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Research & Scholarship


The BetterBirth Program: Pursuing Effective Adoption and Sustained Use of the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist through Coaching-Based Implementation in Uttar Pradesh, India (Kara, 2017)

Post Date: 06/25/2017

Kara, Nabihah, Rebecca Firestone, Tapan Kalita et al., “The BetterBirth Program: Pursuing Effective Adoption and Sustained Use of the WHO… [Read More]

Birth Outcomes for Women Using Free-Standing Birth Centers in South Aukland, New Zealand (Bailey, 2017)

Post Date: 05/25/2017

Bailey, David John, “Birth Outcomes for Women Using Free-Standing Birth Centers in South Aukland, New Zealand, Birth 44, no.3 (May… [Read More]

Disrespect and Abuse of Women during Childbirth in Nigeria: A Systematic Review (Ishola, 2017)

Post Date: 04/12/2017

Ishola, Foluso, Onikepe Owolabi, and Veronique Filippi, “Disrespect and Abuse of Women during Childbirth in Nigeria: A Systematic Review,” PLOS… [Read More]

Who Delivers without Water? A Multi Country Analysis of Water and Sanitation in the Childbirth Environment (Gon, 2016)

Post Date: 08/23/2016

Gon, Giorgia, Maria Clara Restrepo-Méndez, Oona M. R. Campbell et al., “Who Delivers without Water? A Multi Country Analysis of… [Read More]

Using Observational Data to Estimate the Effect of Hand Washing and Clean Delivery Kit Use by Birth Attendants on Maternal Deaths after Home Deliveries in Rural Bangladesh, India and Nepal (Seward, 2015)

Post Date: 08/16/2015

Seward, Nadine, Audrey Prost, Andrew Copas et al., “Using Observational Data to Estimate the Effect of Hand Washing and Clean… [Read More]

From Joint Thinking to Joint Action: A Call to Action on Improving Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene for Maternal and Newborn Health (Velleman, 2014)

Post Date: 12/16/2014

Velleman, Yael, Elizabeth Mason, Wendy Graham et al., “From Joint Thinking to Joint Action: A Call to Action on Improving… [Read More]

The ‘Chiranjeevi Program’ to Increase Access to Institutional Delivery in Gujarat, India (De Costa, 2014)

Post Date: 08/14/2014

De Costa, Ayesha,  Kranti S. Vora, Kayleigh Ryan, Parvathy Sankara Raman, Michele Santacatterina, and Dileep Mavalankar. “The State-Led Large Scale… [Read More]

Communities, Birth Attendants and Health Facilities (Pasha, 2010)

Post Date: 03/21/2014

  Omrana Pasha, et al. “Communities, Birth Attendants and Health Facilities: A Continuum of Emergency Maternal and Newborn Care (The… [Read More]

A Low-Cost Ultrasound Program Leads to Increased Antenatal Clinic Visits (Ross, 2013)

Post Date: 03/21/2014

  Andrew Ross, et al., “A Low-Cost Ultrasound Program Leads to Increased Antenatal Clinic Visits and Attended Deliveries at a… [Read More]

Patterns in Coverage of Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Interventions (Walker, 2013)

Post Date: 11/07/2013

  Walker, Neff, Gayane Yenakyan, Ingrid Friberg, Jennifer Bryce. “Patterns in coverage of Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Interventions: Projections… [Read More]