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  1. To address the shortfall in human resources for health, Ethiopia launched the Health Extension Program (HEP) in 2004, establishing a health post with two female health extension workers (HEWs) in every kebele (co...

    Authors: Zufan Abera Damtew, Ali Mehryar Karim, Chala Tesfaye Chekagn, Nebreed Fesseha Zemichael, Bantalem Yihun, Barbara A. Willey and Wuleta Betemariam
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18(Suppl 1):373
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 18 Supplement 1

  2. Disrespectful and abusive maternity care is a complex phenomenon. In Namibia, HIV and high maternal mortality ratios make it vital to understand factors affecting maternity care quality. We report on two studi...

    Authors: Jennifer Wesson, Ndapewa Hamunime, Claire Viadro, Martha Carlough, Puumue Katjiuanjo, Pamela McQuide and Pearl Kalimugogo
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:363
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  3. Tanzania has ratified and abides to legal treaties indicating the obligation of the state to provide essential maternal health care as a basic human right. Nevertheless, the quality of maternal health care is ...

    Authors: Thomas Wiswa John, Dickson Ally Mkoka, Gasto Frumence and Isabel Goicolea
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:352
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  4. Many socioecological and structural factors affect women’s diets, physical activity, and her access and receptivity to perinatal care. We sought to explore women’s and providers’ perceptions and experiences of...

    Authors: Maira Quintanilha, Maria J. Mayan, Kim D. Raine and Rhonda C. Bell
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:314
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  5. Compassionate and respectful maternity care is one of the most important facilitating factors to increase access to skilled maternity care. Disrespect and abuse is a violation of human rights and is the main h...

    Authors: Biresaw Wassihun and Shegaw Zeleke
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:294
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  6. The postpartum period represents a critical window where many maternal and child deaths occur. We assess the quality of postpartum care (PPC) as well as efforts to improve service delivery through additional t...

    Authors: Amnesty LeFevre, Rose Mpembeni, Charles Kilewo, Ann Yang, Selena An, Diwakar Mohan, Idda Mosha, Giulia Besana, Chrisostom Lipingu, Jennifer Callaghan-Koru, Marissa Silverman, Peter J. Winch and Asha S. George
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:282
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  7. The analysis demonstrates that, despite its title, the policy document focuses on reduction rather than elimination of obstetric fistula. The overall orientation of the policy is downstream, with minimal focus on...

    Authors: Oluwakemi C. Amodu, Bukola O. Salami and Magdalena S. Richter
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:269
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  8. A total of 150 experts from more than 78 organizations worldwide participated in this second phase of the process to develop a comprehensive monitoring framework for EPMM. The experts considered a total of 118 in...

    Authors: R. Rima Jolivet, Allisyn C. Moran, Meaghan O’Connor, Doris Chou, Neelam Bhardwaj, Holly Newby, Jennifer Requejo, Marta Schaaf, Lale Say and Ana Langer
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:258
    Content type: Debate Published on:

  9. While there has been a steady decline in adolescent pregnancies worldwide and in Australia over the last three decades, Australian rates still rank third highest among developed countries. Adolescent pregnanci...

    Authors: S. Connor, K. Edvardsson and E. Spelten
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:245
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  10. Structural and gender violence in Mexico take on various forms, obstetric violence among them. The objective of our study consisted in analyzing experiences of structural and gender discrimination against wome...

    Authors: Rosario Valdez Santiago, Luz Arenas Monreal, Anabel Rojas Carmona and Mario Sánchez Domínguez
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:244
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  11. Preventable maternal and infant mortality continues to be significantly higher in Latin American indigenous regions compared to non-indigenous, with inequalities of race, gender and poverty exacerbated by defi...

    Authors: Jennie Gamlin and Seth Holmes
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:243
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  12. Studies from around the world have shown that women living as undocumented migrants have limited and deficient access to perinatal care, increasing their risks of both physical and psychological complications ...

    Authors: My Barkensjö, Josephine T. V. Greenbrook, Josefine Rosenlundh, Henry Ascher and Helen Elden
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:217
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  13. Ensuring equitable access to maternal health care including antenatal, delivery, postnatal services and fertility control methods, is one of the most critical challenges for public health sector. There are sig...

