education,...
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Empowering traditional birth attendants as agents of maternal and neonatal immunization uptake in Nigeria: a repeated measures design
BackgroundAdequate immunization coverage in rural communities remain a challenge in Nigeria. Traditional birth attendants (TBAs) form an integral...
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Birth preparedness and complication readiness among husbands and its association with skilled birth attendance in southern Ethiopia
IntroductionBirth preparedness and Complication Readiness (BPCR) promotes prompt use of skilled delivery and readiness for any complications to...
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A novel approach to frontline health worker support: a case study in increasing social power among private, fee-for-service birthing attendants in rural Bangladesh
BackgroundExpanding the health workforce to increase the availability of skilled birth attendants (SBAs) presents an opportunity to expand the power...
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Trend and projection of skilled birth attendants and institutional delivery coverage for adolescents in 54 low- and middle-income countries, 2000–2030
BackgroundLimitations to accessing delivery care services increase the risks of adverse outcomes during pregnancy and delivery for all pregnant...
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Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) facilities and infection control/prevention practices in traditional birth homes in Southwest Nigeria
BackgroundPoor environmental conditions and hygiene practices at the time of childbirth is linked to life-threatening infections and death in mothers...
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Magnitude of husbands’ involvement in skilled birth attendant service utilization in Deder town, Oromiya, Ethiopia
BackgroundHusbands’ involvement strategies are employed to support their wives to access care, address the influence of gender inequality on maternal...
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Improving maternal and newborn care: cost-effectiveness of an innovation to rebrand traditional birth attendants in Sierra Leone
ObjectivesThis paper evaluates the cost-effectiveness of rebranding former traditional birth attendants (TBAs) to conduct health promotion activities...
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Exploring women and traditional birth attendants’ perceptions and experiences of stillbirths in district Thatta, Sindh, Pakistan: a qualitative study
BackgroundPakistan reports the highest stillbirth rate in the world at 43 per thousand births with more than three-quarters occurring in rural areas....
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Spatial and multilevel analysis of unskilled birth attendance in Chad
BackgroundUnskilled birth attendance is a major public health concern in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Existing studies are hardly focused on the...
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Implementation of birth plans integrated into childbirth preparation classes for vaginal birth: a qualitative study of women, their husbands and clinicians’ perspectives in Iran
BackgroundUnderstanding women’s experience of birth planning is necessary for introducing and implementing this process in the Iranian maternity...
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Association between place of birth and timely breastfeeding initiation among Cambodian women: a population-based study
BackgroundEnhancing timely breastfeeding initiation within the first hour postpartum is a goal the WHO’s Early Essential Newborn Care (EENC) and...
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Intention to use maternal health services and associated factors among women who gave birth at home in rural Sehala Seyemit district: a community-based cross-sectional study
BackgroundLow maternal healthcare service utilization contributes to poor maternal and newborn health outcomes in rural Ethiopia. 'Motivational...
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What matters to migrant women during labor and birth: Chinese mothers’ experiences in Switzerland
BackgroundIn Switzerland, foreigners account for 25.3% of the permanent resident population, and the fertility rate of migrant women is higher than...
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Where, why and who delivers our babies? Examining the perspectives of women on utilization of antenatal and delivery services in a develo** country
BackgroundThe differences in maternal mortality between developed and develo** countries is due to differences in use of antenatal and delivery...
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Collaborative Training as a Conduit to Build Knowledge in Black Birth Workers
BackgroundBlack women have worse birthing outcomes in part due to perceived racism. Therefore, mistrust between Black birthing people and their...
