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Mobile for Mothers: Is a mobile application the way forward to improving safe motherhood? A quasi-experimental study in India

• Small Grants

Mobile for Mothers is a case management solution for Community Health Workers, Sahiyyas, in Jharkhand.

Preventing postpartum haemorrhage: task shifting in the Active Management of the Third Stage of Labour

• Small Grants

This project aimed to compare the effectiveness of uterine tone assessment by midwives versus patient self-assessment in managing the third stage of labor.

Long term International partnership Department Obstetrics & Gynecology of the University of Gondar and affiliated health centres, Ethiopia and Dutch Working Party on International Safe Motherhood & Reproductive Health

• Small Grants

This project is the first step of a 3 year long partnership between the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (O&G) of the University of Gondar and affiliated health centres, Ethiopia (GU) and the Dutch Working Party on International Safe Motherhood & Reproductive Health (WP-ISMRH).

Prevention and elimination of disrespect and abuse during facility-based childbirth in Central Asia (Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan)

• Small Grants

The project addresses risks faced by women during childbirth in Central Asia, highlighting the lack of awareness among healthcare providers about rights-based and client-centered approaches. Specifically focusing on Kyrgyzstan, the initiative aims to introduce an ethical code into the constitution of midwives' and ob/gyns' professional organizations, with the goal of setting a precedent for improved respect for reproductive rights and enhanced quality of maternity services across Central Asia.

The Positive Effect of Father’s Involvement During Maternity Care for His Wife

• Small Grants

The aim of this project was to develop, implement and evaluate an intervention to promote father inclusion of MNH. In addition, researchers wanted to promote active fathers’ inclusion and enhance community awareness and advocacy for the positive role of fathers.

Maternal and newborn services in Jordan: Rapid Health Facility Assessment

• Small Grants

The aim of this was to determine the capacity of health facilities to provide obstetric and neonatal care and assess the quality of care provided during pregnancy, delivery and postpartum periods.

From research to practice: the value of five years of maternal health research collaboration in Ghana

• Small Grants

This project aimed to illustrate the value of research and research capacity building to improve maternal health in Ghana and to share and build support for the value of maternal health research in Ghana and the Netherlands.

Perspectives of Pregnant Asylum-Seeking Women on Implementation of a Screening Tool for Anxiety, Depression, and PTSD

• Small Grants

Promoting Breast Feeding Initiation and Support

• Small Grants

This project focused on the essential activity of upgrading the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) Guide to include safe practices in an emergency situation (like COVID-19 Pandemic), to ensure the continuation of protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding in facilities providing maternity and new-born services.

A maternal mental health intervention for pregnant women in low-resource settings in Kenya

• Knowledge Activation Grants

A maternal mental health intervention for pregnant women in low-resource settings in Kenya. The study found a high need for mental health support among perinatal women in the study region, with more than one-third of screened women showing depressive symptoms. The pilot showed that integrating a contextualized group-based mental health intervention within routine antenatal care settings in primary healthcare was feasible. The policy brief provides several recommendations to policymakers, the community, and pregnant mothers in western Kenya to enhance their access to much-needed mental health support.

RAHMY: Respectful Abuse-free Humanized Motherhood through Youth-Empowerment

• Knowledge Activation Grants

RAHMY is a research project that explores Shared Decision Making (SDM) as a tool in Respectful Maternal Care (RMC). Patient-Centered Care (PCC) has been identified by the World Health Organization as a key aspect in improving the quality of care within an integrated holistic health systems approach. However, there is limited focus on the role Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) and youth empowerment play. Recent data from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) have unveiled gaps in gender equity and autonomy in SRHR decision-making. Across the Eastern Mediterranean Region, the decision-making power on SRHR, including maternal health, remains mostly in the hands of men.