Seven million infants every year die before their first birthday; two-thirds die within the first month after birth. The vast majority of these deaths are in developing countries where access to basic and emergency health care is poor. The principles of essential newborn and infant care include clean cord care, resuscitation, warmth to avoid hypothermia, infection prevention and control, early and exclusive breastfeeding, hygiene, immunization, and support for the mother–infant relationship. Additional care is needed in areas where malaria and/or HIV are endemic.
Population Council focus
The Population Council provides technical support for designing, monitoring, and evaluating programs in which newborn care is integrated within a broader framework of comprehensive maternal and newborn health during the postpartum period.
Population Council impact
- The Council provides oversight for monitoring and evaluation, including operations research and knowledge management, for the Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN), a five-year USAID-funded project led by John Snow, Inc. (JSI) that demonstrates innovations and builds capacity within health systems and communities.
- In Bolivia, the Council conducted operations research and strengthening monitoring and evaluation systems for the USAID/JSI Health Management and Quality Project, which focuses on strengthening essential health systems necessary for managing delivery and infant and early childhood infections and illnesses.
- In northern India, the Council is undertaking a landscaping exercise to guide development of a comprehensive behavior change communication and management strategy to shape demand and practices to improve newborn, infant, and child health and nutrition.
- Council activities in Kenya, South Africa, and Swaziland are seeking to reorganize and strengthen existing postpartum care services so that newborn and maternal health services are fully integrated, and services for HIV-positive mothers and babies are effectively incorporated. In Swaziland, health provider knowledge increased in several areas and the strong PMTCT program maintained a high proportion of women testing for HIV and receiving antiretroviral therapy.
Projects
Empowering Indigenous Women in Guatemala to Advocate for Maternal Health Rights (more)
This project strengthened the capacity of indigenous women's advocacy groups to promote their right to culturally appropriate maternal health services in Guatemala.
(9/2009 - 11/2011)
Guatemala
Identifying Mechanisms to Strengthen Facilities Providing Delivery and Newborn Care Services (more)
Although rates of maternal mortality have decreased in Bangladesh, utilization of facility-based delivery care has remained low because of facility shortcomings and service non-availability; the Council conducted this study to determine the sources of these shortcomings and to identify mechanisms to strengthen facilities, thereby increasing facility-based delivery and further reducing maternal and infant mortality in rural Bangladesh.
(2/2011 - 8/2011)
Bangladesh
Monitoring and Evaluating the Primary Healthcare Revitalization, Integration and Decentralization in Earthquake-affected Areas (PRIDE) Program (more)
In Pakistan, the Council is providing support to the overall monitoring and evaluation functions of the PRIDE program.
(1/2007 - 8/2010)
Pakistan
Health Service Providers and Early Childhood Health and Development (more)
This study uses longitudinal data collected from children and their health care providers to determine the importance of quality of care on child health and development.
(1/2007 - 12/2009)
Philippines
Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN) (more)
The Council is overseeing the management of the monitoring and evaluation component of the Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN) a five-year project designed to assist the Government of Pakistan in implementing the full spectrum of interventions necessary to address mother and newborn health.
(11/2004 - 9/2009)
Pakistan
Community-based Kangaroo Mother Care to Prevent Neonatal and Infant Mortality (more)
Council researchers measured the effect of community-based kangaroo mother care on neonatal and infant survival as well as birth intervals associated with neonatal and infant survival.
(11/2004 - 3/2008)
Bangladesh
Evaluation of the Integrated Strategy to Reduce Maternal and Neonatal Mortality in Senegal (more)
Council researchers investigated the integrated introduction of active management of the third stage of labor and essential newborn care in five regions in Senegal.
(9/2007 - 10/2007)
Senegal
Repositioning Postnatal Care in a High HIV Prevalence Environment: Operations Research in Swaziland (more)
Council operations research tested whether a change in the Swaziland National Guidelines for postnatal care strengthened postnatal care attendance and follow-up of mothers and infants.
(1/2006 - 7/2007)
Swaziland
Intra-household Resource Allocation in Egypt: Women's Empowerment and Investment in Children (more)
The Council studied intra-household decision-making, women's status, and child investment in Egypt.
(2/2006 - 1/2007)
Egypt
Resources
"Community health workers for maternal and child health," fact sheet (PDF)
Jarvis,Leah; Termini,Nancy
Publication date: 2012
Association between maternal intimate partner violence victimization and childhood immunization in India (abstract)
Sabarwal,Shagun; McCormick,Marie C.; Silverman,Jay G.; Subramanian,S.V.
