Improving facility-based care: eliciting tacit knowledge to advance intervention design

M English, J Nzinga, J Oliwa, M Maina, D Oluoch… - BMJ Global …, 2022 - gh.bmj.com
Attention has turned to improving the quality and safety of healthcare within health facilities
to reduce avoidable mortality and morbidity. Interventions should be tested in health system …

Geospatial mapping of timely access to inpatient neonatal care and its relationship to neonatal mortality in Kenya

PO Ouma, L Malla, BW Wachira, H Kiarie… - PLOS Global Public …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Globally, 2.4 million newborns die in the first month of life, with neonatal mortality rates
(NMR) per 1,000 livebirths being highest in sub-Saharan Africa. Improving access to …

Value of stakeholder engagement in improving newborn care in Kenya: a qualitative description of perspectives and lessons learned

J Nzinga, C Jones, D Gathara, M English - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective Embedding researchers within health systems results in more socially relevant
research and more effective uptake of evidence into policy and practice. However, the …

The NeoRoo mobile app: Initial design and prototyping of an Android-based digital health tool to support Kangaroo Mother Care in low/middle-income countries …

SL Bucher, A Young, M Dolan… - PLOS Digital …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Premature birth and neonatal mortality are significant global health challenges, with 15
million premature births annually and an estimated 2.5 million neonatal deaths …

Exploring the complex realities of nursing work in Kenya and how this shapes role enactment and practice—A qualitative study

D Mbuthia, S Brownie, D Jackson, G McGivern… - Nursing …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aim We explore how nurses navigate competing work demands in resource‐constrained
settings and how this shapes the enactment of nursing roles. Design An exploratory …

Feasibility and acceptability of a novel biomedical device to prevent neonatal hypothermia and augment Kangaroo Mother Care in Kenya: Qualitative analysis of focus …

NA Bhuiya, S Liu, D Muyodi… - PLOS Global Public …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Hypothermia is a leading newborn complication, especially among premature and/or low
birth weight infants. Within low/middle-income countries where incubators and radiant …

Prospective observational study of the challenges in diagnosing common neonatal conditions in Nigeria and Kenya

AP Staunton, HM Nabwera, SJ Allen, OO Tongo… - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Accurate and timely diagnosis of common neonatal conditions is crucial for
reducing neonatal deaths. In low/middle-income countries with limited resources, there is …

Lessons learned in implementing the Low Birthweight Infant Feeding Exploration study: A large, multi‐site observational study

SS Vernekar, S Somji, K Msimuko… - … Journal of Obstetrics …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Globally, early and optimal feeding practices and strategies for small and
vulnerable infants are limited. We aim to share the challenges faced and implementation …

[HTML][HTML] Professional identity transitions, violations and reconciliations among new nurses in low-and middle-income countries

DW Mbuthia, G McGivern, M English, S Brownie… - … -Qualitative Research in …, 2021 - Elsevier
We examine how new nurses construct their professional identity in Low-and Middle-Income
Countries (LMICs) when they enter clinical practice and encounter practical norms violating …

Born too soon in a resource-limited setting: A 10-year mixed methods review of a special care baby unit for refugees and migrants on the Myanmar-Thailand border

A Hashmi, MC Darakamon, KK Aung, M Mu… - Frontiers in Public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Preterm birth is a major public health concern with the largest burden of
morbidity and mortality falling within low-and middle-income countries (LMIC). Materials and …