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Helping Babies Survive Asia Regional Workshop: Meeting Report

The Helping Babies Survive Asia Regional Workshop was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on April 8-13, 2015. The workshop brought together representatives from Ministries of Health, as well as clinicians, national maternal and newborn trainers, program managers, and technical advisors from regional and global maternal and newborn health development partners. The workshop’s goals were to: a) introduce […]

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The Power of Counseling: Changing Maternal, Infant, and Young Child Nutrition and Family Planning Practices in Dhamar, Yemen

This study was conducted in two districts of Dhamar, Yemen, to inform the development of evidence-based programming to address high rates of malnutrition, short inter-pregnancy intervals, and low contraceptive prevalence in the country. The study assessed mothers’ and couples’ ability to adopt recommended nutrition and family planning practices, identifying barriers and facilitating factors for optimal […]

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The three waves in implementation of facility-based kangaroo mother care: a multi-country case study from Asia

This case study examines the institutionalization processes of facility-based kangaroo mother care (KMC) services in three Asian countries (India, Indonesia and the Philippines) as well as the reasons for the slow uptake of KMC in these countries. This paper illustrates the complexities of implementing a new healthcare intervention. Although preterm care is currently in the […]

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