We set out four principles for a gender transformative approach to improving access to healthcare for mothers. They constitute a radical departure from traditional approaches. We propose that these principles …
Category: Attending facilities
Researchers in Uganda have examined why projects to increase women’s access to health services are difficult to sustain. They set out to look at the root causes of the lack …
A study of 256 men in an inner-city community in Ghana found that, despite knowing about maternal health matters, few attended a maternal health clinic with their wives and partners. …
A qualitative study involving 17 pregnant women and 18 expectant fathers in two single-sex focus groups explored what measures were most likely to encourage men to attend antenatal clinics. The …
A study from Ghana has found low levels of male involvement in maternal and newborn health provision. Only 35% of a random sample of 100 men had attended antenatal care, …
A study in rural Ghana has explored some of the cultural beliefs that run counter to the involvement of fathers in caring and domestic activity. Focus groups and interviews with …
Since 2013 the Burnet Institute has implemented the Healthy Mothers, Health Babies project that seeks to improve maternal and child health in East New Britain, Papua New Guinea. As well …
The WHO Standards for Improving the Quality of Maternal and Newborn Care in Health Facilities state that healthcare provision “must take into account the preferences and aspirations of individual women …
Husbands who listened to a maternal health radio programme in Malawi were more likely to attend antenatal care with their wives, attend the birth and attend postnatal care. So found …
Guest post by Susan Bradley, School of Health Sciences, City, University of London, UK Last year we published a systematic review exploring women’s experiences of maternal health and looked at …