    Authors: Sanni Yaya, Olalekan A. Uthman, Agbessi Amouzou, Michael Ekholuenetale and Ghose Bishwajit
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:194
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  14. The postpartum period provides an important opportunity to address unmet need for contraception and reduce short birth intervals. This study aims to assess the association between skilled maternal healthcare a...

    Authors: Gizachew Assefa Tessema, Tensae Tadesse Mekonnen, Zelalem Birhanu Mengesha and Katherine Tumlinson
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:172
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  15. We aim to examine the gendered contexts of poor perinatal survival in the remote mountain villages of Nepal. The study setting comprised two remote mountain villages from a mid-western mountain district of Nep...

    Authors: Mohan Paudel, Sara Javanparast, Gouranga Dasvarma and Lareen Newman
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:163
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  16. Research suggests that birth companionship, and in particular, continuous support during labor and delivery, can improve women’s childbirth experience and birth outcomes. Yet, little is known about the extent ...

    Authors: Patience Afulani, Caroline Kusi, Leah Kirumbi and Dilys Walker
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:150
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  17. Basic emergency obstetric and newborn care (BEmONC) is a primary health care level initiative promoted in low- and middle-income countries to reduce maternal and newborn mortality. Tailored support, including ...

    Authors: Gizachew Tadele Tiruneh, Ali Mehryar Karim, Bilal Iqbal Avan, Nebreed Fesseha Zemichael, Tewabech Gebrekiristos Wereta, Deepthi Wickremasinghe, Zinar Nebi Keweti, Zewditu Kebede and Wuleta Aklilu Betemariam
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:123
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  18. Malaria in pregnancy causes adverse birth outcomes. Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria during pregnancy with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) is recommended as a chemoprevention therapy. Zomba di...

    Authors: Steven Chifundo Azizi, Gershom Chongwe, Helen Chipukuma, Choolwe Jacobs, Jessy Zgambo and Charles Michelo
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:108
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  19. Having high-quality data available by 2020, disaggregated by income, is one of the Sustainable Development Goals (SGD). We explored how well coverage with skilled birth attendance (SBA) is predicted by asset-b...

    Authors: Gary Joseph, Inácio C. M. da Silva, Günther Fink, Aluisio J. D. Barros and Cesar G. Victora
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:104
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  20. In Kenya, skilled attendance at delivery is well below the international target of 90% and the maternal mortality ratio is high at 362 (CI 254–471) per 100,000 live births despite various interventions. The pr...

    Authors: Caroline Nyongesa, Xiaoyue Xu, John J. Hall, William M. Macharia, Faith Yego and Brigid Hall
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:88
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  21. A healthy start predicts better health in later life. Many remote-living Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australian families lack access to consistent, culturally-safe health services. This paper present...

    Authors: Sandra Campbell, Janya McCalman, Michelle Redman-MacLaren, Karla Canuto, Kristina Vine, Jenny Sewter and Malcolm McDonald
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:73
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  22. In a post-2015 development agenda, achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) for women and newborns will require a fit-for-purpose and fit-to-practice sexual, reproductive, maternal, adolescent and newborn hea...

    Authors: Caroline S. E. Homer, Sofia Castro Lopes, Andrea Nove, Michaela Michel-Schuldt, Frances McConville, Nester T. Moyo, Martha Bokosi and Petra ten Hoope-Bender
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:55
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  23. In response to poor maternal, newborn, and child health indicators in Magadi sub-county, the “Boma” model was launched to promote health facility delivery by establishing community health units and training co...

    Authors: Sarah Karanja, Richard Gichuki, Patrick Igunza, Samuel Muhula, Peter Ofware, Josephine Lesiamon, Lepantas Leshore, Lenny Bazira Kyomuhangi-Igbodipe, Josephat Nyagero, Nancy Binkin and David Ojakaa
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018 18:5
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  24. Infant mortality rates are commonly used to compare the health of populations. Observed differences are often attributed to variation in child health care quality. However, any differences are at least partly ...

