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2021, R. Aggarwal, A. Kr Sharma, K. Guleria, Antenatal care during the pandemic in India: the problem and the solutions

2021, Sudhinaraset et al., Can changes to improve person centered maternity care be spread across public health facilities in Uttar Pradesh, India?

2021, Pant, Khalid, Sharma, Srivastav, Disrespectful Maternity Care: Labor room violence in government health facilities in India

2021, Nawab,Erum, Amir, Khalique, Ansari,Chauhan, Disrespect and abuse during facility-based childbirth and its sociodemographic determinants - a barrier to healthcare utilization in rural population

2021, Tanya Singh, evidence of obstetric violence amongst the Indian middle class women

2021, Shalini Singh, Gogoi, Caleb-Varkey, Manoranjini, Ravi, Rawat, Goeli, developmnent of a study tool to access gaps in respectful maternity care in health facilities of India.

2020, J. B Sharma, E. Sharma, obstetrics and covid-19

2020, K. Khoiwal, D. Kapur, A. Gaurav, J. Chaturvedi, Management of pregnant women in times of COVID-19: a review of current literature

2020, M. Sadler, G. Leiva, I. Olza, COVID-19 as a risk factor for obstetric violence

2020, R. Saha, S. Jungari, Fear of childbirth amid COVID-19 in India: neglected aspect of maternal mental health

2020, V. Tyer, D, Mavalankar, R. Tolhurst, A. De Costa, Perceptions of quality of care during birth at private Chiranjeevi facilities in Gujarat: lessons for universal health coverage

2020, P.A. Gandhi, P. Dohely, T. Balasubramarian, A. Mishra, G. Pardeshi, Assessment of birth satisfaction among the women attending the immunization clinics in South Delhi: a cross sectional study

2020, D. Montagu et al., Results of a person-centered maternal health quality improvement intervention in Uttar Pradesh, India

2020, D. Montagu et al., A comparison of intensive vs light-touch quality improvement intervention for maternal health in Uttar Pradesh, India 

2019, D. Montagu et al., Patient-experience during delivery in public health facilities in Uttar Pradesh, India

2019, LeFevre et al., Development of a phone survey tool to measure respectful maternity care during pregnancy and childbirth in india: study protocol.

2019, Ansari, Yeravdekar, Respectful maternity care: a national landscape review

2019, Jungari, Sharma, Wagh, Beyond Maternal Mortality

2019, Goly S., Ganguly D., Chakravorty S. et al., Labour room violence in Uttar Pradesh, India: evidence from longitudinal study of pregnancy and childbirth

2019, Sharma et al., An investigation into mistreatement of women during labour and childbirth in maternity care facilities in Uttar Pradesh, India: a mixed method study

2019, K. Scott et al., yes, no, maybe so: the importance of cognitive interviewing to enhance structured surveys on respectful maternity care in Northern India

2019, Jha, Larsson, Christensson, Svanberg, Evaluation of the psychometric properties of Hindi-translated scale for measuring maternal satisfaction among postnatal women in Chhattisgarh, India

2019, S. Tripathi et al., Quality of maternity care provided by private sector haelthcare facilities in three states of India: a situational analysis

2019, D. Montagu et al., Patient experience during delivery in public health facilities in Uttar Pradesh, India

2019, A. Nath, S. Venkatesh, S. Balan, C.S. Metgud, M. Krishna, G. Venkata Satyanarayana Murthy, The prevalence and determinants of pregnancy-related anxiety amongst pregnant women at less than 24 weeks of pregnancy in Bangalore, Southern India

2018, A. Kumar Nayak, Shivani Nath, There is an urgent need to humanise childbirth in India

2018, Bhattacharya, Sundari Ravindran, Silent voices: institutional disrespect and abuse during delivery among women of Varanasi district, northern India

2018, Morgan et al., Barriers and facilitators to the provision of optimal obstetric and neonatal emergency care and to the implementation of simulation-enhanced mentorship in primary care facilities in Bihar, India.

