Community and provider perceptions of traditional and skilled birth attendants providing maternal health care for pastoralist communities in Kenya: a qualitative study

A Byrne, T Caulfield, P Onyo, J Nyagero… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2016 - Springer
Background Kenya has a high burden of maternal and newborn mortality. Consequently, the
Government of Kenya introduced health system reforms to promote the availability of skilled …

Implementation and evaluation of the Helping Babies Breathe curriculum in three resource limited settings: does Helping Babies Breathe save lives? A study protocol

A Bang, R Bellad, P Gisore, P Hibberd, A Patel… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2014 - Springer
Background Neonatal deaths account for over 40% of all under-5 year deaths; their
reduction is increasingly critical for achieving Millennium Development Goal 4. An estimated …

[HTML][HTML] Perception about traditional birth attendants by men and women of reproductive age in rural Migori County, Kenya

JJ Cheptum, MM Gitonga, EM Mutua, SJ Mukui… - International journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Skilled birth attendance, a proven way of reducing maternal and perinatal
mortality has remained low in low resource settings. Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) have …

[HTML][HTML] Knowledge, attitudes and practices of traditional birth attendants in pastoralist communities of Laikipia and Samburu counties, Kenya: a cross-sectional survey

M Reeve, P Onyo, J Nyagero, A Morgan… - The Pan African …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods A cross-sectional, interviewer-administered survey was conducted among 171
TBAs from Maasai and Samburu pastoralist communities in Laikipia and Samburu counties …

Repositioning traditional birth attendants to provide improved maternal healthcare services in rural Ghana

U Haruna, MM Kansanga… - The International journal …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Summary Following the World Health Organization's recommendation for developing
countries to discontinue the use of Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) in rural areas, the …

Eliciting women's preferences for place of child birth at a peri-urban setting in Nairobi, Kenya: A discrete choice experiment

J Oluoch-Aridi, MB Adam, F Wafula, G K'okwaro - Plos one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Objective Maternal and newborn mortality rates are high in peri-urban areas in cities in
Kenya, yet little is known about what drives women's decisions on where to deliver. This …

From home deliveries to health care facilities: establishing a traditional birth attendant referral program in Kenya

A Tomedi, SR Stroud, TR Maya, CR Plaman… - Journal of Health …, 2015 - Springer
Objective To assess the effectiveness of a traditional birth attendant (TBA) referral program
on increasing the number of deliveries overseen by skilled birth attendants (SBA) in rural …

Walking together: towards a collaborative model for maternal health care in pastoralist communities of Laikipia and Samburu, Kenya

M Kermode, A Morgan, J Nyagero, F Nderitu… - Maternal and child …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose In 2009 the Kenyan Government introduced health system reforms to
address persistently high maternal and newborn mortality including deployment of skilled …

Community perceptions towards the new role of traditional birth attendants as birth companions and nutrition advocates in Kakamega County, Kenya

EL Anono, S Ochola, S Wawire, I Ogada… - Maternal & Child …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Delivery with skilled birth attendants is important for reducing maternal mortality in
developing countries. However, traditional birth attendants (TBAs) are abundant in such …

Falling through the net: An adaptive assessment of the 'Three Delays' encountered by patients seeking emergency maternal and neonatal care within a remote health …

CR Salmen, L Ndunyu, JM Ssenkusu… - Global Public …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT In rural sub-Saharan Africa, preventable delays in accessing emergency care
remain a dominant factor in maternal and neonatal deaths. The MOMENTUM study is a …