2025
Dèyè mòn, gen mòn: Qualitative examination of drivers and facilitators of stigma as a barrier to sexual and maternal healthcare in Haiti
Abrams J, Rutledge J, Raskin E, Kiyanda A, Gaillard J, Maxwell M, Kershaw T. Dèyè mòn, gen mòn: Qualitative examination of drivers and facilitators of stigma as a barrier to sexual and maternal healthcare in Haiti. SSM - Qualitative Research In Health 2025, 7: 100556. DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmqr.2025.100556.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMaternal healthcarePregnant womenMaternal health care providersLack of hospital resourcesHIV stigma experiencesMaternal healthcare accessHIV-related stigmaDeterminants of healthHIV-positive pregnant womenOrigins of stigmaHealth care providersPregnant women's accessRisk of contracting HIVLow testing ratesHIV-negative pregnant womenRelated stigmaStigma experiencesQuality careCare providersHealthcare accessRural HaitiHospital policiesComprehensive interventionThematic analysisFocus groups
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
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