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 58(2): 107-113
Publication date: 2012
Future demand for maternal and child health services from public health facilities in Bihar (HTML)
Ram,F.; Khan,M.E.; Darmstadt,Gary L.; Tarigopula,Usha Kiran; Ganju,Deepika; Donnay,France
from Shaping Demand and Practices to Improve Family Health Outcomes: Designing a Behavior Change Communication Strategy in India, Volume 2: Bihar
Publication date: 2012
Increasing appropriate complementary feeding (HTML)
Aruldas,Kumudha; Khan,M.E.; Hazra,Avishek; Darmstadt,Gary L.; Tarigopula,Usha Kiran; Ganju,Deepika; Donnay,France
from Shaping Demand and Practices to Improve Family Health Outcomes: Designing a Behavior Change Communication Strategy in India, Volume 1: Uttar Pradesh, pp. 122-143
Publication date: 2012
Increasing compliance to immunization (HTML)
Ahmad,Jaleel; Khan,M.E.; Hazra,Avishek; Darmstadt,Gary L.; Tarigopula,Usha Kiran; Ganju,Deepika; Donnay,France
from Shaping Demand and Practices to Improve Family Health Outcomes: Designing a Behavior Change Communication Strategy in India, Volume 1: Uttar Pradesh, pp. 174-202
Publication date: 2012
Increasing early and exclusive breastfeeding (HTML)
Aruldas,Kumudha; Khan,M.E.; Hazra,Avishek; Darmstadt,Gary L.; Tarigopula,Usha Kiran; Ganju,Deepika; Donnay,France
from Shaping Demand and Practices to Improve Family Health Outcomes: Designing a Behavior Change Communication Strategy in India, Volume 1: Uttar Pradesh, pp. 90-121
Publication date: 2012
Increasing institutional delivery and access to emergency obstetric care services (HTML)
Varma,Deepthi S.; Khan,M.E.; Hazra,Avishek; Darmstadt,Gary L.; Tarigopula,Usha Kiran; Ganju,Deepika; Donnay,France
from Shaping Demand and Practices to Improve Family Health Outcomes: Designing a Behavior Change Communication Strategy in India, Volume 1: Uttar Pradesh, pp. 29-55
Publication date: 2012
Increasing postnatal care for mothers and newborns (HTML)
Varma,Deepthi S.; Khan,M.E.; Hazra,Avishek; Darmstadt,Gary L.; Tarigopula,Usha Kiran; Ganju,Deepika; Donnay,France
from Shaping Demand and Practices to Improve Family Health Outcomes: Designing a Behavior Change Communication Strategy in India, Volume 1: Uttar Pradesh, pp. 56-89
Publication date: 2012
Maternal and fetal outcomes after introduction of magnesium sulphate for treatment of preeclampsia and eclampsia in selected secondary facilities: A low-cost intervention (abstract) (PDF)
Tukur,Jamilu; Ahonsi,Babatunde; Ishaku,Salisu Mohammed; Araoyinbo,Idowu; Okereke,Ekechi; Oginni Babatunde,Ayodeji
Maternal and Child Health Journal 15(1): doi:10.1007/s10995-012-1105-9-
Publication date: 2012
Providing maternal and newborn health services: Experiences of auxiliary nurse midwives in Rajasthan (PDF)
Santhya,K.G.; Jejeebhoy,Shireen J.
Publication date: 2012
Role of private sector in delivering birth spacing services in FALAH districts
ul Haque,Minhaj; Miller,Peter C.; Kamran,Iram
Publication date: 2012
Shaping Demand and Practices to Improve Family Health Outcomes: Designing a Behavior Change Communication Strategy in India, Volume 1: Uttar Pradesh (HTML)
Publication date: 2012
Shaping Demand and Practices to Improve Family Health Outcomes: Designing a Behavior Change Communication Strategy in India, Volume 2: Bihar (HTML)
Publication date: 2012
Situation analysis of behavior change communication activities in Bihar: A step towards developing a comprehensive BCC strategy (PDF)
Khan,M.E.; Bhatnagar,Isha; Hazra,Avishek; Kumar,Mukesh
Publication date: 2012
The consequences of unintended pregnancy for maternal and child health in rural India: Evidence from prospective data (abstract) (HTML)
Singh,Abhishek; Singh,Ashish; Mahapatra,Bidhubhusan
Maternal and Child Health Journal Published online ahead of print, 18 April
Publication date: 2012
The effect of traditional birth attendant training on maternal and neonatal care (abstract)
Miller,Peter C.; Rashida,Gul; Tasneem,Zeba; ul Haque,Minhaj
International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics 117(2): 148-152
Publication date: 2012
A pay-for-performance innovation integrating the quantity and quality of care in maternal, newborn and child health services in Bangladesh
Rahman,Laila; Rob,Ubaidur; Mahmud,Riad; Hena,Ismat Ara; Talukder,Md.Noorunnabi; Rahman,Md.Hafizur
P4P Final Report
Publication date: 2011
A pay-for-performance model for increased utilization of maternal, newborn and child health services in Bangladesh
Talukder,Md.Noorunnabi; Rob,Ubaidur; Rahman,Laila; Hena,Ismat Ara; Zafar Ullah Khan,A.K.M.
