• Breastfeeding and maternal health outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis 

      Chowdhury, Ranadip; Sinha, Bireshwar; Sankar, Mari Jeeva; Taneja, Sunita; Bhandari, Nita; Rollins, Nigel; Bahl, Rajiv; Martines, Jose Carlos (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-11-04)
      Aim. To evaluate the effect of breastfeeding on long-term (breast carcinoma, ovarian carcinoma, osteoporosis and type 2 diabetes mellitus) and short-term (lactational amenorrhoea, postpartum depression, postpartum weight ...
    • eRegistries: indicators for the WHO Essential Interventions for reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health 

      Flenady, Vicki; Wojcieszek, Aleena M.; Fjeldheim, Ingvild; Friberg, Ingrid; Nankabirwa, Victoria; Jani-Bølstad, Jagrati; Myhre, Sonja; Middleton, Philippa; Crowther, Caroline; Ellwood, David; Tudehope, David; Pattinson, Robert; Ho, Jacqueline; Matthews, Jiji; Ortega, Aurora Bermudez; Venkateswaran, Mahima; Chou, Doris; Say, Lale; Mehl, Garrett; Frøen, Frederik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-09-30)
      Background: Electronic health registries – eRegistries - can systematically collect relevant information at the point of care for reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH). However, a suite of process and ...
    • Existence and functionality of emergency obstetric care services at district level in Kenya: theoretical coverage versus reality 

      Echoka, Elizabeth; Kombe, Yeri; Dubourg, Dominique; Makokha, Anselimo; Evjen-Olsen, Bjørg; Mwangi, Moses; Byskov, Jens; Olsen, Øystein Evjen; Mutisya, Richard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-03-25)
      Background: The knowledge on emergency obstetric care (EmOC) is limited in Kenya, where only partial data from sub-national studies exist. The EmOC process indicators have also not been integrated into routine health ...
    • Policy, paperwork and 'postographs': Global indicators and maternity care documentation in rural Burkina Faso 

      Melberg, Andrea; Diallo, Abdoulaye Hama; Storeng, Katerini Tagmatarchi; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Moland, Karen Marie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-10)
      Targets and indicators set at the global level are powerful tools that govern health systems in low-income countries. Skilled birth attendance at a health facility is an important indicator for monitoring maternal mortality ...