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• Janani Suraksha Yojana : Its utilization and perception among mothers and health care providers in a rural area of North India

  Authors:Vikas Kumar, Sunil Misra, Suneel Kaushal, Subhash Gupta, and Khan MaroofFrom:International Journal of Medicine and Public Health (Vol. 5, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  April-June 20152,393 words Report 1640LByline: Vikas. Kumar, Sunil. Misra, Suneel. Kaushal, Subhash. Gupta, Khan. Maroof Background: Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) is a maternal protection scheme that promotes institutional delivery by providing cash...

• Challenges of confidence/Les defis de la confiance

  Author:Peter Hutten-CzapskiFrom:Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine (Vol. 17, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Winter 20121,205 words Editorial 1310LOnce upon a time I didn't want to publish an occasional piece on normal delivery: rural doctors might have been insulted. And yet in this issue is an excellent piece on the occasional vaginal delivery. (1) A few...

• Maternity

  From:Nursing Standard (Vol. 26, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 21, 2011105 words Brief article 1230LA clinic set up in Malawi by a nurse concerned about high death rates among women in labour has delivered 4,000 babies without a fatality. The nurse, Charity Salina, set up the clinic in August 2008 after leaving her...

• GPs should share information and responsibilities with midwives and obstetricians to improve maternity care, according to research

  From:Nursing Standard (Vol. 24, Issue 49) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 11, 201076 words Brief article 1280LGPs should share information and responsibilities with midwives and obstetricians to improve maternity care, according to research. Think tank The King's Fund recommends that GPs give a woman's named midwife...

• NHS feasibility study

  From:Paediatric Nursing (Vol. 22, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  May 201052 words Brief article 1510LThree hospitals in England are taking part in an NHS feasibility study that could enable maternity units to link directly with GP practices to provide information about physical examinations on neonates. The maternity...

• Maternity care must improve, says watchdog

  From:Nursing Standard (Vol. 20, Issue 51) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 30, 2006256 words Brief article 1660LHealth inspectors are demanding nationwide improvements in maternity care after an investigation into the death of ten women who gave birth at a London hospital. The Healthcare Commission has said all NHS trusts must...

• Late entry into prenatal care: the neighborhood context

  Authors:Janet D. Perloff and Kim D. JaffeeFrom:Social Work (Vol. 44, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 19997,080 words Article This study investigated individual and neighborhood factors associated with late entry into prenatal care. Data from 220,694 New York City birth certificates were linked with data from the 1990 census and other secondary...

• Utilization of maternal health services among Janani Suraksha Yojana beneficiaries in Puducherry, India

  Authors:Rajarajan Kayaroganam, Ganesh Saya, and Sitanshu KarFrom:International Journal of Advanced Medical and Health Research (Vol. 3, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  July-December 20162,240 words Report 1480LByline: Rajarajan. Kayaroganam, Ganesh. Saya, Sitanshu. Kar Background: Utilization of maternal health services among Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) beneficiaries is an important aspect to improve maternal health....

• Effects of Community Participation on Improving Uptake of Skilled Care for Maternal and Newborn Health: A Systematic Review

  Authors:Cicely Marston, Alicia Renedo, C. R. McGowan, and Anayda PortelaFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 8, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 4, 20135,953 words Report 1560LAuthor(s): Cicely Marston 1 , * , Alicia Renedo 2 , C. R. McGowan 3 , Anayda Portela 4 Introduction There has been a broad consensus that communities should be actively involved in improving their own health...

• Counseling during maternal and infant health visits and postpartum contraceptive use in Uttar Pradesh, India

  Authors:Sowmya Rajan, Ilene S. Speizer, Lisa M. Calhoun, and Priya NandaFrom:International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (Vol. 42, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20167,261 words Report 1740LCONTEXT: Women have a high unmet need for contraception in the year following a birth. It is important to examine whether providing family planning counseling as part of antenatal, intrapartum and postpartum maternal...

• Providing culturally sensitive care for pregnant Alaska Native women and families

  Authors:Dana M. Dillard and Jorene Olrun-VolkheimerFrom:International Journal of Childbirth Education (Vol. 29, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 20142,959 words Article 1440LHealthcare disparities have been identified in many minority settings, yet little attention has been given to the pre-and postnatal care experiences of Alaska Native women and families. Both Native and non-Native...

