This article presents evidence supporting the hypothesis that promoting gender equality and
women's and girls' empowerment (GEWE) leads to better health and development …

Background Despite the policy change stopping traditional birth attendants (TBAs) from
conducting deliveries at home and encouraging all women to give birth at the clinic under …

Background Increasing women's status and male involvement are important strategies in
reducing preventable maternal morbidity and mortality. While efforts to both empower …

Despite its reduction over the last decade, the maternal mortality rate in Uganda remains
high, due to in part a lack of access to maternal health care. In an effort to increase access to …

Background Globally, prematurity is the leading cause of death in children under the age of
5. Many efforts have focused on clinical approaches to improve the survival of premature …

Objective We assess how countries in regions of the world where maternal mortality is
highest—South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa—are performing with regards to providing …

Objectives To examine the association between women's autonomy and the utilisation of
maternal healthcare services across 31 Sub-Saharan African countries. Design, setting and …

Background: Although gender inequality is often cited as a barrier to improving maternal
health in sub-saharan Africa, there is lack of empirical data on how women's socio-cultural …

Background Maternal mortality has been an issue of global importance, with continued
efforts by the international development community towards its reduction. The provision of …

Background Under the Free Maternity Policy (FMP), Kenya has witnessed an increase in
health facility deliveries rather than home deliveries with Traditional Birth Attendants (TBA) …