The adequacy of women’s nutrition in preconception, pregnancy and post-pregnancy is central to their children’s survival and nutritional status. In India, 47 per cent of adolescent girls aged 15 to 19...
Kalawati Saran Children’s Hospital (KSCH) is a premier institution for child health services under Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW). It was started in 1956 and currently is a part of La...
Social norms are the perceived informal, mostly unwritten, rules that define acceptable and appropriate actions within a given group or community, thus guiding human behaviour. They consist of what we...
This brief summarizes current evidence and guidance for maintaining safe and effective care across the spectrum of maternal, newborn and infant care while protecting mother and child and health care p...
Stillbirths are a major public health issue and a sensitive marker of the quality of care around pregnancy and birth. A first step to prevent stillbirths is obtaining standardized measurement of still...
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) call for all countries to reach an under-5 mortality rate (U5MR) of at least as low as 25 deaths per 1000 livebirths and a neonatal mortality rate (NMR) of at l...
Although children have a better chance of survival now than they did two decades ago, progress has been inconsistent around the world. Demographic and epidemiological transitions around the world have...
The birth of a child is a moment to celebrate. However, childbirth can be a risky event and unexpected complications can arise. This brochure uses the latest available data to shed light on the health...
This series of cross-sectional studies explores the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on demand- and supply-side factors affecting maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) service utilization in Kenya...