Effectiveness of community health workers delivering preventive interventions for maternal and child health in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review

B Gilmore, E McAuliffe - BMC public health, 2013 - Springer
… All categories showed some evidence for the effectiveness of Community Health Workers;
however they were found to be especially effective in promoting mother-performed strategies (…

Community health workers: collaborating to support breastfeeding among high-risk inner-city mothers

LM Furman, C Dickinson - Breastfeeding Medicine, 2013 - liebertpub.com
… Background: Low breastfeeding rates persist as a health disparity among high-risk inner-city
mothers. We sought to obtain input of community health workers (CHWs) in preparation for …

Exploring the care provided to mothers and children by community health workers in South Africa: missed opportunities to provide comprehensive care

A Wilford, S Phakathi, L Haskins, NA Jama… - BMC Public Health, 2018 - Springer
health workers and mothers who agreed to take part. … health workers and pregnant
women/mothers and interviews with community health workers and pregnant women/mothers. All …

Sharing Histories—a transformative learning/teaching method to empower community health workers to support health behavior change of mothers

LC Altobelli - Human resources for health, 2017 - Springer
… The training and deployment of community health workers (CHWs) is globally recognized
as a key strategy to close the gap between formal health services and communities [5, 6]. …

Individual empowerment: How community health workers operationalize self‐determination, self‐sufficiency, and decision‐making abilities of low‐income mothers

J Becker, AC Kovach… - Journal of Community …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Health Worker (CHW) model is effective for health promotion in disadvantaged
communities. MOMobile Advocates improve quality of life by fostering better patient–provider …

Ugandan health workers' and mothers' views and experiences of the quality of maternity care and the use of informal solutions: a qualitative study

S Munabi-Babigumira, C Glenton, M Willcox… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
… of maternity care quality from the perspective of health workers and mothers in Uganda, the
informal solutions used by health workers to manage their daily challenges, and we suggest …

It takes a village: An empirical analysis of how husbands, mothers‐in‐law, health workers, and mothers influence breastfeeding practices in Uttar Pradesh, India

MF Young, P Nguyen, S Kachwaha… - Maternal & child …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
… Counselling and support at birth and postpartum are one-time activities, which are unlikely
to help mothers with challenges throughout the 6 months, which can originate at the individual…

The impact of community health workers on the self‐determination, self‐sufficiency, and decision‐making ability of low‐income women and mothers of young children

AC Kovach, J Becker, H Worley - Journal of community …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
… community health workers and pregnant women, and (b) the change over time in a mother’s
… Focus group interviews with community health workers explored their professional role, …

Predictors of change of health workers' knowledge and skills after the Helping Mothers Survive Bleeding after Birth (HMS BAB) in-facility training in Tanzania

F Alwy Al-beity, AB Pembe, G Marrone, U Baker… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
… Our study aimed to assess the effect of Helping Mothers Survive Bleeding after Birth on
knowledge and skills of health workers and whether such effect varies by health workers

Trust of community health workers influences the acceptance of community-based maternal and child health services

M Grant, A Wilford, L Haskins, S Phakathi… - … of Primary Health …, 2017 - journals.co.za
… to mothers and babies, bridging the Background: Community health workers (CHWs) are a
component of the health … ‘ I think it is better if the health worker is from the same community as …