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Maternal, newborn and child health

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  • Practice Area

    Health

    For FHI 360, improving the health of the world's women, men and children is core to our mission.
  • Expertise

    Maternal, newborn and child health

    Mothers, infants and children are dying unnecessarily every day in countries around the world. From decades of research, we know where these deaths occur, how they occur, and most importantly, what can be done to reduce them. At FHI 360, our...
  • Published research

    Behavior change interventions delivered through interpersonal communication, agricultural activities, community mobilization, and mass media increase complementary feeding practices and reduce child stunting in Ethiopia

    This randomized control trial evaluated the association between changes in young child feeding practices and exposing mothers with children under the age of 2 to (1) counseling by frontline workers in the health and agriculture sector; (2) community mobilization; and (3) mass media activities. The findings show that, in the Amhara region of Ethiopia, using an integrated, multicomponent social and behavioral change approach can have a significant impact on improving complementary feeding practices and on reducing the prevalence of stunting.
  • Publication

    Social Protection Mixed Methods Study: Baseline Evaluation

    This pre-intervention, baseline survey is part of an implementation science activity on the effectiveness and other factors of multisectoral nutrition interventions for children in Bangladesh, focusing on conditional cash transfers.
  • Publication

    Agricultural/Livelihood Mixed Methods Study: Baseline Evaluation

    This pre-intervention, baseline survey is part of an implementation science activity on the effectiveness and other factors of multisectoral nutrition interventions for children in Bangladesh, focusing on homestead food production.
  • Project

    Alcançar: Achieving Quality Health Services for Women and Children

    The Alcançar: Achieving Quality Health Services for Women and Children project supports Nampula province, Mozambique, as a model for maternal, neonatal and child health services that are patient-centered and evidence-based.
  • Published research

    Exposure to a slightly sweet lipid-based nutrient supplement during early life does not increase the preference for or consumption of sweet foods and beverages by 4-6-y-old Ghanaian preschool children: Follow-up of a randomized controlled trial

    The study examined the long-term impact of early exposure to slightly sweet lipid-based nutrient supplement on the preference for sweet foods and beverages later in childhood. The data show that children exposed to lipid-based nutrient supplement did not have an increased preference for sweet foods and beverages. The authors suggest that more research is needed to examine whether this finding holds true in populations with a lower level of exposure to other sweet foods and beverages during infancy and preschool years.
  • Published research

    Real-time evaluation can inform global and regional efforts to improve breastfeeding policies and programmes

    This commentary reiterates methods of advocacy for policy change on breastfeeding policies and programs in Southeast Asian countries. The authors suggest that employing a real-time evaluation can build evidence on effective strategies and the resulting effects of advocacy initiatives.
  • Published research

    Referral patterns through the lens of health facility readiness to manage obstetric complications: National facility-based results from Ghana

    Emergency referral for major obstetric complications is a strategy to improve timely access to lifesaving services. The authors analyzed national health facility data in Ghana and found that district hospitals play a prominent role treating obstetric emergencies despite many not meeting national criteria for readiness. The authors state that understanding patterns to treat and refer complications aids decision-makers in remedying system gaps, thus preventing maternal and newborn deaths.
  • Published research

    HIV retesting of HIV-negative pregnant women in the context of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in primary health centers in rural Zambia: What did we learn?

    This observational study describes retesting pregnant women who previously tested HIV-negative in prevention of mother-to-child transmission services in Zambia. The authors recommend studying effective approaches to minimize the risk of HIV vertical transmission in women who seroconvert during pregnancy.