An estimated 9.7 million children under the age of five die every year worldwide,
approximately 41% of them in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA). Access to adequate health care is …

An integrated analysis of detailed ethnography and large‐scale survey data is presented to
explore the gendered influences on women's uptake of antenatal care (ANC) services in …

Health resources among pastoralist groups are strongly gendered. While certain types of
health resources fall within the female domain (home-based treatment, caring and …

Traditional Birth Attendants (TBA) training has been an important component of public health
policy interventions to improve maternal and child health in developing countries since the …

This study used an analytical cross-sectional design to identify risk factors associated with
delays in care-seeking among women admitted in life-threatening conditions to a maternity …

This study explores the impact of migration on the access and utilisation of sexual and
reproductive health services by women living in an informal settlement in Dhaka …

Hysterectomy among young women is being raised as a matter of concern by women's
health advocates in India. This article is based on a qualitative study conducted in the state …

This article examines the role played by the various socio-economic and community level
factors in determining the antenatal and maternal health care utilization pattern using the …

In this article I focus on the connections between poor women's migration to a basti in Jaipur
city in north-west India and their reproductive anxieties, agency and outcomes. I suggest …

Social work has a particular responsibility to develop culturally and religiously appropriate
practice. Early childbearing occurs in many Muslim families and can be a sensitive issue …