Because of challenges in measurement, progress can often only be tracked through the use of proxy measures, which increase the risk of inappropriate decisions being made in maternal and newborn health. This issue affects stakeholders around the world, particularly women and children who might benefit from life-saving interventions.
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Critically examining quality-adjusted coverage measuresImproving coverage measurement continues to be a key area of ongoing research with the IDEAS team. Currently the team is working in collaboration with the Child Health Accountability Tracking (CHAT) Technical Advisory Group, co-convened by WHO and UNICEF and supported by USAID, on a systematic review examining how...
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Adding Content to Contacts: Measurement of High Quality Contacts for Maternal and Newborn Health in Ethiopia, North East Nigeria, and Uttar Pradesh, IndiaFamilies in high mortality settings need regular contact with high quality health services. This paper presents a method for estimating the population level coverage of high quality contacts.
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Changes in maternal and newborn health care in Uttar Pradesh, IndiaInteractions between families and frontline workers – their frequency, quality, and equity – and coverage of interventions for mothers and newborns in Uttar Pradesh, India
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Changes in maternal and newborn health care in Gombe State, NigeriaInteractions between families and frontline workers – their frequency, quality, and equity – and coverage of interventions for mothers and newborns in Gombe State, Nigeria.
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Changes in maternal and newborn health care in EthiopiaThe aim of this study was to estimate changes in maternal and newborn health care in areas of Ethiopia where implementation projects funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation were operating.
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Measurement and accountability for maternal, newborn and child health: preparing for 2030During the two day meeting colleagues from around the world aim to examine the measurement practises that support the reproductive, maternal,...
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Learning from joint research: Maternal, newborn and child health in EthiopiaThese are just some of the results discussed during a joint MNCH learning conference held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on the 7th of November....
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LSHTM – EPHI Maternal Newborn and Child Health Learning ConferenceThe objective of the conference is to synthesize the learning emerging from the joint research efforts in Maternal, Newborn and Child...
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Maternal and newborn health improves in rural Nigeria, Ethiopia and India but inequities still exist“Our findings have a both optimistic and pessimistic interpretation, in that families from all socioeconomic status groups benefited, but...
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Monitoring childbirth care in primary health facilities: a validity study in Gombe State, northeastern NigeriaAntoinette Bhattacharya et al assessed twenty-five childbirth care indicators to validate health worker documentation and women’s...
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Monitoring the quality of care for Nigerian mothers and newborns using DHIS2This blog was written by Antoinette Bhattacharya from the IDEAS team and first published on the HNN blog. Working with the government of...
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A conversation about DHIS2IDEAS team member Krystyna Makowiecka speaks to Antoinette Bhattacharya about the work she has done in Gombe to look at the quality of routine...
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Can we use DHIS2 data to monitor maternal and newborn health? A case study from Gombe state, NigeriaA paper authored by IDEAS team member Antoinette Bhattacharya and published as part of a series on High Quality Health Systems in PLOS ONE aims to...
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Celebrating 8 years of IDEASJust a few weeks before this exciting milestone the IDEAS team from London, Ethiopia and Nigeria came together for a team retreat to hear from...