On the continuum of maternal health care, two extreme situations exist: too little, too late
(TLTL) and too much, too soon (TMTS). TLTL describes care with inadequate resources …

Progress in newborn survival has been slow, and even more so for reductions in stillbirths.
To meet Every Newborn targets of ten or fewer neonatal deaths and ten or fewer stillbirths …

Abstract Background Community Health Workers are widely utilised in low-and middle-
income countries and may be an important tool in reducing maternal and child mortality; …

Scaling of innovations is a key requirement for addressing societal challenges in sectors
such as health, agriculture, and the environment. Research for development (R4D) …

Universal coverage of essential interventions would reduce neonatal deaths by an
estimated 71%, benefit women and children after the first month, and reduce stillbirths …

Background Literature related to the effectiveness of knowledge translation (KT) strategies
used in public health is lacking. The capacity to seek, analyze, and synthesize evidence …

Background A key function of health systems is implementing interventions to improve
health, but coverage of essential health interventions remains low in low‐income countries …

Despite progress in recent years, an estimated 273,500 women died as a result of maternal
causes in 2010. The burden of these deaths is disproportionately bourne by women who …

The quality of care received by mothers and babies in developing countries is often reported
as poor. Yet efforts to address this contributory factor to maternal and newborn mortality …

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