Migrant maternity in an era of superdiversity: New migrants’ access to, and experience of, antenatal care in the West Midlands, UK
Posted on January 11, 2016 at 10:38 am
Social Science & Medicine. Volume 148, January 2016, Pages 152–159 Highlights Migrants in the West Midlands receive less antenatal care than ...
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Perinatal outcomes associated with maternal HIV infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Posted on December 15, 2015 at 6:04 am
The Lancet HIV. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2352-3018(15)00207-6 Background The HIV pandemic affects 36·9 million people worldwide, of whom 1·5 million are pregnant women. ...
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Acting on the Call: Ending Preventable Child and Maternal Deaths Report
Posted on December 7, 2015 at 6:15 am
Last year, USAID unveiled a roadmap outlining how it plans to support 24 high-priority countries to make sure that children live to ...
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Global, regional, and national levels and trends in maternal mortality between 1990 and 2015, with scenario-based projections to 2030: a systematic analysis by the UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group
Posted on December 7, 2015 at 6:14 am
The Lancet. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(15)00838-7 Background Millennium Development Goal 5 calls for a 75% reduction in the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) between 1990 ...
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Is AGEP Building Assets for Vulnerable Girls in Zambia? Preliminary Research Findings
Posted on December 7, 2015 at 6:13 am
The Adolescent Girls Empowerment Program (AGEP) is a randomized controlled trial to evaluate a multisectoral program intended to increase girls’ ...
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Research priorities on ending child marriage and supporting married girls
Posted on November 23, 2015 at 6:51 am
Reproductive Health 2015, 12:80 doi:10.1186/s12978-015-0060-5 Abstract: Over the past few years the issue of child marriage has received growing political and programmatic attention. ...
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A Decade of Tracking Progress for Maternal, Newborn and Child Survival: The 2015 Report
Posted on November 10, 2015 at 6:57 am
The 2015 Report, A Decade of Tracking Progress for Maternal, Newborn and Child Survival, includes an updated country profile for each of ...
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The Right to Safe Motherhood: Opportunities and Challenges for Advancing Global Maternal Health in U.S. Foreign Assistance
Posted on November 10, 2015 at 6:56 am
The causes of maternal mortality and morbidity are no mystery. Women die and suffer debilitating disease and injury during pregnancy ...
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Pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum and newborn care. A guide for essential practice (3rd edition)
Posted on November 10, 2015 at 6:55 am
Pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum and newborn care: a guide for essential practice (3rd edition) (PCPNC), has been updated to include recommendations from ...
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Do Interventions that Promote Awareness of Rights Increase Use of Maternity Care Services? A Systematic Review
Posted on November 10, 2015 at 6:54 am
PLoS ONE 10(10): e0138116. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0138116 Abstract Twenty years after the rights of women to go through pregnancy and childbirth safely ...
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