Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting health systems globally. Maternity care
disruptions have been surveyed, but not those related to vulnerable small newborns. We …

Introduction In Ethiopia, neonatal mortality and stillbirth are high and underreported. This
study explored values related to neonatal mortality and stillbirth and the visibility of these …

Objectives Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC), prolonged skin-to-skin care of the low birth weight
baby with the mother plus exclusive breastfeeding reduces neonatal mortality. Global KMC …

Introduction Ethiopia has high maternal and neonatal mortality and low use of skilled
maternity care. The Maternal and Newborn Health in Ethiopia Partnership (MaNHEP), a 3.5 …

Methods: Evaluation included baseline and endline surveys conducted with random
samples of health extension workers, community health development agents, traditional …

Behaviors related to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) are key drivers of infectious
disease transmission, and experiences of WASH are potential influencers of mental well …

Introduction Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) is the practice of early, continuous and prolonged
skin-to-skin contact between the mother and the baby with exclusive breastfeeding. Despite …

Aim As part of a multi‐country implementation trial, we tested a regionally specific model of
kangaroo mother care (KMC). Effective KMC was defined as≥ 8 h of newborn‐caregiver …

Introduction We examined the degree to which the skills and knowledge of health workers in
Ethiopia were retained 18 months after initial maternal and newborn health training and …

Aim To estimate incremental costs of an implementation model for scaling up Kangaroo
Mother Care (KMC) for neonates with birthweight< 2000 g. Methods Seven sites across …