P4P Policy Brief
Publication date: 2011
Consultative meeting on strengthening union level facility for providing normal delivery and newborn care services
Sultana,Nargis; Krishna Baidya,Amar; Khan,M.Mostafizur Rahman
HFWC Brief Report (no. 1)
Publication date: 2011
Costing and economic analysis of strengthening union level facility for providing normal delivery and newborn care services in Bangladesh (PDF)
Howlader,Sushil Ranjan
Publication date: 2011
Effects of the Janani Suraksha Yojana on maternal and newborn care practices: Women's experiences in Rajasthan (PDF)
Santhya,K.G.; Jejeebhoy,Shireen J.; Acharya,Rajib; Zavier,A.J.Francis
Publication date: 2011
Future demand for maternal and child health services from public health facilities in Bihar
Ram,F.
Policy Brief (no. 7)
Publication date: 2011
Gender-based disparities in infant and child mortality based on maternal exposure to spousal violence: The heavy burden borne by Indian girls (abstract)
Silverman,Jay G.; Decker,Michele R.; Cheng,Debbie M.; Wirth,Kathleen; Saggurti,Niranjan; McCauley,Heather L.; Balaiah,Donta; Raj,Anita
Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine 165(1): 22-27
Publication date: 2011
Identifying opportunities and challenges to strengthen union level facility for providing normal delivery and newborn care services: Findings from policy advocacy activities (PDF)
Talukder,Md.Noorunnabi; Rob,Ubaidur; Zafar Ullah Khan,A.K.M.
Publication date: 2011
Increasing complementary feeding in rural Bihar: Implications for behavior change communication
Aruldas,Kumudha; Khan,M.E.; Hazra,Avishek
Policy Brief (no. 4)
Publication date: 2011
Increasing complete immunization in rural Bihar: Implications for behavior change communication
Ahmad,Jaleel; Khan,M.E.
Policy Brief (no. 6)
Publication date: 2011
Increasing early and exclusive breastfeeding in rural Bihar: Implications for behavior change communication
Aruldas,Kumudha; Khan,M.E.; Hazra,Avishek
Policy Brief (no. 3)
Publication date: 2011
Innovative financing through pay-for-performance for providers to improve quality of care in Bangladesh: Transforming research into action (PDF)
Talukder,Md.Noorunnabi; Rob,Ubaidur; Rahman,Laila; Hena,Ismat Ara
Workshop report
Publication date: 2011
Innovative financing through pay-for-performance for providers to improve quality of care in Bangladesh: Transforming research into action (PDF)
Talukder,Md.Noorunnabi; Rahman,Laila; Hena,Ismat Ara
Workshop brief
Publication date: 2011
Introducing pay-for-performance approach to increase utilization of maternal, newborn and child health services in Bangladesh
Hena,Ismat Ara; Rahman,Laila; Rob,Ubaidur; Julkarnayeen,Md.; Acharja,Liton
P4P Research Update (no. 2)
Publication date: 2011
Lessons from strengthened HFWCs for providing normal delivery and newborn care services in Jamalpur and Thakurgaon
Krishna Baidya,Amar; Sultana,Nargis; Khan,M.Mostafizur Rahman
HFWC Brief Report (no. 4)
Publication date: 2011
Local level advocacy workshop on strengthening union level facility for providing normal delivery and newborn care services
Khan,M.Mostafizur Rahman; Krishna Baidya,Amar; Sultana,Nargis
HFWC Brief Report (no. 3)
Publication date: 2011
Measuring the quality of care in maternal, newborn and child health services in Bangladesh
Rahman,Laila; Rob,Ubaidur; Hena,Ismat Ara; Talukder,Md.Noorunnabi; Ratcliffe,Hannah; Haque,Eashita; Rahman,Md.Ataur; Julkarnayeen,Md.; Dey,Anup Kumar; Sultana,Nargis
P4P Research Update (no. 3)
Publication date: 2011
Performance based financing for providers to address the maternal, newborn and child health services in Bangladesh
Rahman,Laila; Rob,Ubaidur; Mahmud,Riad; Alim,Dr.Azizul; Hena,Ismat Ara; Talukder,Md.Noorunnabi
P4P Project Brief
Publication date: 2011
Readiness of health facilities for maternal and newborn health care in Uttar Pradesh: A case study of Bahraich District
Khan,Nizamuddin; Khan,M.E.; Lewis,Sara; Hamilton,Marsha; Jana,Laboni
Publication date: 2011
Roundtable dialogue with journalists: Strengthening union level facility for providing normal delivery and newborn care services
Krishna Baidya,Amar; Sultana,Nargis; Khan,M.Mostafizur Rahman
HFWC Brief Report (no. 5)
Publication date: 2011
Sex-differentials in childhood mortality in Punjab and Haryana--Are they reality? (abstract) (PDF)
Lahiri,S.; Hazra,Avishek; Singh,Abhishek
Journal of Population Studies 43: 71-98
Publication date: 2011
Stakeholders' experiences and views in strengthening HFWC for normal delivery and newborn care services
Krishna Baidya,Amar; Khan,M.Mostafizur Rahman; Sultana,Nargis
