A5047060563- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Delphi Technique in Research
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Neonatal and Maternal Infections
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Dengue and Mosquito Control Research
- Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
- Maternal and fetal healthcare
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research
2019-2024
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2018
This paper presents the effect of early phase COVID-19 on coverage essential maternal and newborn health (MNH) services in a rural subdistrict Bangladesh. Cross-sectional household survey with random sampling. Baliakandi subdistrict, Rajbari district, Data were collected from women who third trimester pregnancy during pandemic (111) pre-pandemic periods (115) to measure antenatal care (ANC) service coverage. To birth, postnatal (PNC) (ENC), data had history delivery (163) (166). Early...
Abstract Background A significant concern for Bangladesh is the high prevalence of adolescent pregnancy and associated negative consequences mother baby, including a teen-related increased risk preterm birth (PTB). also has one highest incidences PTB (19%). Despite these numbers pregnancies PTB, little reported about experiences mothers in caring their babies, interventions needed to support them. The aim this study was explore gaps opportunities improved care babies among communities rural...
The World Health Organization has recently set standards emphasising the importance of emotional support during birth for improving quality maternal and newborn healthcare in facilities. In this study, we explore status women rural Bangladesh. A cross-sectional household survey 1367 was administered 2018 Brahmanbaria district. Outcomes interest included: presence a companion choice; mobility; intake fluids food; position choice. Associations between outcomes background characteristics were...
With an estimated 24,000 deaths per year, pneumonia is the single largest cause of death among young children in Bangladesh, accounting for 18% all under-5 deaths. The Government Bangladesh adopted WHO recommended Integrated Management Childhood Illness (IMCI)-strategy 1998 outpatient management pneumonia, which was scaled-up nationally by 2014. This paper reports service availability and readiness related to IMCI-based Bangladesh. We conducted a secondary analysis Health Facility...
Abstract Background To improve the utilization of maternal and newborn health (MNH) care to quality care, World Health Organization (WHO) has strongly recommended men’s involvement in pregnancy, childbirth, after birth. In this article, we examine women’s preferences for MNH rural Bangladesh how compares husbands’ reported by women. Methods A cross-sectional household survey 1367 women was administered 2018 district Brahmanbaria. Outcomes interest included supporting self-care during...
An estimated 7 million episodes of severe newborn infections occur annually worldwide, with half a deaths, most occurring in low- and middle-income countries. Whilst injectable antibiotics are necessary to treat the infection, supportive care is also crucial ending preventable mortality morbidity. This study uses multi-country data assess gaps coverage, quality, documentation care, considering implications for measurement.The EN-BIRTH was conducted five hospitals Bangladesh, Nepal, Tanzania...
Abstract Background Quality antenatal care (ANC) can contribute to reducing maternal and neonatal morbidity mortality. Very little information is available on the experience of during ANC contacts in Bangladesh. This study aims understand social support received by women, their respect dignity, quality communication counselling rural Bangladesh for improving services. Methods A cross-sectional household survey was administered three upazillas (sub-districts) 2018. We defined as reported...
The World Health Organization recognises Routine Information System (RHIS) data as integral to data-driven health systems; needed improve intrapartum outcomes for maternal and newborn worldwide. However, research in Bangladesh Tanzania suggests that mode of birth affects register accuracy, but little is known about why. To address this gap, we undertook qualitative these two public-sector systems. We conducted 44 in-depth interviews (Sept-Dec 2020) 35 (Feb-April 2023). Participants included...
Introduction There is a set of globally accepted and nationally adapted signal functions for categorising health facilities maternal services. Newborn resuscitation the only newborn intervention which included in WHO recommended list emergency obstetric care functions. This not enough to comprehensively assess readiness facility providing In order address major causes death, Government Bangladesh has prioritised interventions national scale-up, majority are facility-based. Effective delivery...
Abstract Background This study aimed to identify a set of newborn signal functions (NSFs) that can categorize health facilities and assist policymakers managers in appropriately planning adequately monitoring the progress performance delivering care Bangladesh similar low-income settings. Methods A modified Delphi method was used NSFs cross-sectional facility assessment among randomly selected conducted test them public Bangladesh. In approach, three main steps listing, prioritizing, testing...