Can Community-Based, Group Prenatal Care Promote Positive Maternal--Child Health Outcomes?

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alana Marquez Roth ◽  
Kathryn Mclean ◽  
Sally S. Canning ◽  
Kate Barse ◽  
Sarah Wiggin
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
Prenatal Care ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Maternal Child Health ◽  
Group Prenatal Care ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Child Health Outcomes ◽  
Maternal Child

scholarly journals Lamaze Advocacy Day Recap

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 69-70
Author(s):  
Allison Walsh
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Racial Disparities ◽  
Maternal Death ◽  
Death Rate ◽  
Maternal Child Health ◽  
Child Health Outcomes ◽  
Legislative Advocacy ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Maternal Child

In this article, a participant of the first Lamaze Advocacy Summit provides a recap of the event. Legislative advocacy is becoming increasingly important to fight the U.S. rising maternal death rate and racial disparities within maternal–child health outcomes. The activities, goals, and emotions of the event are described.

scholarly journals Physical activity during pregnancy and maternal-child health outcomes: a systematic literature review

2008 ◽  
Vol 24 (suppl 4) ◽  
pp. s531-s544 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Maia Schlüssel ◽  
Elton Bicalho de Souza ◽  
Michael Eduardo Reichenheim ◽  
Gilberto Kac
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Mode Of Delivery ◽  
Maternal Child Health ◽  
Child Health Outcomes ◽  
Maternal Child

A systematic literature review was conducted to investigate the effects of physical activity during pregnancy on selected maternal-child health outcomes. The search included articles published from 1980 to 2005 in the MEDLINE and LILACS databases using key words such as physical activity, physical exercise, pregnancy, and gestation. The methodological quality of 37 selected articles was evaluated. It appears to be a consensus that some light-to-moderate physical activity is not a risk factor and may even be considered a protective factor for some outcomes. However, some studies found an association between specific activities (e.g., climbing stairs or standing for long periods) and inadequate birth weight, prematurity, and miscarriage. Few studies found an association between physical activity and maternal weight gain, mode of delivery, or fetal development. Further research is needed to fill these gaps and provide guidelines on the intensity, duration, and frequency of physical activity during pregnancy.

The effect of health expenditure on selected maternal and child health outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa

2016 ◽  
Vol 43 (12) ◽  
pp. 1386-1399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashiabi Nicholas ◽  
Nketiah-Amponsah Edward ◽  
Senadza Bernardin
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Health Expenditure ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Maternal Child Health ◽  
Public Health Expenditure ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Child Health Outcomes ◽  
Maternal Child

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of public and private health expenditures on selected maternal-child health outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Design/methodology/approach The study utilizes panel data on 40 SSA countries spanning the period 2000-2010. The data are analyzed using the fixed effects estimation technique. Findings The results indicate that public health expenditure is inversely and significantly related to infant (IMRR) and under-five (U5MR) mortalities in SSA. Though public health expenditure has the a priori negative sign, it has no significant effect on maternal mortality (MMR) in SSA. Further, private health expenditure did not prove to be significant in improving maternal-child health outcomes (IMRR, U5MR and MMR) in SSA. Practical implications The implication of the findings is that a percentage point increase in public health expenditure (as a share of GDP) across the region will result in saving the lives of about 7,040 children every year. Hence, it is important for governments in SSA to increase their shares of health expenditure (public health expenditure) in order to achieve improved health outcomes. Originality/value Previous studies have not adequately explored the effect of various components of health expenditures – public and private – on health outcomes in the context of SSA. In addition to the focus on maternal-child health variables such as infant, under-five and maternal mortalities, the study accounts for the possibility of a non-linear and non-monotonic relationship between healthcare expenditures and health outcomes.

scholarly journals Increased Rural Connectivity and its Effects on Health Outcomes

2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (Special Edition) ◽  
pp. 271-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hadia Majid
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
Prenatal Care ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Road Network ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Probit Model ◽  
Health Practices ◽  
Child Health Outcomes ◽  
Rural Pakistan

This paper examines the effects of increased connectivity in rural areas on child health outcomes. In particular, it studies whether improved access to markets for rural areas through an upgraded road network and greater openness, as measured by village electrification status, has had a positive impact on child health outcomes and awareness of health practices such as immunization and prenatal care. Using a 16-year panel dataset from rural Pakistan, we estimate two iterations of a probit model, where one examines the probability of child i being vaccinated and the second estimates the incidence of use of prenatal care. The results support the hypothesis that greater connectivity, as measured by road connectivity and electrification, improves health outcomes by increasing the likelihood of immunization and uptake of prenatal care.

Improving Maternal and Infant Child Health Outcomes with Community-Based Pregnancy Support Groups: Outcomes from Moms2B Ohio

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 1130-1138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Temple Gabbe ◽  
Rebecca Reno ◽  
Carmen Clutter ◽  
T. F. Schottke ◽  
Tanikka Price ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Support Groups ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Child Health Outcomes

scholarly journals Asynchronous influenza vaccination and adverse maternal-child health outcomes in the Brazilian semiarid, 2013 to 2018: the INFLUEN-SA Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Q Filho ◽  
Francisco S Junior ◽  
Thaisy BR Lima ◽  
Vânia AF Viana ◽  
Jaqueline SV Burgoa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
Influenza Vaccination ◽  
Respiratory Infections ◽  
Vaccine Coverage ◽  
Maternal Child Health ◽  
Child Health Outcomes ◽  
Influenza Activity ◽  
Severe Acute Respiratory Infections ◽  
Influenza Transmission ◽  
Maternal Child

Recent models indicate seasonal influenza transmission in Brazil begins each year in the semiarid state of Ceará−before vaccine campaigns begin. To assess the extent and maternal−child health consequences of this misalignment, we examined the burden of severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) and influenza from 2013-2018. Of 3,297 SARI cases, 145 (4%) occurred in pregnancy. Vaccine coverage was >80%; however, campaigns often occurred during or after peak influenza activity. Mean birth weights and gestational age nadired 30-40 weeks following peak influenza and SARI activity. We identified 61 babies of mothers with gestational SARI; they weighed 10% less at birth (P = 0.019) and were more often premature (OR: 2.944 ; 95% CI: 1.100 − 7.879) relative to controls (n=122). Mistiming of influenza vaccination adversely impacts pregnancy and birth outcomes in Ceará, with critical implications for the first 1000 days of life and influenza transmission dynamics nationally.

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