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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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...
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Informed Decisions for Actions in Maternal and Newborn Health 2010–17 ReportBack in 2009, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in Seattle developed a new strategy for the coming years, outlining how they might achieve...
Blog Post
Taking stock – Seven years of IDEASA team of about 20 researchers and professional support staff, employed by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, set off to find out...
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Better measurement for better maternal and newborn health: A new ten million dollar grant for research at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineWhat is IDEAS? IDEAS (Informed DEcisions for ActionS in maternal and newborn health) aims to improve the health and survival of mothers and babies...
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Avoiding pregnant husbands and 30kg newborns – making electronic data collection workHealth Facility data tracking, Ethiopia. Copyright Rhys Williams Mobile technology has completely changed the face of data collection for...
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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.