Publications by authors named "H Blencowe"
Article Synopsis
- Post-term pregnancy, reaching or exceeding 42 weeks of gestation, is linked to negative birth outcomes, and while high-income countries often induce labor, low- and middle-income countries lag behind.
- The study aims to examine the prevalence of post-term births, associated risk factors, and their connections to small-for-gestational-age (SGA) neonates and infant mortality in middle-income settings like Brazil, Mexico, and Palestinian refugees.
- Analyzing over 45 million live births, the research found that post-term deliveries significantly increased the risk of SGA neonates and infant mortality, suggesting the need for induction strategies to address these issues.
Background: Training health workers might facilitate respectful maternity care (RMC); however, the content and design of RMC training remain unclear.
Objective: To explore the content and design of RMC training packages for health workers in sub-Saharan Africa.
Search Strategy: MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL Complete, Web of Science Core Collections, SCOPUS, and grey literature sources (including websites of RMC-focused key organizations and Ministries of Health) were searched for journal papers, reports, and training guides from January 2006 up to August 2022.
Background: Ninety-eight percent of neonatal deaths worldwide occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), yet there is little bereavement care guidance available for these settings.
Objectives: To explore parents', families' and healthcare professionals' experiences of care after neonatal death in healthcare facilities in LMICs.
Search Strategy And Selection Criteria: Four databases were searched for peer-reviewed literature, meeting the inclusion criteria of qualitative studies exploring the experiences of people who provided or received bereavement care following neonatal death in a LMIC healthcare setting.