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
2022
“Even though they insult us, the delivery they give us is the greatest thing”: a qualitative study contextualizing women’s experiences with facility-based maternal health care in Ethiopia
Hagaman A, Rodriguez HG, Barrington C, Singh K, Estifanos AS, Keraga DW, Alemayehu AK, Abate M, Bitewulign B, Barker P, Magge H. “Even though they insult us, the delivery they give us is the greatest thing”: a qualitative study contextualizing women’s experiences with facility-based maternal health care in Ethiopia. BMC Pregnancy And Childbirth 2022, 22: 31. PMID: 35031022, PMCID: PMC8759250, DOI: 10.1186/s12884-022-04381-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWomen's care experiencesMaternal healthcareCare experiencesDelivery experienceElicit women's experiencesMaternal care servicesMaternal health careWomen's overall satisfactionPoor-quality facilitiesOverall satisfactionWomen's experiencesSemi-structured interview guideAntenatal careCare registriesAdverse outcomesSix-month periodNewborn survivalConclusionOur findingsMaternal survivalCare servicesWomen's satisfactionPlace of birthDonabedian frameworkMHC experiencesHealthy outcomes
2021
Distance matters: barriers to antenatal care and safe childbirth in a migrant population on the Thailand-Myanmar border from 2007 to 2015, a pregnancy cohort study
Steinbrook E, Min M, Kajeechiwa L, Wiladphaingern J, Paw M, Pimanpanarak M, Hiranloetthanyakit W, Min A, Tun N, Gilder M, Nosten F, McGready R, Parker D. Distance matters: barriers to antenatal care and safe childbirth in a migrant population on the Thailand-Myanmar border from 2007 to 2015, a pregnancy cohort study. BMC Pregnancy And Childbirth 2021, 21: 802. PMID: 34856954, PMCID: PMC8638435, DOI: 10.1186/s12884-021-04276-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntenatal carePregnancy outcomesFirst trimesterSkilled childbirth servicesPregnancy cohort studyPoor pregnancy outcomesPlasmodium falciparum malariaPredictors of lossMultivariable negative binomial regressionHealth-related factorsThailand-Myanmar borderEvidence-based interventionsSingleton childbirthPregnancy complicationsAntenatal clinicCohort studyFalciparum malariaAntenatal servicesBirth outcomesThird trimesterMalaria infectionMaternal healthMaternal healthcareConclusionsThis analysisChildbirth servicesHow costly is the first prenatal clinic visit? Analysis of out-of-pocket expenditure in rural Sri Lanka - a country with free maternal health care
Gunarathne SP, Wickramasinghe ND, Agampodi TC, Prasanna IR, Agampodi SB. How costly is the first prenatal clinic visit? Analysis of out-of-pocket expenditure in rural Sri Lanka - a country with free maternal health care. BMC Health Services Research 2021, 21: 974. PMID: 34530827, PMCID: PMC8444532, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-021-07005-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst prenatal clinic visitPrenatal clinic visitMaternal health servicesClinic visitsPregnant womenHealth servicesRural Sri LankaPocket expenditureFree maternal health careDirect medical costsMaternal health careNumber of pregnanciesCross-sectional studyFree maternal healthcareFree maternal servicesMethodsThe study designPrivate health servicesAnuradhapura districtMaternal healthcareMaternal servicesMicronutrient supplementsMedical costsBackgroundThis studyStudy settingStudy design
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