2018, Chattopadhyay, The shifting axes of marginalities: the politics of identities shaping women's experiences during childbirth in Notheast India

2018, Madhiwalla, Ghoshal, Mavani, Roy, Identifying disrespect and abuse in organisational culture: a study of two hospitals in Mumbai

2018, Afulani, Diamond-Smith, Phillips, Singhal, Sudhinaraset, Validation of the person-centered maternity care scale in India

2018, Bhattacharyya, Srivastava, Saxena, Gogoi, Dwivedi, Giessler, Do women's perspectives of quality of care during childbirth match with those of providers? A qualitative study in Uttar Pradesh, India

2017, Sharma G., An investigation into quality of care at the time of birth at public and private sector maternity facilities in Uttar Pradesh, India

2017, Jha, Larsson, Christensson, Skoog, Svanberg, Satisfaction with childbirth services provided in public health facilities: results from a cross-sectional survey among postnatal women in Chhattisgarh, India

2017, Vedam, Stoll, Rubashkin, Martin, Hayes-Kleim, Jolicoeur, The mothers on respect (MOR) index: measuring quality, safety, and human rights in childbirth

2017, Lokugamage, Pathberiya, Human rights in childbirth, narrative and restorative justice: a review 

2017, Chattopadhyay, Mishrra, Jacob, "Safe", yet violent? Women's experiences with obstetric violence during hospital births in rural Northeast India

2017, Dey et al., Discordance in self-report and observation data on mistreatement of women by providers during childbirth in Uttar Pradesh, India

2017, Sudhinaraset, Diamond-Smith, Treleaven, Murthy, Women's empowerment and experiences of mistreatement during childbirth in facilities in Lucknow, India

2017, K. Naeve, R. Ved, So O' Neil, An examination of the maternal health quality of care landscape in India

2016, T. Thomas, A. Maliekal, Maternal and child health from a human rights perspective: the Indian scenario and nuns as community health enablers 

2016, M. Sudhinaraset et al., Decision-making for delivery location and quality of care among slumm-dwellers: a qualitative study in Uttar Pradesh, India

2016, Chandramathi Majety, Sravani Bejugam, Challenges and barriers faced by women in accessing justice against obstetric violence

2016, Sudhinaraset et al., Women's status and experiences of mistreatement during childbirth in Uttar Pradesh: mixed methods study using cultural health capital theory

2015, S. G. Bruce at al., Preferences for infant delivery site among pregnant women and new mothers in Northern Kharataka, India

2015, Bhattacharyya et al., "Neither we are satisfied nor they"- User's and provider's perspectives: a qualitative study of maternity care in secondary level public health facilities, Uttar Pradesh, India

2014, Iyengar et al., Adherence to evidence based care practices for childbirth before and after a quality improvement intervention in health facilities of Rajasthan.

2012, Roberts, Anderson, Lee, Montgomery, Grief and women: stillbirth in the social context of India

2012, Melissa Upreti et al., Maternal mortality in India

2008, S. D. Tyengar, K. Iyengar, J. C. Martines, K. Dashora, K.K. Deora, Childbirth practices in rural Rajasthan, India: implications for neonatal health and survival

SRI LANKA

2021, M. Dewolage, A. Dissanayake, SLCOG Guideline on Management of COVID-19 in Pregnancy

2021, Mohamed Rishard et al., Correlation among experience of person-centered maternity care, provision of care and women's satisfaction: cross sectional study in Colombo, Sri Lanka

2021, M. Patabendige et al., Perceptions on respectful maternity care in Sri Lanka: study protocol for a mixed-methods study of patients and providers

2020, J. J. Infanti, A. Zbikowski, K. Wijewardene, K. Swahnberg, Feasibility of participatory theater workshops to increase staff awareness of and readiness to respond to abuse in health care: a qualitative study of a pilot intervention using Forum Play among Sri Lankan health care providers

2020, M. Patabendige, R. Herat, T. S. Palihawadana, P. S. Wijesinghe, Childbirth experience questionnaire (CEQ) in the Sri Lankan setting: translation, cultural adaptation and validation into the Sinhala language

2019, K. Swahnberg et al., Can forum play contribute to counteracting abuse in health care? A pilot intervention study in Sri Lanka

2018, Dinusha Perera, Ragnhild Lund, Katarina Swahnberg, Berit Schei, Jennifer J. Infanti, When helpers hurt, women' s and midwaves stories of obstetric violence in state health institutions, Colombo district, Sri Lanka.

