scholarly journals Effective Nutrition Interventions for Sustainable Maternal and Child Health: Lessons from the Countries that Achieved Their MDG 4 and 5 Targets

2017 ◽  
Vol 49 (7) ◽  
pp. S20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Murimi ◽  
Ana Florencia Moyeda Carabaza
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
Nutrition Interventions ◽  
Mdg 4 ◽  
And Child Health

scholarly journals Risk Factors of Neonatal Mortality in Bangladesh

2012 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
SMM Kamal ◽  
M Ashrafuzzaman ◽  
SA Nasreen
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Neonatal Mortality ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
Neonatal Death ◽  
Statistical Analyses ◽  
Female Education ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Mdg 4 ◽  
And Child Health

Introduction: To address United Nations Millennium Develop­ment Goal 4 (MDG 4) on reducing childhood mortality by three-quarter by 2015, there is a need for better population-based data on the rates and causes of neonatal death. This study aims to identify the risk factors of neonatal mortality in Bangladesh.Methods: The study used data from the nationally representative 2007 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey. The survey gathered information regarding socioeconomic, demographic, environmental and maternal and child health care of 10,996 ever married women and 6,058 children. Both bivariate and multivariate statistical analyses were used to assess the relationship between neonatal mortality and contextual factors.Results: The prevalence of neonatal mortality was 37/1,000. The statistical analyses yielded quantitatively important and reliable estimates of neonatal death. The multivariate logistic regression analysis yielded significantly increased risk of neonatal mortality for children with mother who had no formal education, the Muslims, whose mother were adolescents age 15-19, first ranked birth and twin babies.       Conclusion: Emphasis should be given to improve female education in Bangladesh for a better chance of satisfying important factors that can improve infant survival: the quality of infant feeding, general care, household sanitation, and adequate use of preventive and curative health services.Key words: Maternal and child health; Female education; MDG 4; Neonatal mortalityDOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jnps.v32i1.4845  J. Nepal Paediatr. Soc. Vol.32(1) 2012 37-46

scholarly journals Effective nutrition education and communication for sustainable maternal and child health

2017 ◽  
Vol 76 (4) ◽  
pp. 504-515
Author(s):  
Mary W. Murimi ◽  
Ana Florencia Moyeda-Carabaza
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
Nutrition Education ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Target Population ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Mdg 4 ◽  
And Child Health ◽  
The Continuum

Maternal and child health (MCH) consists of an interdependent reproductive system that collectively determines the survival of the mother during childbirth, and determines the health and survival of the child. This interdependency underscores the importance of appropriate and timely interventions during pregnancy through the first 1000 d at the minimum. The Millennium Development Goals (MDG) recommended the use of the continuum of care for the development of interventions by addressing all the stages of MCH. The purpose of the present paper is to review the factors that contributed to the attainment of the MDG 4 and MDG 5 by analysing the interventions conducted by the countries that achieved at least 5·0 and 5·5 %, respectively, and determine the level of their intervention based on the MCH conceptual framework. Out of the eighteen selected countries discussed, fifteen countries achieved their target for either MDG 4 or MDG 5 or both, while three countries did not achieve their target. The countries that were more likely to achieve their targets addressed the societal, underlying and direct causes, and implemented country wide policies. In contrast, the countries that did not succeed were more likely to address the direct causes with poor policy implementation. Understanding the motivation and limitations of the target population, including nutrition education and targeting behaviour change has the potential to result in sustainable MCH. This information has the potential to enlighten the policymakers as we progress to the sustainable development goals, specifically goals 2 and 3.

Improving Maternal and Child Health Care: A Blueprint for Community Action in Pittsburgh Region: Summary

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harold Alan Pincus ◽  
Stephen B. Thomas ◽  
Donna J. Keyser ◽  
Nicholas Castle ◽  
Jacob W. Dembosky ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
Community Action ◽  
Child Health Care ◽  
And Child Health

Maternal and child health nurses’ experiences of implementing two community-based breastfeeding interventions in Victoria, Australia: A mixed methods process evaluation

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rhian L Cramer ◽  
Helen L McLachlan ◽  
Touran Shafiei ◽  
Lisa H Amir ◽  
Meabh Cullinane ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
Randomised Trial ◽  
Cluster Randomised Trial ◽  
Breastfeeding Initiation ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Breastfeeding Support ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Significant Drop ◽  
And Child Health

Despite high rates of breastfeeding initiation in Australia, there is a significant drop in breastfeeding rates in the early postpartum period, and Australian government breastfeeding targets are not being met. The Supporting breastfeeding In Local Communities (SILC) trial was a three-arm cluster randomised trial implemented in 10 Victorian local government areas (LGAs). It aimed to determine whether early home-based breastfeeding support by a maternal and child health nurse (MCH nurse) with or without access to a community-based breastfeeding drop-in centre increased the proportion of infants receiving ‘any’ breast milk at four months. Focus groups, a written questionnaire and semi-structured interviews were undertaken to explore the interventions from the perspective of the SILC-MCH nurses (n=13) and coordinators (n=6), who established and implemented the interventions. Inductive thematic analysis was used to identify themes, then findings further examined using Diffusion of Innovations Theory as a framework. SILC-MCH nurses and coordinators reported high levels of satisfaction, valuing the opportunity to improve breastfeeding in our community; and having focused breastfeeding time with women in their own homes. They felt the SILC interventions offered benefits to women, nurses and the MCH service. Implementing new interventions into existing, complex community health services presented unforeseen challenges, which were different in each LGA and were in part due to the complexity of the individual LGAs and not the interventions themselves. These findings will help inform the planning and development of future programs aimed at improving breastfeeding and other interventions in MCH.

Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Maternal and Child Health: An Updated Systematic Review

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sydne J Newberry ◽  
Mei Chung ◽  
Marika Booth ◽  
Margaret A Maglione ◽  
Alice M Tang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
Omega 3 Fatty Acids ◽  
Omega 3 ◽  
And Child Health
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