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Rationale, development and feasibility of group antenatal care for immigrant women in Sweden: a study protocol for the Hooyo Project

BMJ Open, 2019
Introduction Somali-born women comprise a large group of immigrant women of childbearing age in Sweden, with increased risks for perinatal morbidity and mortality and poor experiences of care, despite the goal of providing equitable healthcare for the ...
Birgitta Essén, Ulrika Byrskog, Malin Ahrne, Rhonda Small, Ewa Andersson, Aisha Adan, Fardosa Hassen Ahmed, Karin Tesser, Yvonne Lidén, Monika Israelsson, Anna Åhman-Berndtsson, Erica Schytt   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

The development and application of a new tool to assess the adequacy of the content and timing of antenatal care [PDF]

, 2011
Background: Current measures of antenatal care use are limited to initiation of care and number of visits. This study aimed to describe the development and application of a tool to assess the adequacy of the content and timing of antenatal care ...
A Bernloehr, American Academy of Pediatrics, Antenatal care, B Blondel, C Lee, CA Partridge, CR Taylor, DJ Boss, DM Kessner, DS Walker, ED Hodnett, Family-Centred Maternity and Newborn Care, Fred Louckx, G Carroli, Godelieve Masuy-Stroobant, GR Alexander, GR Alexander, H Barros, I Thorsdottir, Institute of Clinical Systems Improvement, J Villar, JD Perloff, JP Neilson, JP Neilson, JR Bloch, JR Penrod, JS Cnossen, K De Gauquier, K Raatikainen, K Rasmussen, K Wildman, Katrien Beeckman, KH Nicolaides, Koen Putman, LM Zhou, M Kotelchuck, M Nothnagle, M Whitworth, MA Leddy, MD Kogan, NE Reichman, P Brocklehurst, PJ Steer, R Janssens, RE Rowe, S Petrou, S Petrou, S Saltvedt, SM Koroukian, Soo Downe, T Delvaux, WA Alto, WJ Hueston   +52 more
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Serum hepcidin and iron status parameters in pregnant women and the association with adverse maternal and fetal outcomes: a study protocol for a prospective cohort study

BMJ Open, 2019
Introduction Hepcidin production is normally upregulated by iron stores, and in obesity has been shown to be overexpressed and correlated with low iron status.
Gabriela Amstad Bencaiova, Deborah Ruth Vogt, Irene Hoesli   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A secondary analysis of the factors associated with women´s adequate utilization of antenatal care services during their last pregnancy in Uganda

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2023
Background Adequate antenatal care services (ANC) use is critical to identifying and reducing pregnancy risks. Despite the importance placed on adequate antenatal care service utilization, women in Uganda continue to underutilize antenatal care services.
Moses Festo Towongo, Enock Ngome, Kannan Navaneetham, Gobopamang Letamo   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Provision of medical supply kits to improve quality of antenatal care in Mozambique: a stepped-wedge cluster randomised trial [PDF]

, 2018
Background High levels of maternal and newborn mortality and morbidity remain a daunting reality in many low-income countries. Several interventions delivered during antenatal care have been shown to improve maternal and newborn outcomes, but stockouts ...
Aleman, Alicia, Althabe, Fernando, Bergel, Eduardo, Betrán, Ana Pilar, Biza, Adriano, Carbonell, Alicia, Chavane, Leonardo, Colomar, Mercedes, Crahay, Beatrice, Delvaux, Therese, Dique Ali, Ussumane, Fersurela, Lucio, Geelhoed, Diederike, Griffin, Sally, Gülmezoglu, A Metin, Jille-Taas, Ingeborg, Langa, Célio, Malapende, Celsa Regina, Melo, Armando, Merialdi, Mario, Mondlane, Santos, Nguyen, My Huong, Osman, Nafissa Bique, Requejo, Jennifer, Temmerman, Marleen, Timbe, Geraldo   +25 more
core   +1 more source

Antenatal care in practice: an exploratory study in antenatal care clinics in the Kilombero Valley, south-eastern Tanzania

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2011
Background The potential of antenatal care for reducing maternal morbidity and improving newborn survival and health is widely acknowledged. Yet there are worrying gaps in knowledge of the quality of antenatal care provided in Tanzania.
Kessy Flora, Schellenberg Joanna, Gross Karin, Pfeiffer Constanze, Obrist Brigit   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

It's about time: WHO and partners release programming strategies for postpartum family planning [PDF]

, 2014
The postpartum period is a critical time to address high unmet family planning need and to reduce the risks of closely spaced pregnancies. Practical tools are included in the new resource for integrating postpartum family planning at points when women ...
Egan, Shannon, Gaffield, Mary Eluned, Temmerman, Marleen   +2 more
core   +4 more sources

Timely initiation of antenatal care and associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care in Southwest Ethiopia.

PLoS ONE, 2022
BackgroundThe timing of initiation of first antenatal care visit is paramount for ensuring optimal care and health outcomes for women and children. However, the existing evidence from developing countries, including Ethiopia, indicates that most pregnant
Toffik Redi, Oumer Seid, Getaw Walle Bazie, Erkihun Tadesse Amsalu, Niguss Cherie, Melaku Yalew   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Group Antenatal Care: A Paradigm Shift to Explore for Positive Impacts in Resource-poor Settings [PDF]

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, 2021
The delivery of high-quality antenatal care is a perennial global concern for improving maternal and neonatal outcomes. Antenatal care is currently provided mainly on a one-to-one basis, but growing evidence has emerged to support the effectiveness of ...
Bhanu Pratap Singh Gaur, Jyothi Vasudevan, Bhabani Pegu   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Group versus conventional antenatal care for women [PDF]

, 2015
© 2015 The Cochrane Collaboration. Background: Antenatal care is one of the key preventive health services used around the world. In most Western countries, antenatal care traditionally involves a schedule of one-to-one visits with a care provider.
Catling, CJ, Foureur, M, Homer, CSE, Leap, N, Medley, N, Ryan, C, Teate, A   +6 more
core   +1 more source