HFWC Brief Report (no. 2)
Publication date: 2011
Strengthening union level facility for providing normal delivery and newborn care services: Facility assessment report (PDF)
Talukder,Md.Noorunnabi; Rob,Ubaidur; Zafar Ullah Khan,A.K.M.; Krishna Baidya,Amar; Khan,M.Mostafizur Rahman; Sultana,Nargis
Publication date: 2011
Strengthening union level facility for providing normal delivery and newborn care services: Workshop report (PDF)
Rob,Ubaidur; Talukder,Md.Noorunnabi; Zafar Ullah Khan,A.K.M.
Publication date: 2011
A strategy for the reduction of maternal and neonatal mortality (PDF)
Population Council
Brief
Publication date: 2010
Assessing the potential acceptability of a new cadre of community midwives for pregnancy and delivery related care in rural Pakistan: Findings from a qualitative study (PDF)
Wajid,Abdul; Mir,Ali Mohammad; Rashid,Zubaida; Aziz,Abida
Publication date: 2010
Care of the newborn: Community perceptions and health seeking behavior (abstract) (PDF)
Warren,Charlotte
Ethiopian Journal of Health Development 24(Special Issue 1): 110-114
Publication date: 2010
Domestic violence and early childhood mortality in rural India: Evidence from prospective data (abstract)
Koenig,Michael A.; Stephenson,Rob; Acharya,Rajib; Barrick,Lindsay; Ahmed,Saifuddin; Hindin,Michelle J.
International Journal of Epidemiology 39(3): 825-833
Publication date: 2010
Effect of dai training on maternal and neonatal care: An operations research study (PDF)
Miller,Peter C.; Rashida,Gul; Wajid,Abdul; Tasneem,Zeba; Mahmood,Lubna; ul Haque,Minhaj
Publication date: 2010
Equity in access to maternal and child health services in five developing countries: What works (abstract)
Talukder,Md.Noorunnabi; Rob,Ubaidur
International Quarterly of Community Health Education 31(2): 119-131
Publication date: 2010
Guidelines for introducing pay-for-performance (P4P) approach and subsidized coupons to increase utilization of maternal, newborn and child health services in Bangladesh
Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS); Population Council; UNICEF
Publication date: 2010
Increasing appropriate complementary feeding in rural Uttar Pradesh (PDF)
Aruldas,Kumudha; Khan,M.E.; Hazra,Avishek
Journal of Family Welfare 56(special issue): 51-56
Publication date: 2010
Increasing appropriate complementary feeding in rural Uttar Pradesh: Implications for behavior change communication (PDF) (HTML)
Population Council
Shaping Demand and Practices to Improve Family Health Outcomes in Northern India Policy Brief (no. 6)
Publication date: 2010
Increasing complete immunization in rural Uttar Pradesh (PDF)
Ahmad,Jaleel; Khan,M.E.; Hazra,Avishek
Journal of Family Welfare 56(special issue): 65-72
Publication date: 2010
Increasing complete immunization in rural Uttar Pradesh: Implications for behavior change communication (PDF) (HTML)
Population Council
Shaping Demand and Practices to Improve Family Health Outcomes in Northern India Policy Brief (no. 8)
Publication date: 2010
Increasing early and exclusive breastfeeding in rural Uttar Pradesh (PDF)
Aruldas,Kumudha; Khan,M.E.; Hazra,Avishek
Journal of Family Welfare 56(special issue): 43-49
Publication date: 2010
Increasing early and exclusive breastfeeding in rural Uttar Pradesh: Implications for behavior change communication (PDF) (HTML)
Population Council
Shaping Demand and Practices to Improve Family Health Outcomes in Northern India Policy Brief (no. 5)
Publication date: 2010
Increasing postnatal care of mothers and newborns including follow-up cord care and thermal care in rural Uttar Pradesh (PDF)
Varma,Deepthi S.; Khan,M.E.; Hazra,Avishek
Journal of Family Welfare 56(special issue): 31-41
Publication date: 2010
Increasing the practice of thermal care to prevent newborn hypothermia: Implications for behavior change communication in rural Uttar Pradesh (PDF) (HTML)
Population Council
Shaping Demand and Practices to Improve Family Health Outcomes in Northern India Policy Brief (no. 4)
Publication date: 2010
Intégration des Services au Sénégal (PDF)
Population Council
Brief
Publication date: 2010
Integration of services in Senegal (PDF)
Population Council
Brief
Publication date: 2010
Introducing pay-for-performance (P4P) approach and subsidized coupons to increase utilization of maternal, newborn and child health services in Bangladesh
Population Council
Publication date: 2010
Introducing pay-for-performance (P4P) approach to improve maternal, newborn, and child health in Bangladesh (PDF)
Rahman,Laila; Rob,Ubaidur; Talukder,Md.Noorunnabi; Hena,Ismat Ara; Akter,Farhana; Rahman,Md.Ataur; Julkarnayeen,Md.
