By Pooja Sripad Engaging women in their communities through group-based maternal health care increases their agency to seek necessary antenatal, childbirth and postnatal care. It stimulates collective learning, promotes involvement of community members and builds social support networks at pivotal…
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Antihypertensive drugs for high blood pressure in pregnancy
Ending Eclampsia, 2019 This brief describes the challenges to ensuring women have access to antihypertensive drugs to control their BP during pregnancy, challenges that include national task shifting policies, frequent stock outs, health worker trainings, and inadequate support for task shifting…
Findings from post-intervention analysis of pre-eclampsia/eclampsia in Kogi State, Nigeria
Ending Eclampsia, 2018 This brief presents study findings from Cross River State on post-intervention landscape changes in programmatic and policy support for PE/E prevention and treatment; PHC facilities’ capacity to manage PE/E; provider knowledge and competence in preventing, detecting, and managing…
Findings from post-intervention analysis of pre-eclampsia/eclampsia in Ebonyi State, Nigeria
Ending Eclampsia, 2018 This brief presents study findings from Cross River State, Nigeria on post-intervention landscape changes in programmatic and policy support for PE/E prevention and treatment; PHC facilities’ capacity to manage PE/E; provider knowledge and competence in preventing, detecting, and…
Findings from post-intervention analysis of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia in Cross River State, Nigeria
Ending Eclampsia, 2018 This brief presents study findings from Cross River State on post-intervention landscape changes in programmatic and policy support for PE/E prevention and treatment; PHC facilities’ capacity to manage PE/E; provider knowledge and competence in preventing, detecting, and managing…
Primary Health Care-Preeclampsia/Eclampsia Plus Model
Ending Eclampsia, 2018 Starting in 2016, Ending Eclampsia initiated six additional implementation research studies in three countries – Bangladesh, Nigeria, Pakistan – to identify and assess additional components that, in conjunction with the Core Model, can further improve prevention, detection,…
Assessing the feasibility and acceptability of community health extension workers to treat hypertension associated with pregnancy: An analysis of post-intervention findings
Ending Eclampsia, 2018 The brief explains research findings on the feasibility and acceptability of community health extension workers treating hypertension in pregnancy and provides recommendations for policy makers and health systems, including supply chains and procurement mechanisms.
Risk Factors for Pre-eclampsia and Eclampsia in Honduras
Ending Eclampsia, 2018 Honduras-specific data on demographics, health risks, barriers to accessing care, pregnancy-related care, maternal death data, newborn/infant death data, national/provincial policies, and delivery capacity. Download in Spanish.
Maternal and fetal outcomes of emergency obstetric referrals to a Nigerian teaching hospital
Tropical Doctor, 2017 Findings were that the majority of women presented at health centers late. Severe pre-eclampsia and eclampsia were the most common indications for referral, accounting for 33 percent of all referrals. Perinatal and maternal fatality rates were 16…
Gaps and opportunities for pre-eclampsia and eclampsia care in Ethiopia
Ending Eclampsia, 2018 This brief provides recommendations for closing gaps in PE/E detection, treatment, and management in Ethiopia at national, health systems, and community levels.
