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Mapping complex interventions – lessons from developing and applying a characterisation framework in Nigeria, Ethiopia and India

This paper authored by Krystyna Makowiecka et al and published in BMJ Global Health al describes how government leadership to enhance maternal and...

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‘People have started to deliver in the facility these days’: a qualitative exploration of factors affecting facility delivery in Ethiopia

The findings in this paper, authored by Zelee Hill and others suggest that barriers, which had prevented women in the past from delivering their...

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Redesigning maternal health services – context matters

The plea for the childbirth service redesign is underpinned by the assumption that the centralisation of childbirth services to hospitals will...

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Shifting sands: Three decades of evolving priorities in maternal and newborn health research

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Why are C-section rates in private Indian health facilities unreasonably high? The providers’ view

Although the overall rate of caesarean deliveries in India remains low, rates are higher in private than in public facilities. In a household...

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IDEAS at #HSR2018

New evidence presented as posters (above) included: Sustainability for a Village Health Worker scheme in Nigeria Availability of routine facility...

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Global Maternal Health Symposium

The symposium will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Maternal Health Task Force, showcase achievements in global maternal health and...

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Early postnatal home visits: a qualitative study of barriers and facilitators to achieving high coverage

A paper co-authored by Yared Amare, Pauline Scheelbeek and IDEAS team members Zelee Hill, Joanna Schellenberg, and Della Berhanu and published in...

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How Aid Effectiveness can catalyse the Scale-up of Health Innovations

With shrinking aid budgets around the world, oftentimes pilot interventions are funded for relatively short periods of time and need to prove...

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“It’s About the Idea Hitting the Bull’s Eye”: How Aid Effectiveness Can Catalyse the Scale-up of Health Innovations

With shrinking aid budgets around the world, oftentimes pilot interventions are funded for relatively short periods of time and need to prove...

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