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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Linking data sources for measurement of effective coverage in maternal and newborn health: what do we learn from individual- vs ecological-linking methods?Methods We used data from Mayuge District, Uganda. Data from household surveys on access to SBA were linked to health facility assessment census...
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Filling the gaps – supporting excellence in Ethiopian researchThe in-service training for thirty EPHI staff, with participants from each directorate, organised by the Health System & Reproductive Health...
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Slow and steady – validating health data in Gombe State line by lineAs an output from our first data quality learning workshop in March 2017, LGA M&E officers and MNCH coordinators were excited about revitalizing...
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“To know what is happening to women and newborns you need to collect accurate information” Preparing for a health facility survey in NigeriaOne way to measure whether the partner projects that IDEAS works with are making a difference is by continuously checking in with the people and...
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Technical consultations on postnatal carePostnatal care can be provided at home or at a health facility. International data however shows that compared to other maternal and newborn...
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Where do we stand? Monitoring and measuring progress in maternal, newborn and child healthA new article, published in The Lancet journal, looks at the current status of monitoring and measurement in RMNCAH&N. The article points out...
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Measuring coverage of essential maternal and newborn care interventions: An unfinished agendaOne of the articles in the collection is entitled Measuring coverage of essential maternal and newborn care interventions: An...
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Welcome to the new IDEAS websiteThe IDEAS project aims to improve the health and survival of mothers and babies through generating evidence to inform policy and practice in...
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Better health through better dataThese meetings are known as “Data Driven Learning Workshops”. Led by the Gombe State Primary Health Care Development Agency (GSPHCDA) the...