Publications by authors named "Martin Aj Dohlsten"
Article Synopsis
- * Researchers analyzed data from WHO's 2018-2019 survey, categorizing maternal health policy indicators into four types: supportive structures, access, clinical guidelines, and reporting systems.
- * Results showed average policy scores across these categories, and for each increase in the maternal health policy score, the likelihood of women receiving necessary antenatal care (ANC4+) improved by 37%, indicating a strong relationship between policy effectiveness and healthcare utilization.
Background: We aimed to describe the availability of newborn health policies across the continuum of care in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and to assess the relationship between the availability of newborn health policies and their achievement of global Sustainable Development Goal and Every Newborn Action Plan (ENAP) neonatal mortality and stillbirth rate targets in 2019.
Methods: We used data from World Health Organization's 2018-2019 sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (SRMNCAH) Policy Survey and extracted key newborn health service delivery and cross-cutting health systems policies that align with the WHO health system building blocks. We constructed composite measures to represent packages of newborn health policies for five components along the continuum of care: antenatal care (ANC), childbirth, postnatal care (PNC), essential newborn care (ENC), and management of small and sick newborns (SSNB).
Background: Political, social, economic, and health system determinants play an important role in creating an enabling environment for maternal and newborn health. This study assesses changes in health systems and policy indicators for maternal and newborn health across 78 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) during 2008-2018, and examines contextual factors associated with policy adoption and systems changes.
Methods: We compiled historical data from WHO, ILO, and UNICEF surveys and databases to track changes in ten maternal and newborn health systems and policy indicators prioritized for tracking by global partnerships.