Journal article
Taking knowledge users’ knowledge needs into account in health: an evidence synthesis frameworkKnowledge translation ideally creates user-friendly outputs, tailored to meet information needs in a particular context for a particular audience. A Framework should facilitate a more systematic assessment of the balance of essential characteristics required to select the best output for the purpose.
Report
Implementation pathway report: Uttar Pradesh Technical Support Unit, India, June 2015The Uttar Pradesh Technical Support Unit was established to provide the Government of Uttar Pradesh with technical assistance in order to improve reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child and adolescent health coverage and outcomes.
Journal article
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.
News
Bringing together district-level data for better maternal and newborn health decisions in West Bengal, IndiaThe DIPH will enable district health stakeholders – local government departments, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and private health...
Report
Dissemination activity and impact of maternal and newborn health projects in Ethiopia, India and NigeriaReport on the dissemination activity and impact of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation implementation projects.
Journal article
Measurement of delayed bathing and early initiation of breastfeeding: a cross-sectional survey exploring experiences of data collectors in EthiopiaThis paper recommends that the inclusion of standard probes or follow-on questions to the existing survey tools assessing delayed bathing and early initiation of breastfeeding. Data collectors also require further guidance in using appropriate probes to gather accurate maternal responses.
News
Household, frontline worker and facility follow-up surveys begin in Ethiopia and NigeriaThe endline data, to be collected in April and May 2015, will be compared with baseline data collected in 2012, and any changes in healthcare...
Past event
Annual GLOW conference
Theme: Reaching Every Woman, Every Newborn: The post-2015 research agenda
Where: Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists
When: Wednesday 4...
Report
Implementation pathway report: Community Resource Person An intervention by the Technical Support Unit Uttar Pradesh, India, February 2015Community Resource Persons are local graduate women which support and coordinate frontline workers activities, such as record keeping and home visits, and strengthen Village Health, Sanitation and Nutrition Committees for improved community monitoring of health services and schemes, in Uttar Pradesh, India.
Tool
IDEAS Phase 1: Infographic – where we workThese areas have high maternal and newborn mortality rates. Many deaths could be prevented with improved access to effective health care....