The objective of this review is to assess and synthesize the role of the maternal and child
health (MCH) handbook on improving healthcare service utilization, behavior change, and …

Home-based records are paper or electronic records retained and used by mothers or
caregivers to document the health services received for maternal, newborn, and child health …

Background In low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), the continuum of care (CoC) for
maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) is not always complete. This study aimed to …

Mothers, caregivers, and healthcare providers in 163 countries have used paper and
electronic home-based records (HBRs) to facilitate primary care visit. These standardized …

Background The use of mobile health has increased worldwide, but along with its increased
utilization comes the risk of the digital divide, inequity in access to information and …

Background Timely, appropriate, and equitable access to quality healthcare during
pregnancy is proven to contribute to better health outcomes of birthing individuals and …

Background Evidence shows that a gap in the documentation of patients' past medical
history leads to errors in, or duplication of, treatment and is a threat to patient safety. Home …

Introduction Poor medical information transfer across healthcare visits and providers poses
a potential threat to patient safety. Patient‐held health records (PHRs) may be used to …

Although the maternal and child health (MCH) Handbook is widely used in many countries,
its development and implementation process has not been sufficiently documented in …

Objective To review the available evidence on the benefit of patient-held health records
(PHRs), other than maternal and child health records, for improving the availability of …