Background Children and women in urban informal settlements have fewer choices to
access quality maternal and newborn health care. Many facilities serving these communities …

In addition to infectious diseases, maternal and neonatal conditions account for a substantial
part of the health gap between rich and poor countries. For example, more than 99 percent …

Abstract Background Health care providers (HCPs) knowledge and skills are both crucial in
saving the lives of mothers and their newborns during childbirth. This study aimed to assess …

The study evaluated a first session of the knowledge transfer training programme organised
for Ministry of Health workers in the area of maternal and child health in Burkina Faso. The …

Background. Responsive and resilient strategies to reduce the high rates of maternal and
infant mortality and clinician shortages are needed in low-and middle-income countries …

Background To evaluate a skilled birth attendant (SBA) training program in a neglected
population on the Thai-Myanmar border, we used multiple methods to show that refugee …

Background: Substandard delivery care has been widely documented as a major cause of
maternal mortality in health facilities globally. Health worker learning via mobile devices is …

Background. The institutional maternal mortality ratio (iMMR) in South Africa (SA) is still
unacceptably high. A key recommendation from the National Committee on Confidential …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate maternal mortality and changes in the culture of safety before and
after the implementation of the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) Malawi …

Background: Maternal mortality remains high in Papua New Guinea where most of the
population lives in rural and remote areas, health worker training is poor and continuous …