    Authors: Ania Zylbersztejn, Ruth Gilbert, Anders Hjern and Pia Hardelid
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:430
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  26. Reducing neonatal mortality is a global priority, and improvements in postnatal health (PNH) practices in India are needed to do so. Intimate partner violence (IPV) may be associated with PNH practices, but li...

    Authors: Sabrina C. Boyce, Lotus McDougal, Jay G. Silverman, Yamini Atmavilas, Diva Dhar, Katherine Hay and Anita Raj
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:398
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  27. In the last 20 years, adolescent pregnancy has become one of the most critical problems affecting women in Latin America and the Caribbean.

    Authors: Reyna Sámano, Hugo Martínez-Rojano, David Robichaux, Ana Lilia Rodríguez-Ventura, Bernarda Sánchez-Jiménez, Maria de la Luz Hoyuela, Estela Godínez and Selene Segovia
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:382
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  28. Globally, India ranks first in the absolute number of stillbirths. Hence, the level, causes, and risk factors of stillbirths were estimated to facilitate designing of prevention strategy.

    Authors: Ariarathinam Newtonraj, Manmeet Kaur, Madhu Gupta and Rajesh Kumar
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:371
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  29. Women’s empowerment is often used to explain changes in reproductive behavior, but no consideration is given to how reproductive events can shape women’s empowerment over time. Fertility may cause changes in w...

    Authors: Goleen Samari
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17(Suppl 2):362
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 17 Supplement 2

  30. The perinatal period, which we here define as pregnancy and the first year postpartum, is a time in women’s lives that involves significant physiological and psychosocial change and adjustment, including chang...

    Authors: Esmeralda R. Garcia and Ilona S. Yim
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17(Suppl 2):347
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 17 Supplement 2

  31. Evidence suggests that gender-integrated interventions, which actively seek to identify and integrate activities that address the role of gender norms and dynamics, improve family planning (FP) and maternal he...

    Authors: Mahua Mandal, Arundati Muralidharan and Sara Pappa
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17(Suppl 2):342
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 17 Supplement 2

  32. Despite the reduction in maternal deaths globally, maternal mortality rates remain unacceptably high, particularly in some regions of the world. In sub-Saharan Africa, maternal mortality rates have even increa...

    Authors: Kyoko Shimamoto and Jessica D. Gipson
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17(Suppl 2):341
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 17 Supplement 2

  33. Globally, prematurity is the leading cause of death in children under the age of 5. Many efforts have focused on clinical approaches to improve the survival of premature babies. There is a need, however, to ex...

    Authors: Patience A. Afulani, Molly Altman, Joseph Musana and May Sudhinaraset
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17(Suppl 2):338
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 17 Supplement 2

  34. Using data from 44 low-income countries (half in Africa), we assessed the correlation of three composite measures – the Gender Gap Index, the Gender Equity Index (GEI), and the Social Institutions...

    Authors: Chiao-Wen Lan and Paula Tavrow
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17(Suppl 2):337
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 17 Supplement 2

  35. Recent evidence has found widespread reports of women experiencing abuse, neglect, discrimination, and poor interpersonal care during childbirth around the globe. Empowerment may be a protective mechanism for ...

    Authors: Nadia Diamond-Smith, Emily Treleaven, Nirmala Murthy and May Sudhinaraset
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17(Suppl 2):335
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 17 Supplement 2

  36. Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) is a relatively new screen for congenital conditions – specifically, common fetal aneuploidies including Down Syndrome. The test is based on isolating freely circulating fr...

    Authors: Sara Filoche, Fiona Cram, Bev Lawton, Angela Beard and Peter Stone
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:344
    Content type: Debate Published on:

  37. Violence against women is an international public health concern and a violation of women’s rights. Domestic violence can first occur, and increase in frequency and severity, during and after pregnancy. Health...

    Authors: Mary McCauley, Jennifer Head, Jaki Lambert, Shamsa Zafar and Nynke van den Broek
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:318
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  38. Our findings suggest the need for political debate initially on how to ensure pregnant women accessing public services are informed about commercially available more advanced technology, but also on the potential...

