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Engaging fathers and families in maternal and newborn healthcare saves lives. It takes a village to raise a child. Follow all the latest research here.

Tag: Burkina Faso

birth complications

Men need to be better informed about potential birth complications (Sub-Saharan Africa)

In Informing familiesTags informing families, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Malawi, Uganda, Ghana, Zambia21st February 2021

A review of 35 studies of engagement of men in maternal and newborn health in Sub-Saharan countries concludes that they need to be better informed, particularly about what to do …

male involvement burkina faso

Male involvement improves health outcomes (Burkina Faso)

In WHOTags informing families, breastfeeding, attending facilities, WHO, parental relationship, Burkina Faso13th September 2018

A systematic test of a male involvement intervention in maternity care has been carried out in Burkina Faso and published in the Bulletin of the World Health Organisation. A three-part …

cash payments, child nutrition

Cash payments to mothers and fathers yield equal child health benefits (Burkina Faso)

In Infant dietTags cash payments, World Bank, Burkina Faso20th July 2016

A new World Bank study has questioned the widespread assumption in development policy that cash payments to families to enhance child health should necessarily be targeted at mothers and not …

Family planning, Burkina Faso

Family planning requires family engagement (Burkina Faso)

In Family planningTags informing families, parental relationship, Burkina Faso, USAID, confidentiality22nd May 2016

A USAID funded report on family planning produced by Pathfinder International recommends that contraception programs work with key household members, such as mothers-in-law, husbands and co-wives. The report presents findings …

home birth burkina faso

Study finds little evidence of cultural factors behind home birth (Burkina Faso)

In Attending facilitiesTags attending facilities, Burkina Faso12th December 2015

A study in Burkina Faso has concluded: “citing cultural factors as a central factor explaining home deliveries is not justified”. Researchers, led by Manuela De Allegri of the University of …

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