2024
Recommendations for Integrating Traditional Birth Attendants to Improve Maternal Health Outcomes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Rutledge J, Kiyanda A, Jean-Louis C, Raskin E, Gaillard J, Maxwell M, Smith T, Kershaw T, Abrams J. Recommendations for Integrating Traditional Birth Attendants to Improve Maternal Health Outcomes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. International Journal Of Maternal And Child Health And AIDS 2024, 13: e019. PMID: 39526165, PMCID: PMC11544515, DOI: 10.25259/ijma_16_2024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTraditional birth attendantsMaternal health outcomesMaternal healthcareHealth outcomesMiddle-income countriesBirth attendantsMaternal healthIntegration of traditional birth attendantsImproving maternal health outcomesAdverse maternal health outcomesRates of maternal mortalityMaternal health needsFacility-based careImproving maternal healthcareReduce medical mistrustHealth facility careImprove health outcomesReducing maternal morbidityDisproportionately affecting low-Global health researchLow-resource settingsPostpartum careFacility careMaternal mortalityMedical mistrust
2008
Does armed conflict impact maternal heath? A report from rural Haiti
Small M, Magee E, Colimon I, Frederic R, Williams K, Kershaw T. Does armed conflict impact maternal heath? A report from rural Haiti. Journal Of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine 2008, 1: 105-109. DOI: 10.3233/npm-2008-00015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMaternal mortalityRural HaitiLocal health care systemDeterminants of healthStatus of womenHealth care systemPrimary outcome measureMaternal healthMaternal deathsStudy of dataCare systemHospital closuresPerinatal databaseHospital dataOutcome measuresObstetric outcomesEclampsia rateAcute instabilitySocial status of womenHealthWomenHospitalVulnerable membersBaselineMortality