Maternal Near Miss Analysis in Three Hospitals of Nepal: An Assessment Using Three Delays Model.

Background: Maternal Near Miss cases have similarities with those dying from such complications and so present an important opportunity to improve practice. This study was conducted to assess the prevalence of Maternal Near Miss events and identify the delays experienced.

Methods: This was a facility-based cross-sectional study conducted in three tertiary referral hospitals from three provinces of Nepal.

Effect of a participatory intervention with women's groups on birth outcomes in Nepal: cluster-randomised controlled trial.

Background: Neonatal deaths in developing countries make the largest contribution to global mortality in children younger than 5 years. 90% of deliveries in the poorest quintile of households happen at home. We postulated that a community-based participatory intervention could significantly reduce neonatal mortality rates.

Implementing a community-based participatory intervention to improve essential newborn care in rural Nepal.

The persistence of high perinatal and neonatal mortality rates in many developing countries make efforts to improve perinatal care in the home and at local health facilities important public health concerns. We describe a study which aims to evaluate a community-level participatory intervention in rural Nepal. The effectiveness of community-based action research interventions with mothers and other key members of the community in improving perinatal health outcomes is being examined using a cluster randomized, controlled trial covering a population of 28,000 married women of reproductive age.