2015, Dinusha P. Chamanie et al., Mind the gap: obstetric violence in Colombo district, Sri Lanka

2012, R. Haththotuwa, L. Senanayake, U. Senarath, D. Attygalle, Models of care that have reduced maternal mortality and morbidity in Sri Lanka

2003, D. Fernando, A. Jayatilleka, V. Karunaratna, Reducing maternal deaths and disability in Sri Lanka: national strategies

2000, H. R. Seneviratne, L. C. Rajapaksa, Safe motherhood in Sri Lanka: a 100 year march

PAKISTAN

2021, W. Hameed, M. Uddin, B. Iqbal Avan, Are underprivileged and less emporwered women deprived of respectful maternity care: inequities in childbirth experiences in public health facilities in Pakistan

2020, J. Ahmed, A. Alam, S. Khokhar, S. Khowaja, R. Kumar, C. R. Greenow, Exploring women's experience of healthcare use during pregnancy and childbirth to understand factors contributing to perinatal deaths in Pakistan: a qualitative study 

2019, S. Aghad et al., Quality of labor and birth care in Sindh Province, Pakistan: findings from direct observations at health facilities

2019, Sajid Haider, Rana Farhan, M. Ahmed, A. A. Humayon, M. Sajjad, J. Ahmed, Barriers to implementation of emergency obstetric and neaonatal care in rural Pakistan

2018, Z. Azhar, O. Oyebode, H. Masud, Disrespect and abuse during childbirth in district Gujrat, Pakistan: a quest for respectful maternity care

2018, W. Hameed, B. Iqbal Avan, Women's experiences of mistreatement during childbirth: A comparative view of home and facilities-based births in Pakistan

2017, A. Munawar, R. Kumar et al., Women's perceptions about quality of maternity care at tertiary care hospital Karachi, Pakistan

2017, S. Mumtaz, J. Bahk, Y. H Khang, Rising trends and inequalities in cesarean section rates in Pakistan: evidence from Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey, 1990-2013

2014, M Sarfraz, S. Hamid, Challenges in delivery of skilled maternal care experiences of community midwives in Pakistan

2013, Z. Mumtaz, A. Levay, A. Bhatti, S. Salway, Signalling, status and inequities in maternal haelthcare use in Punjab, Pakistan

2010, Emma Varley, Targeted doctors, missing patients: obstetric health services and sectarian conflict in Northern Pakistan

BANGLADESH

2021, Alexander Manu et al., Respectful maternity care delivered within health facilities in Bangladesh, Ghana and Tanzania: a cross-sectional assessment preceding a quality improvement intervention

2020, M. B. Hossain, M. S. Rahman, T. Z. Habib, Influences of cultural dimensions on obstetric health in Northern Bangladesh

2019, M. A. Karim, S. I. Ahmed, J Ferdous, B. Z. Islam, H. A. Tegegne, B Aktar, Assessing informed consent practices during normal vaginal delivery and immediate postpartum care in tertiary-level hospitals of Bangladesh

2019, J. Perkins, A, E. Rahman et al., Humanised childbirth: the status of emotional support of women in rural Bangladesh

2019, N. Zaka, A. Manu, C. Bianchessi, E. Maswanya, J. Williams, S. Arifeen, Will you like to return to this facility for your next delivery? Measuring respectful maternity care delivered within health facilities in Bangladesh, Ghana and Tanzania

2019, R. Alam, A. Mahamud, K. Alam, R. Anderson, A. Karim, Mentorship to meet the respectful maternity care by midwives: experiences from sub district hospitals in Bangladesh

2015, F. Taleb, J. Perkins, N. A. Ali, Cecilia Capello, M. Ali, Carlo Santarelli, D. M. Emdadul Hoque, Transforming maternal and newborn health social norms and practices to increase utilization of health services in rural Banhgladesh, a qualitative review

