Background Quality improvement collaboratives are widely used to improve health care in
both high-income and low and middle-income settings. Teams from multiple health facilities …

Background Maternal and neonatal mortality rates remain high in many low-income and
middle-income countries. Different approaches for the improvement of birth outcomes have …

In 2016, at the start of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) era, pregnancy-related
preventable morbidity and mortality remains unacceptably high. While substantial progress …

Background While maternal, infant and under‐five child mortality rates in developing
countries have declined significantly in the past two to three decades, newborn mortality …

Background Efforts to improve the quality, safety, and efficiency of health care provision
have often focused on changing approaches to the way services are organized and …

Background The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends at least four antenatal care
(ANC) visits for all pregnant women. Almost half of pregnant women worldwide, and …

Introduction Preconception care includes any intervention to optimize a woman's health
before pregnancy with the aim to improve maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) …

Background Mass media is critical in disseminating public health information, improving
health knowledge and changing health behaviours. However, most of the mass media …

Highlights•The contribution of pregnancy hypertension to maternal mortality is almost
certainly under-estimated.•Solutions relate to both societal and medical interventions.• …

Background Postnatal care (PNC) for the mother and infant is a neglected area, even for
women who give birth in a health facility. Currently, there is very little evidence on the …