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Continuum of care for maternal health in Uganda: A national cross-sectional study

PLOS ONE, 2022
Introduction A continuum of maternal care approach can reduce gaps and missed opportunities experienced by women and newborns. We determined the level of coverage and factors associated with the continuum of maternal care in Uganda. Methods
Quraish Sserwanja, David Mukunya, Prossy Nabachenje, Alleluyah Kemigisa, Paul Kowal, Julius Wandabwa, Milton W. Musaba   +6 more
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Assessing the continuum of care for maternal health in Mexico, 1994–2018

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2020
Describir los patrones temporales y geográficos del continuo de atención en salud materna en México, así como las características sociodemográficas que afectan la probabilidad de recibir esta atención. Realizamos un análisis transversal agrupado utilizando las olas de 1997, 2009, 2014 y 2018 de la Encuesta Nacional de Dinámica Demográfica, recopilando ...
Edson Serván‐Mori, Ileana Heredia-Pi, Diego Cerecero García, Gustavo Nigenda, Sandra G. Sosa‐Rubí, Jacqueline A. Seiglie, Rafael Lozano   +6 more
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Utilization, Predictors and Gaps in the Continuum of Care for Maternal and Newborn Health in Ghana

International Journal of Maternal and Child Health and AIDS (IJMA), 2021
Background: Continuum-of-care (CoC) throughout pregnancy, childbirth and the postnatal period is essential for the health and survival of mothers and their babies. This study assesses the utilization, predictors, and gaps in the continuum of maternal and newborn health (MNH) services in Eastern Ghana. Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional survey was
Juliana Yartey Enos, Richard Amoako, Innocent Kwao Doku   +2 more
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Sequential impact of components of maternal and child health care services on the continuum of care in India [PDF]

Journal of Biosocial Science, 2021
Abstract This paper examines the sequential impact of components of maternal and child health care on the continuum of care in India using data from the Indian National Family Health Surveys conducted in 2005–06 and 2015–16. Continuum of care (CoC) for maternal and child health is defined in this paper as the sequential uptake of ...
K. S. James, Udaya S. Mishra, null Rinju, Saseendran Pallikadavath   +3 more
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Prevalence of completion of maternity continuum of care and its associated factors in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BMJ Open, 2022
Objective The present study aimed to estimate the pooled prevalence of completion of the maternity continuum of care (CoC) and its associated factors in Ethiopia.Study design Systematic review and meta-analysis.Study setting Ethiopia.Study participants A
Ayenew Mose, Kassahun Haile, Abebe Timerga   +2 more
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Completion of maternity continuum of care among women in the post-partum period: Magnitude and associated factors in the northwest, Ethiopia.

PLoS ONE, 2020
BackgroundMaternity continuum of care is a model of integrated components of maternal health service from pregnancy to the post-partum period to improve maternal, neonatal and child health.
Melaku Hunie Asratie, Achenef Asmamaw Muche, Alehegn Bishaw Geremew   +2 more
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Addressing the continuum of maternal and newborn care in Ghana: implications for policy and practice [PDF]

Health Policy and Planning, 2016
Although the past decade has brought global reductions in maternal, infant and child mortality, many low-resource settings have failed to make significant gains relative to their high-income counterparts. In Ghana, nearly 50% of under-five mortality in 2014 could be attributed to deaths during the first 28 days after birth.
Cyril M, Engmann, Abraham, Hodgson, Raymond, Aborigo, Philip L, Adongo, Cheryl A, Moyer   +4 more
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Healthcare Providers’ Views of Information, Support, and Services Offered to Women in the Postnatal Follow-up Care Period in Oman: A Qualitative Study [PDF]

International Journal of Community Based Nursing and Midwifery, 2023
Background: Postnatal care is a component of the maternity care continuum, which is often under-valued and under-offered. The aim of this study was to explore healthcare providers’ (HCPs) views about postnatal follow-up care (PNFC) offered to women in ...
Amal Al Hadi, Jennifer Dawson, Michelle Paliwoda, Karen Walker, Karen New   +4 more
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Preconception care: closing the gap in the continuum of care to accelerate improvements in maternal, newborn and child health [PDF]

Reproductive Health, 2014
Preconception care includes any intervention to optimize a woman's health before pregnancy with the aim to improve maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) outcomes. Preconception care bridges the gap in the continuum of care, and addresses pre-pregnancy health risks and health problems that could have negative maternal and fetal consequences.
Dean, S., Lassi, Z., Imam, A., Bhutta, Z.   +3 more
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Completion of the maternal continuum of care and its association with antenatal care attendance during previous pregnancy among women in rural areas of the Gurage Zone, Southwest Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study

BMJ Open, 2022
Objective The maternal continuum of care is a cost-effective intervention to prevent pregnancy and childbirth-related maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of completion of the maternal continuum of
Bitew Tefera Zewudie, Muche Argaw Eniyew, Yibeltal Mesfin, Shegaw Geze Tenaw, Daniel Tsega, Bogale Chekole   +5 more
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