P4P Research Update (no. 1)
Publication date: 2010
Lessons learned from the Ghana Essential Medicines Initiative (PDF)
Population Council
GEMI (Ghana Essential Medicines Initiative) Final Report
Publication date: 2010
Looking back, moving forward: Implementing PMTCT programs in resource-constrained settings, Horizons studies 1999 to 2007 (PDF)
Baek,Carolyn; Rutenberg,Naomi
Horizons Synthesis Background Papers
Publication date: 2010
Private sector's role in health service provision in Senegal (PDF)
Population Council
Brief
Publication date: 2010
Rôle du secteur privé dans l'offre de services de santé au Sénégal (PDF)
Population Council
Brief
Publication date: 2010
Safeguarding maternal and newborn health: Improving the quality of postnatal care in Kenya (abstract)
Warren,Charlotte; Mwangi,Annie; Oweya,Erick; Kamunya,Rosemary; Koskei,Nancy
International Journal for Quality in Health Care 22(1): 24-30
Publication date: 2010
The effect of maternal child marriage on morbidity and mortality of children under 5 in India: Cross sectional study of a nationally representative sample (abstract) (HTML)
Raj,Anita; Saggurti,Niranjan; Winter,Michael; Labonte,Alan; Decker,Michele R.; Balaiah,Donta; Silverman,Jay G.
British Medical Journal 340: 353-
Publication date: 2010
Une bonne surveillance de la grossesse pour préparer l'accouchement (PDF)
Population Council
Brief
Publication date: 2010
Une stratégie pour la réduction de la mortalité maternelle et néonatale (PDF)
Population Council
Brief
Publication date: 2010
"Effects of a food supplement in child nutrition," brochure
Gonzales Salguero,Fernando; Bedregal,P.; Del Barco,M.
Publication date: 2009
"Strategies to introduce in the clinical practice the delayed clamping of the umbilical cord to diminish child anemia," brochure
Gonzales Salguero,Fernando; Viscarra,M.; Bedregal,P.; Perez,R.
Publication date: 2009
Evaluation of HIV counseling and testing in ANC settings and adherence to short course antiretroviral prophylaxis for PMTCT in Francistown, Botswana (PDF)
Baek,Carolyn; Creek,Tracy; Jones,Lee Ann; Apicella,Louis; Redner,Jennifer; Rutenberg,Naomi
Horizons Final Report
Publication date: 2009
Integrating quality postnatal care into PMTCT in Swaziland (abstract)
Mazia,Goldy; Narayan,I.; Warren,Charlotte; Mahdi,Mohammed; Chibuye,P.; Walligo,A.; Mabuza,P.; Shongwe,Rachel; Hainsworth,M.
Global Public Health 4(3): 253-270
Publication date: 2009
Manual for designing community based interventions for preventing postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) using misoprostol: Standardized pilot-test training manual (PDF)
RamaRao,Saumya; Mekbib,Tekle-Ab; Raifman,Sarah
Publication date: 2009
Study finds link between phthalates and low birth weight (PDF)
Population Briefs 15(1)
Publication date: 2009
Community-based kangaroo mother care to prevent neonatal and infant mortality: A randomized, controlled cluster trial (abstract)
Sloan,Nancy L.; Ahmed,Salahuddin; Mitra,Satindra N.; Choudhury,Nuzhat; Chowdhury,Mushtaque; Rob,Ubaidur; Winikoff,Beverly
Pediatrics 121(5): 1047-1059
Publication date: 2008
Ethnic differentials in parental health seeking for childhood illness in Vietnam (abstract)
Teerawichitchainan,Bussarawan; Phillips,James F.
