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The feasibility of task-sharing the identification, emergency treatment, and referral for women with pre-eclampsia by community health workers in India

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With hypertensive disorders being the second highest direct obstetric cause of maternal deaths, this study explores how task-sharing of some obstetric responsibilities can help reduce maternal mortality rates. Specifically, the study assesses the acceptability, within the health community in India, of task-sharing by CHWs in the identification and initial care of hypertensive … [Read more...] about The feasibility of task-sharing the identification, emergency treatment, and referral for women with pre-eclampsia by community health workers in India

Using community health workers to refer pregnant women and young children to health care facilities in rural West Bengal, India: A prospective cohort study

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CHWs have been deployed in rural parts of India to improve access to preventative care in the country. This prospective cohort study describes how pregnant women and mothers of young children in rural West Bengal, India react when CHWs inform them that they, or their child, are at high risk of pregnancy-related complications or early childhood development delays and need … [Read more...] about Using community health workers to refer pregnant women and young children to health care facilities in rural West Bengal, India: A prospective cohort study

Strengthening the Healthy Start Workforce: A Mixed-Methods Study to Understand the Roles of Community Health Workers in Healthy Start and Inform the Development of a Standardized Training Program

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Healthy Start (HS) is a program dedicated to preventing infant mortality, improving birth outcomes, and reducing maternal and infant health disparities. This mixed-methods study researched how CHWs, an essential part of the HS workforce, provide for families and communities and inform the development of a standardized training program.  … [Read more...] about Strengthening the Healthy Start Workforce: A Mixed-Methods Study to Understand the Roles of Community Health Workers in Healthy Start and Inform the Development of a Standardized Training Program

Cognitive behaviour therapy-based intervention by community health workers for mothers with depression and their infants in rural Pakistan: a cluster-randomised controlled trial

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This cluster-randomized controlled trial assessed the effect of a cognitive therapy-based intervention put in place by community health workers in rural Pakistan on maternal depression and infant outcomes.  … [Read more...] about Cognitive behaviour therapy-based intervention by community health workers for mothers with depression and their infants in rural Pakistan: a cluster-randomised controlled trial