This paper discusses the role of community health workers in facilitating safe, legal abortions and addressing the stigma surrounding abortions. … [Read more...] about Abortion Care in Nepal, 15 Years After Legalization: Gaps in Access, Equity, and Quality
Birth Preparedness
Incidence and risk factors of neonatal infections in a rural Bangladeshi population: a community-based prospective study
This study investigate the impact of two umbilical cord cleansing regimens on neonatal morality and morbidity in a rural region in the Sylhet District of Bangladesh. The study used data from a previously performed community-based cluster-randomized trail. Community health workers checked the newborns for the first nine days of life for infections. The authors found that … [Read more...] about Incidence and risk factors of neonatal infections in a rural Bangladeshi population: a community-based prospective study
An integrated community health worker intervention in rural Nepal: a type 2 hybrid effectiveness-implementation study protocol
This study protocol outlines the type 2 hybrid effectiveness-implementation study that was used to test an integrated maternal and child health intervention based in the community health worker system in rural Nepal. … [Read more...] about An integrated community health worker intervention in rural Nepal: a type 2 hybrid effectiveness-implementation study protocol
Illness recognition and care-seeking for maternal and newborn complications in rural eastern Uganda
The authors conducted a cross-sectional study using 48 event narratives and 6 focus group discussions. Upon analyzing the collected qualitative data, it was found that community health workers and women's saving groups improved illness recognition, decision-making, care-seeking for maternal and newborn illness. … [Read more...] about Illness recognition and care-seeking for maternal and newborn complications in rural eastern Uganda
Evaluation of a community-based intervention to improve maternal and neonatal health service coverage in the most rural and remote districts of Zambia
This paper outlines the outcomes in the coverage of maternal and neonatal health after the implementation of a community-based intervention called Safe Motherhood Action Groups in four districts in Zambia. … [Read more...] about Evaluation of a community-based intervention to improve maternal and neonatal health service coverage in the most rural and remote districts of Zambia