Social Science and Medicine 66(5): 1118-1130
Publication date: 2008
Repositioning postnatal care in a high HIV environment: Swaziland (PDF)
Warren,Charlotte; Shongwe,Rachel; Waligo,Allen; Mahdi,Mohammed; Mazia,Goldy; Narayanan,Indira
Horizons Final Report
Publication date: 2008
"Helping mothers, saving babies," pamphlet
Publication date: 2007
Assessing the equitable distribution of essential medicines for rural maternal and child health care: Baseline report, Nkwanta District, Ghana (PDF)
GEMI (Ghana Essential Medicines Initiative) Progress Report, (June)
Publication date: 2007
Community-based kangaroo mother care to prevent neonatal and infant mortality (PDF)
Sloan,Nancy L.
Final report
Publication date: 2007
Continuum of care for HIV-positive women accessing programs to prevent parent-to-child transmission: Findings from India (PDF)
Mahendra,Vaishali Sharma; Mudoi,Rupa; Oinam,Archana; Pakkela,Venkat; Sarna,Avina; Panda,Sucheta; Rau,Ashok; Birendrajit Singh,L.; Rutenberg,Naomi
Horizons Final Report
Publication date: 2007
Ethnic differentials in parental health seeking for childhood illness in Vietnam (PDF)
Teerawichitchainan,Bussarawan; Phillips,James F.
Poverty, Gender, and Youth Working Paper (no. 3)
Publication date: 2007
Examining the rollout of pediatric antiretroviral treatment in South Africa (PDF)
Population Briefs 13(1)
Publication date: 2007
Exploring the barriers to accessing care and treatment for HIV-infected children in India: A diagnostic study (PDF)
Sarna,Avina; Ahmad,Jaleel; Alexander,Glory; Mahendra,Vaishali Sharma; Rau,Ashok; Singh,Arjun; Rutenberg,Naomi
Update, (April)
Publication date: 2007
Focused antenatal care acceptable, tricky to implement (PDF)
Population Briefs 13(1)
Publication date: 2007
Health systems and maternal mortality, neonatal mortality and child health: Review of selected service delivery models
Talukder,Md.Noorunnabi; Rob,Ubaidur
Publication date: 2007
Innovative program dramatically lowers child mortality in Ghana (PDF)
Population Briefs 13(2)
Publication date: 2007
Pakistan: Multifaceted approach reduces infant deaths (PDF)
Population Briefs 13(2)
Publication date: 2007
Rapid achievement of the child survival Millennium Development Goal: Evidence from the Navrongo experiment in Northern Ghana (abstract)
Binka,Fred N.; Bawah,Ayaga A.; Phillips,James F.; Hodgson,Abraham; Adjuik,Martin; MacLeod,Bruce
Tropical Medicine and International Health 12(5): 578-583
Publication date: 2007
Situation analysis of the sexual and reproductive health and HIV risks and prevention needs of older orphaned and vulnerable children in Nyanza Province, Kenya (PDF)
Juma,Milka; Askew,Ian; Ferguson,Alan
Publication date: 2007
Spotlight on child malnutrition (PDF)
GEMI (Ghana Essential Medicines Initiative) Progress Report, (Fall)
Publication date: 2007
The effect of community nurses and health volunteers on child mortality: The Navrongo Community Health and Family Planning Project (abstract)
Pence,Brian Wells; Nyarko,Philomena; Phillips,James F.; Debpuur,Cornelius
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 35(6): 599-608
Publication date: 2007
The effect of women's status on infant and child mortality in four rural areas of Bangladesh (abstract)
Hossain,Mian Bazle; Phillips,James F.; Pence,Brian Wells
Journal of Biosocial Science 39(3): 355-366
Publication date: 2007
Accelerating reproductive and child health programme impact with community-based services: The Navrongo experiment in Ghana
(abstract)
Phillips,James F.; Bawah,Ayaga A.; Binka,Fred N.
