Women's successful transition to motherhood during the early postnatal period: A qualitative systematic review of postnatal and midwifery home care literature.

SB Walker, DM Rossi, TM Sander - Midwifery, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective To undertake a systematic review of available qualitative research literature to
determine what women need to successfully transition to motherhood during the early …

Input, process, and output factors contributing to quality of antenatal care services: a scoping review of evidence

RB Khatri, TS Mengistu, Y Assefa - BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022 - Springer
Background High-quality antenatal care (ANC) provides a lifesaving opportunity for women
and their newborns through providing health promotion, disease prevention, and early …

Prevalence of early initiation of breastfeeding and determinants of delayed initiation of breastfeeding: secondary analysis of the WHO Global Survey

K Takahashi, T Ganchimeg, E Ota, JP Vogel… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Early initiation of breastfeeding (EIBF) within 1 hour of birth can decrease neonatal death.
However, the prevalence of EIBF is approximately 50% in many developing countries, and …

Women's retention on the continuum of maternal care pathway in west Gojjam zone, Ethiopia: multilevel analysis

AA Emiru, GD Alene, GT Debelew - BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 2020 - Springer
Background The continuum of maternal care has been one of the effective approaches for
improving the health of mothers and newborns. Although large numbers of Ethiopian women …

Level of completion along continuum of care for maternal and newborn health services and factors associated with it among women in Arba Minch Zuria woreda …

D Haile, M Kondale, E Andarge, A Tunje, T Fikadu… - Plos one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Completion along continuum of care for maternal and newborn health (MNH)
services like antenatal care, skilled birth attendance and postnatal care services is …

Completion of maternity continuum of care among women in the post-partum period: Magnitude and associated factors in the northwest, Ethiopia

MH Asratie, AA Muche, AB Geremew - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Maternity continuum of care is a model of integrated components of maternal
health service from pregnancy to the post-partum period to improve maternal, neonatal and …

Postnatal care could be the key to improving the continuum of care in maternal and child health in Ratanakiri, Cambodia

K Kikuchi, J Yasuoka, K Nanishi, A Ahmed, Y Nohara… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
In South-East Asia, the maternal and child mortality rate has declined over the past decades;
however, it varies among and within the countries in the region, including Cambodia. The …

Coverage and factors associated with completion of continuum of care for maternal health in sub-Saharan Africa: a multicountry analysis

AZ Alem, K Shitu, TS Alamneh - BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022 - Springer
Background Many maternal and neonatal deaths are largely preventable by expanding the
continuum of care (at least four antenatal visits, skilled birth attendance and postnatal care) …

Continuum of maternity care among rural women in Ethiopia: does place and frequency of antenatal care visit matter?

TL Dadi, G Medhin, HK Kasaye, GM Kassie… - Reproductive health, 2021 - Springer
Introduction The ministry of health (MOH) of Ethiopia recommends 4 or more focused
antenatal care (ANC) visits at health centre (HC) or at a higher level of health facility (HF). In …

Effects of community health worker interventions on socioeconomic inequities in maternal and newborn health in low-income and middle-income countries: a mixed …

AK Blanchard, A Prost, TAJ Houweling - BMJ global health, 2019 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction Community health worker (CHW) interventions are promoted to improve
maternal and newborn health in low-income and middle-income countries. We reviewed the …