    Authors: Olivia Miu Yung Ngan, Huso Yi, Samuel Yeung Shan Wong, Daljit Sahota and Shenaz Ahmed
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:285
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  39. Maternity waiting homes (MWHs) are accommodations located near a health facility where women can stay towards the end of pregnancy and/or after birth to enable timely access to essential childbirth care or car...

    Authors: Loveday Penn-Kekana, Shreya Pereira, Julia Hussein, Hannah Bontogon, Matthew Chersich, Stephen Munjanja and Anayda Portela
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:269
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  40. Community participation in in health programme planning, implementation and quality improvement was recently recommended in guidelines to improve use of skilled care during pregnancy, childbirth and the postna...

    Authors: Lisa Howard-Grabman, Andrea Solnes Miltenburg, Cicely Marston and Anayda Portela
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:268
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  41. Promoting awareness of rights is a value-based process that entails a different way of thinking and acting, which is at times misunderstood or deemed as aspirational.

    Authors: Asha S. George and Casey Branchini
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:264
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  42. Demand-side financing (DSF) interventions, including cash transfers and vouchers, have been introduced to promote maternal and newborn health in a range of low- and middle-income countries. These interventions...

    Authors: Benjamin M. Hunter and Susan F. Murray
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:262
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  43. Maternity referral systems have been under-documented, under-researched, and under-theorised. Responsive emergency referral systems and appropriate transportation are cornerstones in the continuum of care and ...

    Authors: Khalifa Elmusharaf, Elaine Byrne, Ayat AbuAgla, Amal AbdelRahim, Mary Manandhar, Egbert Sondorp and Diarmuid O’Donovan
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:278
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  44. While the role of community mobilization in improving maternal health outcomes of HIV positive women in sub-Saharan Africa is continuously emphasized, little is known about how legitimate these claims are. The...

    Authors: Choolwe Muzyamba, Wim Groot, Sonila M. Tomini and Milena Pavlova
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:274
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  45. Birth centres are described as settings where women with uncomplicated pregnancies can give birth in a home-like environment assisted by midwives and maternity care assistants. If complications arise or threat...

    Authors: Inge C. Boesveld, Marieke A. A. Hermus, Hanneke J. de Graaf, Marit Hitzert, Karin M. van der Pal-de Bruin, Raymond G. de Vries, Arie Franx and Therese A. Wiegers
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:259
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  46. In low-resource settings, access to emergency cesarean section is associated with various delays leading to poor neonatal outcomes. In this study, we described the delays a mother faces when needing emergency ...

    Authors: Joseph Niyitegeka, Georges Nshimirimana, Allison Silverstein, Jackline Odhiambo, Yihan Lin, Theoneste Nkurunziza, Robert Riviello, Stephen Rulisa, Paulin Banguti, Hema Magge, Martin Macharia, Regis Habimana and Bethany Hedt-Gauthier
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:242
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  47. The etiology of pre-eclampsia (PE) is not yet fully understood, though current literature indicates an upregulation of inflammatory mediators produced by the placenta as a potential causal mechanism. Vitamin D...

    Authors: Juhi M. Purswani, Pooja Gala, Pratibha Dwarkanath, Heather M. Larkin, Anura Kurpad and Saurabh Mehta
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:231
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  48. Women in Scotland with uncomplicated pregnancies are encouraged by professional bodies and national guidelines to access community based models of midwife-led care for their labour and birth. The evidence base...

    Authors: Sara Denham, Tracy Humphrey and Ruth Taylor
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:198
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  49. In 2011 Switzerland reported the highest infant mortality rate among Western European countries, as well as the highest percentage of foreign population (23%). The comparison of the Swiss and foreign populatio...

    Authors: Philippe Wanner and Paola Bollini
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:151
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  50. While increase in the number of women delivering in health facilities has been rapid, the quality of obstetric and neonatal care continues to be poor in India, contributing to high maternal and neonatal mortal...

    Authors: Enisha Sarin, Subir K. Kole, Rachana Patel, Ankur Sooden, Sanchit Kharwal, Rashmi Singh, Mirwais Rahimzai and Nigel Livesley
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2017 17:134
    Content type: Research article Published on:
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