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 84(12): 949-953
Publication date: 2006
Correlates of inter-birth intervals: Implications of optimal birth spacing strategies in Mozambique (PDF)
RamaRao,Saumya; Townsend,John W.; Askew,Ian
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2006
Early childhood development: A review of findings from a longitudinal study in the Philippines (abstract)
Ghuman,Sharon; Behrman,Jere R.; Gultiano,Socorro; Graeme,Armecin; Bas,Isabelita; Duazo,Paulita; King,Elizabeth M.; Lee,Nanette
East Asian Economic Perspectives 17(2): 1-24
Publication date: 2006
The impact of immunization on the association between poverty and child survival: Evidence from Kassena-Nankana District of northern Ghana (PDF)
Bawah,Ayaga A.; Phillips,James F.; Adjuik,Martin; Vaughan-Smith,Maya; MacLeod,Bruce; Binka,Fred N.
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 218)
Publication date: 2006
Family background, service providers, and early childhood development in the Philippines: Proxies and interactions (abstract)
Ghuman,Sharon; Behrman,Jere R.; Borja,Judith B.; Gultiano,Socorro; King,Elizabeth M.
Economic Development and Cultural Change 54(1): 129-164
Publication date: 2005
Integrating family planning and prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission in resource-limited settings (abstract)
Duerr,Ann; Hurst,Stephen; Kourtis,Athena P.; Rutenberg,Naomi; Jamieson,Denise J.
Lancet 366(9481): 261-263
Publication date: 2005
Newborn care practices in low socioeconomic settlements of Karachi, Pakistan (abstract)
Fikree,Fariyal F.; Ali,Tazeen S.; Durocher,Jill M.; Rahbar,Mohammad H.
Social Science and Medicine 60(5): 911-921
Publication date: 2005
Socioeconomic status and child mortality in Southern Africa
Bawah,Ayaga A.; Zuberi,T.
Genus 61(1-2): 55-83
Publication date: 2005
The effect of community nurses and health volunteers on child mortality: The Navrongo Community Health and Family Planning Project (PDF)
Pence,Brian Wells; Nyarko,Philomena; Phillips,James F.; Debpuur,Cornelius
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 200)
Publication date: 2005
Role of gender in health disparity: The South Asian context (abstract)
Fikree,Fariyal F.; Pasha,Omrana
British Medical Journal 328(7443): 823-826
Publication date: 2004
Succession planning in Uganda: Early outreach for AIDS-affected children and their families (PDF)
Horizons Program; Makerere University Department of Sociology; Plan Uganda
Horizons Final Report
Publication date: 2004
Coliforms in the water and hemoglobin concentration are predictors of gastrointestinal morbidity of Bangladeshi children ages 1-10 years (abstract)
Bhargava,Alok; Bouis,Howarth E.; Hallman,Kelly; Hoque,Bilqis A.
American Journal of Human Biology 15(2): 209-219
Publication date: 2003
Education improves breastfeeding practices in Zambia (PDF)
Population Briefs 9(2)
Publication date: 2003
Empowering communities to respond to HIV/AIDS: Ndola Demonstration Project on Maternal and Child Health: Operations research final report (PDF)
Hope Humana; LINKAGES; National Food and Nutrition Commission; Ndola District Health Management Team; Horizons Program; Zambia Integrated Health Project
Horizons Final Report
Publication date: 2003
Focus on newborn survival needed in rural Pakistan (PDF)
Population Briefs 9(2)
Publication date: 2003
Improving postpartum care among low parity mothers in Palestine (PDF)
Center for Development in Primary Health Care (CDPHC),Al Quds University
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2003
Infant feeding counseling within Kenyan and Zambian PMTCT services: How well does it promote good feeding practices? (PDF)
Rutenberg,Naomi; Kankasa,Chipepo; Nduati,Ruth; Mbori-Ngacha,Dorothy; Siwale,Margaret; Geibel,Scott
Horizons Research Summary
Publication date: 2003
Mother-father resources, marriage payments, and girl-boy health in rural Bangladesh
Hallman,Kelly; Quisumbing,Agnes R.
from Household Decisions, Gender, and Development: A Synthesis of Recent Research, pp. 115-120
Publication date: 2003
Ndola Demonstration Project: A midterm analysis of lessons learned (PDF)
Horizons Program
Horizons Report
Publication date: 2002
Postnatal maternal and newborn care: Rituals, perceived morbidity, and care seeking-A community-based study in Karachi, Pakistan
Fikree,Fariyal F.; Ali,Tazeen S.; Rahbar,Mohammad H.; Durocher,Jill M.
Publication date: 2002
Time to focus child survival programmes on the newborn: Assessment of levels and causes of infant mortality in rural Pakistan (abstract) (PDF)
Fikree,Fariyal F.; Azam,Syed Iqbal; Berendes,Heinz W.
