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Determinants of health-seeking behavior of people on institutional delivery: evidence from qualitative research. [PDF]

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth
Ghimire S, Khatri BD, Patel JN, Bhattarai S, Khanal L, Shrestha S, Bhandari R, Ghimire N, Gyanwali P, Subedi M, Dhimal M.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

(Re)Turning to Black feminist consciousness: Deconstructing the politics of reproductive racism in Britain

Medical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Using ethnographic vignettes from my doctoral research, this article contextualizes and analyses Britain's Black maternal health crisis— a crisis of reproductive racism— through a Black feminist lens. The inequities Black mothers face has a strong Black (and) feminist history of being analyzed in relation to the politics of anti‐Black racism ...
Princess Banda
wiley   +1 more source

All in the family: Kidney donation in aging Japan

Medical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines the ethical and cultural logics shaping living donor kidney transplantation in Japan, where donation is restricted to kin and deceased donation remains rare. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork in a Tokyo‐area hospital, it analyzes how Japan's kin‐based transplantation regime contrasts with the utilitarian model dominant in
Amy Borovoy
wiley   +1 more source

A complex intervention to empower decision-making on mobility among pregnant women during labor: a multi-method study using the MRC framework. [PDF]

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth
Lopes MI, Vieira M, Cardoso A.
europepmc   +1 more source

Convergent Reproductive Governance and the Normalization of Caesarean Birth in Northern Thailand

Medical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Caesarean section (C‐section) rates in Thailand have nearly doubled over the past two decades, a trend often attributed to women's preferences, convenience, or advanced maternal age. Drawing on ethnographic research in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, this article argues that such explanations are insufficient. I show that rising C‐section rates
Anjalee Cohen
wiley   +1 more source

From survival to positive childbirth experiences: An integrative review of facility-based maternity care in South-East Asia. [PDF]

Eur J Midwifery
Arulpragassam ED, Kalcik M, Phull P, Bogren M, Erlandsson K, Franklin LL, Borneskog C.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Informal Human Milk Sharing Practices: A Cross‐Sectional Survey of Donors and Recipients in Ireland

Maternal &Child Nutrition, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The provision of human milk is a global public health priority underpinned by its extensive benefits to infant and maternal health, and significant positive impacts within economic, societal, and environmental spheres. Informal human milk sharing (IHMS) is a contemporary and increasingly prevalent phenomenon which involves the exchange of ...
Niamh Vickers, Anne Matthews, Gillian Paul   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence of and factors influencing early initiation and exclusive breastfeeding for the first two days after birth in the mountainous regions of Karnali, Nepal. [PDF]

Int Breastfeed J
Shrestha S, Khanal V.
europepmc   +1 more source

ABA‐Feed Infant Feeding Training for Peer Supporters and Coordinators: Development and Mixed‐Methods Evaluation

Maternal &Child Nutrition, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The assets‐based feeding help before and after birth (ABA‐feed) intervention aims to improve breastfeeding rates by offering proactive peer support to first‐time mothers, regardless of feeding intention. Based on behaviour change theory and an assets‐based approach, the intervention involved training existing peer supporters to become infant ...
Joanne Clarke, Gill Thomson, Nicola Crossland, Stephan Dombrowski, Pat Hoddinott, Jenny Ingram, Debbie Johnson, Christine MacArthur, Jennifer McKell, Ngawai Moss, Julia Sanders, Nicola Savory, Beck Taylor, Kate Jolly, the ABA‐Feed Study Group   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of Video‐Based Health Education on Birth Outcomes and Anaemia Status of Mothers in Dirashe District South Ethiopia: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Maternal &Child Nutrition, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Undernutrition and infections during pregnancy result in low birth weight (LBW) and maternal anaemia. Social behaviour change communication (SBCC) can promote recommended health practices, potentially improving maternal and neonatal outcomes.
Wanzahun Godana Boynito, Kidus Temesgen Worsa, Befikadu Tariku Gutema, Yordanos Gizachew Yeshitila, Godana Yaya Tessema, Tsegaye Yohanis, Stefaan De Henauw, Piet Cools, Bruno Levecke, Souheila Abbeddou   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source