Browsing by Subject "Maternal health"
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A controlled before-and-after perspective on the improving maternal, neonatal, and child survival program in rural Bangladesh: an impact analysis
(© 2016 Public Library of Science, 2016-09)Objectives We evaluated the impact of the Improving Maternal, Neonatal, and Child Survival (IMNCS) project, which is being implemented by BRAC in rural communities in Bangladesh. Methods Four districts received program ... -
Cultural attitudes toward postpartum depression in Dhaka, Bangladesh
(© 2017 Taylor and Francis Inc., 2017-05-15)Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide, yet in many cultures, it remains unaddressed and unacknowledged. Postpartum depression is particularly delicate because of its association with gender and expectations ... -
Exploring maternal health care-seeking behavior of married adolescent girls in Bangladesh: a social-ecological approach
(© Plos One 2016, 2017-01-17)Background The huge proportion of child marriage contributes to high rates of pregnancies among adolescent girls in Bangladesh. Despite substantial progress in reducing maternal mortality in the last two decades, the rate ... -
Factors enabling comprehensive maternal health services in the benefits package of emerging financing schemes: A crosssectional analysis from 1990 to 2014
(PLOS ONE, 2018-09-25)Introduction Maternal delivery is the costliest event during pregnancy, especially if a complicated delivery occurs that requires emergency hospital services. A health financing scheme or program that covers comprehensive ... -
Getting the basic rights - the role of water, sanitation and hygiene in maternal and reproductive health: a conceptual framework
(© 2015 Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2015)Objective: To explore linkages between water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and maternal and perinatal health via a conceptual approach and a scoping review. Methods: We developed a conceptual framework iteratively, ... -
Heard and Hard Reality of Maternal Health: Are We Oversimplifying the Challenges in Bangladesh?
(World Scientific, 2020)Maternal health largely reflects women’s status in a society (Shen and Williamson 1999, 210–211). It is a domain that explicates women’s basic access and rights to economic livelihood, education, healthcare, nutrition, ... -
Impact of lifestyle on vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy: a literature review
(Brac University, 2023-02)Vitamin D is essential for fetal growth and maternal health, and vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy can lead to various health issues, such as preeclampsia, gestational diabetes and preterm birth in mothers and low birth ... -
IoT based maternal health risk detection system
(Brac University, 2022-12)Bangladesh has a high Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) which means a lot of women die every year due to pregnancy related health risks and complications. This is a serious problem in the world today and with the help of ... -
Pathway and interaction analysis of IMCHA Model: An initiative of implementation research in Uganda and South Sudan
(African Journal of Reproductive Health, 2021)The Innovating for Maternal and Child Health in Africa (IMCHA) initiative implemented research to improve maternal, newborn and child health and adopted a research model that was composed of: Principal Investigator of an ... -
Quality of care an overview
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Supporting the role and enabling the potential of community health workers in Bangladesh’s rural maternal and newborn health programs: A qualitative study
(Journal of Global Health Reports, 2020-05-15)Background In the global journey towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC), strong primary healthcare systems are essential. This includes the frontline health workers, the bedrock of which are community health workers ... -
Translating international guidelines for use in routine maternal and neonatal healthcare quality measurement
(Taylor & Francis, 2020-07-13)Background: Improving facility-based quality for maternal and neonatal care is the key to reducing morbidity and mortality rates in low- and middle-income countries. Recent guidance from WHO and others has produced a large ... -
Women's voices in maternal health: autonomy in prenatal care amongst pregnant women
(Brac University, 2023-09)Bangladesh has made significant progress after independence and is often seen as a development model for other countries, particularly in closing the gender gap. However, one pressing issue that persists is the high maternal ... -
XOPSIS: an explainable AI method based on the order of preference by similarity to ideal solution
(Brac University, 2023-07)Explainable AI (XAI) techniques are essential for comprehending machine learn- ing model predictions in a variety of fields, including healthcare. In this study, we highlight XOPSIS, a newly developed XAI method built ...
