A5065629845- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes
- Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Neonatal skin health care
- Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
- Maternal and fetal healthcare
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Data-Driven Disease Surveillance
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Infant Health and Development
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management
- Flow Measurement and Analysis
- Advanced Malware Detection Techniques
Graphic Era University
2024
National Institute Of Technology Silchar
2023-2024
Indian Institute of Technology Patna
2024
Texas A&M University
2023
Empowerment Program
2014-2020
Indian Institute of Technology Dhanbad
2019
Brigham and Women's Hospital
2018
Harvard University
2018
INCLEN Trust International
2011-2015
Government Medical College
2015
Modelled mortality estimates have been useful for health programmes in low-income and middle-income countries. However, these are often based on sparse low-quality data. We aimed to generate high quality data about the burden, timing, causes of maternal deaths, stillbirths, neonatal deaths south Asia sub-Saharan Africa.In this prospective cohort study done 11 community-based research sites Africa, between July, 2012, February, 2016, we conducted population-based surveillance women...
The prevalence of facility-based childbirth in low-resource settings has increased dramatically during the past two decades, yet gaps quality care persist and mortality remains high. World Health Organization (WHO) Safe Childbirth Checklist, a quality-improvement tool, promotes systematic adherence to practices that have been associated with improved outcomes.
Verbal autopsy methods are critically important for evaluating the leading causes of death in populations without adequate vital registration systems. With a myriad analytical and data collection approaches, it is essential to create high quality validation dataset from different evaluate comparative method performance make recommendations future verbal implementation. This study was undertaken compile set strictly defined gold standard deaths which autopsies were collected validate accuracy...
Monitoring progress with disease and injury reduction in many populations will require widespread use of verbal autopsy (VA). Multiple methods have been developed for assigning cause death from a VA but their application is restricted by uncertainty about reliability.
ObjectiveVerbal autopsy (VA) is a systematic approach for determining causes of death (CoD) in populations without routine medical certification. It has mainly been used research contexts and involved relatively lengthy interviews. Our objective here to describe the process shorten, simplify, standardise VA make it feasible application on larger scale such as civil registration vital statistics (CRVS) systems.MethodsA literature review existing instruments was undertaken. The World Health...
Reliable data on the distribution of causes death (COD) in a population are fundamental to good public health practice. In absence comprehensive medical certification deaths, only feasible way collect essential mortality is verbal autopsy (VA). The Tariff Method was developed by Population Health Metrics Research Consortium (PHMRC) ascertain COD from VA information. Given its potential for improving information about COD, there interest refining method. We describe further development...
COVID-19 is disrupting health services for mothers and newborns, particularly in low- middle-income countries (LMIC). Preterm newborns are vulnerable. We undertook analyses of the benefits kangaroo mother care (KMC) on survival among neonates weighing ≤2000 g compared with risk SARS-CoV-2 acquired from infected mothers/caregivers.We modelled two scenarios over 12 months. Scenario 1 KMC universal coverage (99%) mortality due to COVID-19. 2 estimated incremental deaths reduced complete...
Verbal autopsy (VA) is recognized as the only feasible alternative to comprehensive medical certification of deaths in settings with no or unreliable vital registration systems. However, a barrier its use by national systems has been amount time and cost needed for data collection. Therefore, short VA instrument (VAI) needed. In this paper we describe shortened version VAI developed Population Health Metrics Research Consortium (PHMRC) Gold Standard Autopsy Validation Study using systematic...
Objectives Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC), prolonged skin-to-skin care of the low birth weight baby with mother plus exclusive breastfeeding reduces neonatal mortality. Global KMC coverage is low. This study was conducted to develop and evaluate context-adapted implementation models achieve improved coverage. Design used mixed-methods applying science an adaptable strategy improve implementation. Formative research informed initial model which refined in three iterative cycles. The included...
Socio-economic disparities in health have been well documented around the world. This study examines whether NGO facilitation of government's community-based programme improved equity maternal and newborn rural Uttar Pradesh, India. A quasi-experimental design included one intervention district comparison Pradesh. household survey conducted between January June 2003 established baseline rates coverage, care practices, utilization during 2001-02. An endline was after 30 months implementation...
There is an increasing body of evidence from trials suggesting that major reductions in neonatal mortality are possible through community-based interventions. Since these involve packages varying content, determining how much the observed reduction due to specific interventions problematic. The Lives Saved Tool (LiST) designed facilitate programmatic prioritization by modelling related coverage which may be combined into packages.To assess validity LiST outputs, we compared predictions...
Background This study explored the relationship between knowledge of community health workers (CHWs)-anganwadi (AWWs) and auxiliary nurse midwives (ANMs)-and their antenatal home visit coverage effectiveness visits, in terms essential newborn care practices at household level rural India. MethodsWe used data from 302 AWWs 86 ANMs recently delivered women (RDW) (n ¼ 13 023) who were residents CHW catchment areas gave birth to a singleton live baby during 2004-05.Using principal component...
<h3>Background:</h3> Adherence to evidence-based essential birth practices is critical for improving health outcomes mothers and newborns. The WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist (SCC) incorporates these practices, which occur during 4 pause points: on admission, before pushing (or cesarean delivery), soon after birth, discharge. A peer-coaching strategy support consistent use of the SCC may be an effective approach increase attendants9 adherence practices. <h3>Methods:</h3> We assessed data from...
Shifting childbirth into facilities has not improved health outcomes for mothers and newborns as significantly hoped. Improving the quality safety of care provided during facility-based requires helping providers to adhere essential birth practices—evidence-based behaviors that reduce harm save lives newborns. To achieve this goal, we developed BetterBirth Program, which tested in a matched-pair, cluster-randomized controlled trial Uttar Pradesh, India. The goal intervention was improve...
Effective, scalable strategies to improve maternal, fetal, and newborn health reduce preventable morbidity mortality are urgently needed in low- middle-income countries. Building on the successes of previous checklist-based programs, World Health Organization (WHO) partners led development Safe Childbirth Checklist (SCC), a 28-item list evidence-based practices linked with improved maternal outcomes. Pilot-testing Southern India demonstrated dramatic improvements adherence by workers...
Background Maternal morbidity occurs several times more frequently than mortality, yet data on burden and its effect maternal, foetal, newborn outcomes are limited in low- middle-income countries. We aimed to generate prospective, reliable population-based the of major direct maternal morbidities antenatal, intrapartum, postnatal periods association with neonatal death South Asia sub-Saharan Africa. Methods findings This is a prospective cohort study, conducted 9 research sites 8 countries...
Climate change is significantly altering precipitation patterns, leading to spatiotemporal changes throughout the world. In particular, increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, heavy rainfall, floods, droughts, have been a cause concern. A comprehensive understanding these in patterns on regional scale essential enhance resilience against adverse effects climate change. The present study, focused state Bihar India, uses long-term (1901–2020) gridded dataset analyze effect...
<b>Objectives:</b> To study the knowledge and practices related to newborn care in urban slums of Lucknow city, UP, identify critical behaviors, practices, barriers that influence survival newborns. <b> Materials and</b> Methods:</b> A cross-sectional included 524 women who had a live birth during last 1 year preceding data collection. Data were analyzed using statistical software SPSS 10.0 for windows. Results:</b> Study findings showed about half deliveries took place at home. Majority...