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 80(4): 271-276
Publication date: 2002
Community involvement in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV: Insights and recommendations (PDF)
Rutenberg,Naomi; Field-Nguer,Mary Lyn; Nyblade,Laura
Community Involvement in Initiatives to Prevent Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV: A Collaborative Project
Publication date: 2001
Immunization status and child survival in rural Ghana (PDF)
Nyarko,Philomena; Pence,Brian Wells; Debpuur,Cornelius
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 147)
Publication date: 2001
Making a difference for children affected by AIDS: Baseline findings from operations research in Uganda (PDF)
Gilborn,Laelia; Nyonyintono,Rebecca; Kabumbuli,Robert; Jagwe-Wadda,Gabriel
Horizons Report
Publication date: 2001
Reproductive and child health programme: An in-depth analysis of changes in population policy and its impact on the Family Welfare Programme in India
Khan,M.E.; Townsend,John W.
Demography India 30(1): 73-100
Publication date: 2001
The effect of prenatal dietary protein intake on birth weight (abstract)
Sloan,Nancy L.; Lederman,Sally A.; Leighton,Jessica; Himes,John H.; Rush,David
Nutrition Research 21(1-2): 129-139
Publication date: 2001
War, famine and excess child mortality in Africa: The role of parental education (abstract)
Kiros,Gebre-Egziabher; Hogan,Dennis P.
International Journal of Epidemiology 30(3): 447-445
Publication date: 2001
A paradigm shift from population control to a reproductive and child health approach
Pachauri,Saroj
from Souvenir for Clairvoyance 2000: Healthcare Management in the 21st Century-Quest for Excellence
Publication date: 2000
Inequality of child mortality among ethnic groups in sub-Saharan Africa (abstract) (PDF)
Brockerhoff,Martin; Hewett,Paul C.
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 78(1): 30-41
Publication date: 2000
Risk factors for stunting and wasting at age six, twelve and twenty-four months for squatter children of Karachi, Pakistan
Fikree,Fariyal F.; Rahbar,Mohammad H.; Berendes,Heinz W.
Journal of Pakistan Medical Association 50(10): 341-348
Publication date: 2000
Ethnicity and child mortality in sub-Saharan Africa (PDF)
Brockerhoff,Martin; Hewett,Paul C.
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 107)
Publication date: 1998
Child mortality in East Africa: The impact of preventive health care
Brockerhoff,Martin
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 76)
Publication date: 1995
Factors affecting acceptance of immunization among children in rural Bangladesh (abstract)
Bhuiya,Abbas; Bhuiya,Ismat; Chowdhury,A.M.R.
Health Policy and Planning 10(3): 304-311
Publication date: 1995
Psychosocial and situational factors in early breastfeeding termination among educated mothers in Bahrain
Horsley,Kathryn
West Asia & North Africa Regional Paper (no. 41)
Publication date: 1995
The effect of fertility reductions on infant and child mortality: Evidence from Matlab in rural Bangladesh
LeGrand,Thomas K.; Phillips,James F.
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 77)
Publication date: 1995
The social dynamics of child mortality in village Shaanxi
Greenhalgh,Susan
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 66)
Publication date: 1994
Child survival in big cities: Are the poor disadvantaged?
Brockerhoff,Martin
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 58)
Publication date: 1993
Breastfeeding: A Nurses' Guide
Publication date: 1992
El cuidado infantil: Respuestas a las necesidades de madres que trabajan y sus hijos [Child care: Meeting the needs of working mothers and their children]
Arnold,Caroline; Mejia,Jorge; Haregot,Aster; Leonard,Ann; Landers,Cassie
SEEDS (no. 13)
Publication date: 1992
The impact of family size on children's nutritional status: Insights from a comparative perspective
Desai,Sonalde
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 46)
Publication date: 1992
Child care: Meeting the needs of working mothers and their children (PDF)
Arnold,Caroline; Mejia,Jorge; Haregot,Aster; Leonard,Ann; Landers,Cassie
SEEDS (no. 13)
Publication date: 1991
The impact of public health interventions on sex differentials in childhood mortality in rural Punjab, India
Pebley,Anne R.; Amin,Sajeda
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 24)
Publication date: 1991
Childhood infectious diseases in LDCs: Immunization program design and evaluation using demographic epidemiologic models
John,A.Meredith; Tuljapurkar,Shripad
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 22)
Publication date: 1990
The impact of measles vaccination on childhood mortality in Matlab, Bangladesh
Koenig,Michael A.; Khan,M.A.; Wojtyniak,B.; Clemens,J.D.; Chakraborty,Jyotsnamoy; Fauveau,V.; Phillips,James F.; Akbar,J.; Barua,U.S.
Programs Division Working Paper (no. 3)
Publication date: 1990
Child Survival: Strategies for Research
Publication date: 1984
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