A5071445474- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Global Health Care Issues
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Maternal and fetal healthcare
- Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Global Health and Epidemiology
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Health and Conflict Studies
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
- Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
2016-2025
Queen's University Belfast
2024-2025
University of British Columbia
2022-2025
University of London
2014-2024
Center for Assessment
2024
University City Science Center
2023
Faculty of Public Health
2022
British Columbia Children's Hospital
2022
North Middlesex Hospital
2019
University of Victoria
2016-2017
Progress towards the Millennium Development Goals for maternal health has been slow, and accelerated progress in scaling up professional delivery care is needed. This paper describes poor-rich inequalities use of maternity seeks to understand these through comparisons with other types care.Demographic Health Survey (DHS) data from 45 developing countries were used describe by wealth quintiles (professional antenatal care), full childhood immunization coverage medical treatment diarrhoea...
Using linked national data in a geographic information system system, Sabine Gabrysch and colleagues investigate the effects of distance to care level on women's use health facilities for delivery rural Zambia.
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has substantially impacted maternity care provision worldwide. Studies based on modelling estimated large indirect effects of the services and health outcomes. objective this study was to prospectively document experiences frontline maternal newborn healthcare providers. Methods We conducted a global, cross-sectional professionals via an online survey disseminated through professional networks social media in 12 languages. Information collected between 24...
The levels and origins of socio-economic inequalities in health-seeking behaviours Egypt are poorly understood. This paper assesses the related to maternal care (antenatal [ANC] facility delivery) their accumulation during pregnancy childbirth. Secondly, it explores mechanisms underlying association between position (SEP) behaviours. Thirdly, examines effectiveness targeting free public ANC delivery care.Data from 2008 Demographic Health Survey were used capture two latent constructs SEP:...
Antenatal care (ANC) provides a critical opportunity for women and babies to benefit from good-quality maternal care. Using 10 countries as an illustrative analysis, we described ANC coverage (number of visits timing first visit) operationalised indicators content available in population surveys, examined how these two approaches are related.
Following childbirth, women need to stay sufficiently long in health facilities receive adequate care. Little is known about length of following childbirth low- and middle-income countries or its determinants.We described after facility delivery 92 countries. We then created a conceptual framework the main drivers stay, explored factors associated with 30 using multivariable linear regression. Finally, we used logistic regression examine stays that were "too short" (<24 h for vaginal...
Accurate mortality estimates help quantify and memorialise the impact of war. We used multiple data sources to estimate deaths due traumatic injury in Gaza Strip between Oct 7, 2023, June 30, 2024. a three-list capture-recapture analysis using from Palestinian Ministry Health (MoH) hospital lists, an MoH online survey, social media obituaries. After imputing missing values, we fitted alternative generalised linear models three lists' overlap structure, with each model representing different...
In Tanzania, more than 90% of all pregnant women attend antenatal care at least once and approximately 62% four times or more, yet less five in ten receive skilled delivery available health units. We conducted a qualitative study Ngorongoro district, Northern order to gain an understanding the systems socio-cultural factors underlying this divergent pattern high use services low care. Specifically, examined beliefs behaviors related antenatal, labor, postnatal among Maasai Watemi ethnic...
60 breastfeeding mothers in Baltimore and 41 Manila recorded their infant feeding patterns daily, gave additional information at weekly interviews. Ovarian activity was monitored by assays for hormone metabolites daily urine samples. On average, women breastfed less often but longer each feed than Manila, the mean times until ovulation were 27 38 weeks post partum. 41% of first ovulations had luteal phase defects. Anovular menses common (45.1%) during 6 months partum rate fell greatly...
Globally, postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) remains a leading cause of maternal deaths. However in many low and middle income countries, there is scarcity information on magnitude risk factors for PPH (blood loss 500 ml or more). It important to understand the relative contributions different PPH. We assessed incidence of, hemorrhage among rural women Uganda.Between March 2013 2014, prospective cohort study was conducted at six health facilities Uganda. Women were administered questionnaire...
Growing evidence from a number of countries in Asia and Africa documents large shift towards facility deliveries the past decade. These increases have not led to improvements health outcomes that were predicted by policy researchers past. In light this unexpected evidence, we assessed data multiple sources, including nationally representative 43 Africa, understand size range changing delivery location Africa. We reviewed policies, programs financing experiences drivers practices,...
Background Globally, approximately 3 million babies die annually within their first month. Access to adequate care at birth is needed reduce newborn as well maternal deaths. We explore the influence of distance delivery and level on early neonatal mortality in rural Zambia Malawi, (and care) facility delivery, mortality. Methods Findings National Health Facility Censuses were used classify obstetric for 1131 Zambian 446 Malawian facilities. Straight-line distances facilities calculated 3771...
Background Many sub-Saharan countries, including Ghana, have introduced policies to provide free medical care pregnant women. The impact of these policies, particularly on access health services among the poor, has not been evaluated using rigorous methods, and so empirical basis for defending is weak. In a recent report also cast doubt current mechanism delivering – National Health Insurance Scheme. Longitudinal surveillance data from two randomized controlled trials conducted in Brong...