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Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015 One-quarter of neonatal deaths are attributable to infections, which may be prevented by maternal handwashing.  Handwashing is difficult to increase among mothers in the…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015 Background: There is growing recognition of the importance of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and infection prevention and control (IPC) in healthcare institutions for…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015 Background:  A stages-of-change model is available for evaluating facility-based kangaroo mother care (KMC) services. Implementation progress at facility- and country level…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015 Background: Promoting contraceptive use immediately after birth is considered an important family planning (FP) programmatic strategy. The integration of FP and maternal and…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015 Background: Most preterm births and deaths occur in homes or first-level facilities in low income countries, where gestational age is uncertain. Early identification of…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015 Background: There is growing realization that implementation research in realistic field settings is at least as important as the rigorous randomized controlled trials…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015 Background: Socio-economic health inequalities are substantial in most countries. Little is known about what works to remedy this. Trials in Asia and Africa have shown a…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015 Background: A women’s group community mobilization intervention in rural areas of Bangladesh in 2009-2011 reduced neonatal mortality by 38% and improved hygienic delivery and…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015 Background: While there is general consensus on the potential of mobile messaging for behavioral change and improved health status, there is little empirical evidence to…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015 Background: To date, the mHealth sector lacks rigorous, quantitative evidence linking mobile messaging programs to significant behavioral change and improved health outcomes.…