• Occupational Therapists' Role in Perinatal Care: A Health Promotion Approach

  Author:Julie Grobbelaar FernandesFrom:AJOT: American Journal of Occupational Therapy (Vol. 72, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  September-October 20183,327 words Article 1590LThis article establishes and examines occupational therapists' role in perinatal care and proposes a health promotion approach for new and expectant mothers. The author demonstrates the importance of maintaining...

• Antepartum risk factors for newborn encephalopathy

  From:British Medical Journal (Vol. 318, Issue 7195) Peer-Reviewed

  May 22, 19991,464 words Article Intrapartum risk factors are important in developing world EDITOR--Badawi et al's case-control study of neonatal encephalopathy in Western Australia shows that clinical evidence of dysfunction of the central nervous...

• "I am alive; my baby is alive": Understanding reasons for satisfaction and dissatisfaction with maternal health care services in the context of user fee removal policy in Nigeria.

  Authors:Anthony Idowu Ajayi and Alexandra SawyerFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 14, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 23, 20199,795 words Article 1360LBackground The main policy thrust in many sub-Saharan Africa countries' aim at addressing maternal mortality is the elimination of the user fee for maternal healthcare services. While several studies have documented...

• Review of health and non-health sector indicators for monitoring service provision along the continuum of care for maternal health.

  Authors:Mamothena Carol Mothupi, Lucia Knight, and Hanani TabanaFrom:BMC Research Notes (Vol. 13, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 13, 20203,094 words Report 1440LObjective This study uses health and non-health sector data sources to select and assess available indicators for service provision along the continuum of care for maternal health at subnational levels in South Africa....

• Mothers' satisfaction with health extension services and the associated factors in Gamo Goffa zone, Southern Ethiopia

  Authors:Mark Mergia, Mulugeta Shegaze, Gistane Ayele, Eshetu Andarge, Yordanos Gizachew Yeshitila, Biresaw Wassihun, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 15, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 7, 20204,810 words Report 1430LAuthor(s): Mark Mergia 1, Mulugeta Shegaze 2, Gistane Ayele 2, Eshetu Andarge 2, Yordanos Gizachew Yeshitila 3,*, Biresaw Wassihun 4, Abayneh Tunje 2, Peter Memiah 5 Introduction Client satisfaction is one of the...

• Effect of antenatal depression on adverse birth outcomes in Gondar town, Ethiopia: A community-based cohort study

  Authors:Abel Fekadu Dadi, Emma R. Miller, Richard J. Woodman, Telake Azale, Lillian Mwanri, and Anna PalatnikFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 15, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  June 17, 20209,654 words Report 1510LAuthor(s): Abel Fekadu Dadi 1,2,*, Emma R. Miller 2, Richard J. Woodman 3, Telake Azale 4, Lillian Mwanri 2 Background Women with depression during pregnancy produce a higher level of cortisol hormone that can...

• Factors influencing the use of maternal healthcare services in Ethiopia

  Authors:Yared Mekonnen and Asnakech MekonnenFrom:Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition (Vol. 21, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20035,489 words Survey This study examined the factors that influence the use of maternal healthcare services in Ethiopia and particularly assessed the use of antenatal and delivery-care services. Data for the study were drawn from the 2000...

• The rural-urban divide in Tanzania: Residential context and socioeconomic inequalities in maternal health care utilization

  Authors:Neema Langa and Tirth BhattaFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 15, Issue 11) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 9, 20207,989 words Report 1470LBackground Existing studies in Tanzania, based mostly on rural samples, have primarily focused on individual behaviors responsible for the lower utilization of maternal health care. Relatively less attention had been...

• External validity of prevalence estimates from the national maternity surveys in England: The impact of response rate.

  Authors:Sian Harrison, Fiona Alderdice, and Maria A. QuigleyFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 15, Issue 11) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 30, 20205,799 words Report 1590LBackground Prevalence estimates from surveys with low response rates are prone to non-response bias if respondents and non-respondents differ on the outcome of interest. This study assessed the external validity of...