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The impact of India’s accredited social health activist (ASHA) program on the utilization of maternity services: a nationally representative longitudinal modelling study

Human Resources for Health, 2019
BackgroundIn 2006, the Government of India launched the accredited social health activist (ASHA) program, with the goal to connect marginalized communities to the health care system.
Smisha Agarwal, S. Curtis, G. Ángeles, I. Speizer, Kavita Singh, James C. Thomas   +5 more
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Rural women’s perspectives of maternity services in the midland region of New Zealand [PDF]

, 2016
INTRODUCTION: Rural women face many challenges with regards to maternity services. Many rural primary birthing facilities in New Zealand have closed. The Lead Maternity Carer (LMC) model of maternity care, introduced in 1990, has moved provision of rural
Gibbons, Veronique, Gosman, Kim, Lancaster, Gytha, Lawrenson, Ross   +3 more
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Wait and consult times for primary healthcare services in central Mozambique: a time-motion study [PDF]

Global Health Action, 2016
Background: We describe wait and consult times across public-sector clinics and identify health facility determinants of wait and consult times. Design: We observed 8,102 patient arrivals and departures from clinical service areas across 12 public-sector
Bradley H. Wagenaar, Sarah Gimbel, Roxanne Hoek, James Pfeiffer, Cathy Michel, Fatima Cuembelo, Titos Quembo, Pires Afonso, Stephen Gloyd, Barrot H. Lambdin, Mark A. Micek, Victoria Porthé, Kenneth Sherr   +12 more
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Identifying better systems design in Australian maternity care: a boundary critique analysis [PDF]

, 2013
This article examines the background and limitations of maternity care policy and provision in Australia using the Boundary Critique method from critical systems thinking.
Donnellan-Fernandez, Roslyn Elizabeth, Newman, Lareen Ann, Reiger, Kerreen, Tracy, Sally   +3 more
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Restoring and maintaining robust maternity services in the COVID-19 era: a public health dilemma in Zimbabwe

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2020
Lockdown policies, travel restrictions and reduced provision of healthcare in Zimbabwe in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have brought unprecedented challenges for healthcare delivery.
Grant Murewanhema, M. Nyakanda, M. Madziyire   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Delivering prenatal pertussis vaccine through maternity services in England: What is the impact on vaccine coverage?

Vaccine, 2020
BACKGROUND Prenatal pertussis vaccination was introduced in 2012 in England and is primarily delivered through general practice. Since 2017 some maternity services are commissioned to offer it too.
A. Llamas, G. Amirthalingam, N. Andrews, M. Edelstein   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Stories for Change: The impact of Public Narrative on the co‐production process

Health Expectations, 2023
Introduction Involving service users in health service design and delivery is considered important to improve the quality of healthcare because it ensures that the delivery of healthcare is adapted to the needs of the users.
Sophie Moniz, Amelia Karia, Ahmad Firas Khalid, Cecilia Vindrola‐Padros   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Access and utilisation of maternity care for disabled women who experience domestic abuse:a systematic review [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: Although disabled women are significantly more likely to experience domestic abuse during pregnancy than non-disabled women, very little is known about how maternity care access and utilisation is affected by the co-existence of disability ...
AC Huth-Bocks, AL Coker, Anne Lazenbatt, BA Bailey, BJ Taylor, C Begley, CA Kopac, CA Kopac, Caroline Bradbury-Jones, Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health (CEMACH), CP Ferri, D Lawer, D Sumilo, D Walsh, D Walsh-Gallagher, DA Brownridge, DE Stewart, E Slayter, E Smith, E Stark, EM Shadigian, F Bradley, G Hague, GJ Prosman, HG Kim, HI Gasser, HM Government, Home Office, J Barroso, J Bruce, J Nixon, J Radford, J Requejo, J Webster, Jenna P Breckenridge, JL Jasinski, John Devaney, Julie Taylor, K Finlayson, KA Barrett, KA Kendall-Tackett, L Bacchus, L Taggart, LE Powers, M Mitra, MA Nosek, MA Nosek, MA Nunes, NI Gavin, NICE, R O’Reilly, RM Andersen, Royal College of Midwives, Royal College of Nursing, RS Barbour, S Lipsky, S Pandey, SB Plummer, SL Desmaris, T Kroll, Thilo Kroll, TL Tallieu, United Nations, World Health Organization, World Health Organization   +64 more
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Striving for excellence in maternity care: The Maternity Stream of the City of Sanctuary. [PDF]

, 2015
yesAsylum-seeking and refugee (AS&R) women living in the UK often have complex health and social care needs, with poor underlying mental and physical health and an increased risk of negative pregnancy outcomes. Despite this, AS&R women are less likely to
Aspinall P, Centre for Maternal and Child Enquiries, Gaudion A, Greenslade R, Haith-Cooper M, Lewis G, Stacey T, Waugh M   +7 more
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Understanding the Experiences and Needs of Migrant Women Affected by Female Genital Mutilation Using Maternity Services in Australia

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a cultural practice defined as the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia for non-therapeutic reasons.
S. Turkmani, C. Homer, A. Dawson
semanticscholar   +1 more source