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Prevention of social exclusion and role of antenatal care by BRAC community health workers in improving safe motherhood and neonatal care in urban slums of Bangladesh
(PLOS ONE, 2020-07-08)
The transformation of the BRAC MANOSHI programme from humanitarian to a social enterprise model, has made it increasingly urgent to enumerate the minimum number of door-to-door antenatal care (ANC) visits by community ...
From joint thinking to joint action: a call to action on improving water, sanitation and hygiene for maternal and newborn health
(© 2014 Public Library of Science, 2014-12-01)
This paper, authored by scientists and technical experts from leading universities and international agencies, outlines the importance of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) for maternal and newborn health (MNH) outcomes ...
Health care for poor people in the urban slums of Bangladesh
(© 2013 The Lancet, 2013)
Recognition of and response to neonatal intrapartum-related complications in home-birth settings in Bangladesh
(© 2014 International Centre For Diarrhoeal, Disease Research, Bangladesh, 2014)
Intrapartum-related complications (previously called 'birth asphyxia') are a significant contributor to deaths of newborns in Bangladesh. This study describes some of the perceived signs, causes, and treatments for this ...
Engagement of husbands in a maternal nutrition program substantially contributed to greater intake of micronutrient supplements and dietary diversity during pregnancy: Results of a cluster-randomized program evaluation in Bangladesh
(Oxford Academic, 2018-08-01)
Background: Although husbands may provide support during pregnancy, limited evidence exists on how to promote husbands' engagement and what impact it has. Alive & Thrive integrated nutrition-focused interventions, targeting ...
Commentary: sustaining progress towards comprehensive reproductive health services in Bangladesh
(© 2015 Routledge, 2015)
Making a commitment to ethics in global health research partnerships: a practical tool to support ethical practice
(© 2015 Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2015)
Global health research partnerships have many benefits, including the development of research capacity and improving the production and use of evidence to improve global health equity. These partnerships also include many ...
Mental illness and injuries: emerging health challenges of urbanisation in South Asia
(© 2017 BMJ Publishing Group, 2017)
Prevalence of multimorbidity among Bangladeshi adult population: A nationwide cross-sectional study
(BMJ Journals, 2018-11-28)
Objective This study aimed to report prevalence and evaluate the association between multimorbidity and associated risk factors in the adult population of Bangladesh.
Design A cross-sectional study was conducted using ...
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, ...