2012, Rasheda Khan, Lauren S. Blum, Marge Koblinsky, An examination of women experiencing obstetric complications requiring emergency care: perceptions and sociocultural consequences of Caesarean Sections in Bangladesh

2009, S, Chowdury, S. A. Hossain, A. Halim, Assessment of quality of care in maternal and newborn health services available in public health care facilities in Bangladesh

2008, Akhter S., Millennium development goal of improving maternal health in Bangladesh: a review of concepts

2002, M. Moore, D. Armbruster, J. Graeff, R. Copeland, Assessing the "caring" behaviours of skilled maternity care providers during labor and delivery: experiences from Kenya and Bangladesh

CHINA

2021, Xihong Hu et al., Fear of childbirth and its predictors in repregnant women after cesarean section: a cross sectional multicenter study in China

2021, Ying Liu, Teng teng Li, Nafei Guo, Hui Jiang, Yuehong Li, Chenying Xu, Xiao Yao, Women's experience and satisfaction with midwife-led maternity care: a cross-sectional survey in China

2021, R. Deng, Xian Tang, Jiaxiu Liu, Y. Gao, X. Zhong, Cesarean delivery on maternal request and its influencing factors in Chongqing, China

2021, Jun Zhu, Juan Liang et al., The incidence, risk factors and maternal and foetal outcomes of uterine rupture during different birth policy periods: an observational study in China

2020, Shao Shuai Wang et al., Experience of clinical management for pregnant women and newborns with novel coronavirus pneumonia in Tongji Hospital, China

2020, P. Zhao, X. Han, L. You, Y. Zhao, Li Yang, Y. Liu, Maternal heaòth services utilization and maternal mortality in China: a longitudinal study from 2009 to 2016 

2020, Min Qin, Liping Zhu, Jun Zhang et al., A cluster-randomized field trial to reduce cesarean section rates with a multifaceted intervention in Shanghai, China

2020, Minghui Li, Childbirth transformation and new style midwifery in Beijing 1926-1937

2020, Mei Sun, Chengchao Zhou et al., Effect of social integration on childbirth return among internal migrant pregnant women: a nationally representation study in China

2020, Tao Xu et al., Assessing the changes in childbirth care practices and neonatal outcomes in Western China: pre-comparison and post-comparison study on early essential newborn care interventions 

2019, Yuantao Li et al., Effect of epidural analgesia in trial of labor after cesarean on maternal and neonatal outcomes in China: a multicentered, prospective cohort study

2019, Xiaodong Guan and Luwen Shi, Safety od medication use during pregnancy in mainland China: based on a national health insurance database in 2015

2019, Yang Wang, Hong Zhou et al., Adaptation of the childbirth experience questionnaire in China: a multisite cross-sectional study

2019, JingJing He, Li Wan, Biro Luo, Intentions and influencing factors regarding natural childbirth among urban pregnant women in China, based on the theory of reasoned action and structural equation modeling

2018, Qia Long et al., Prevalence of and reason's for women's, family members and health professional's preferences for cesarean section in China: a mixed-method systematic review

2018, Xiang Zhang et al., Caesarean section rate and cost control effectiveness of case payment reform in the new cooperative medical scheme for delivery: evidence from Xi County, China

2018, Margaret Wee Siang Ng, The use of pain in childbirth recorded in Chinese Medical Works

2018, Qi Chen et al., Continous support during labour in childbirth: a cross-sectional study in a university teaching hospital in Shanghai, China 

2018, Tao Xy, Qing Yue, Yan Wang, John Murray, Howard Sobel, Childbirth and early newborn care practices in 4 provinces in China: a comparison with WHO recommendations

2017, Yushan Yu et al., Reducing the rate of cesarean delivery on maternal request through institutional and policy interventions in Wenzhou, China

2017, Yanqiu Gao, Hong Zhou et al., Progress and challenges in maternal health in western China: a countdown to 2015 national case study

2017, Eileen Wang and Therese Hesketh, Large reductions in caesarean delivery rates in China: a qualitative study on delivery decision-making in the era of the two-child policy

2017, Jianlin Zhao, Nar Shan, Xiaochang Yang, Qin Li, Yinyin Xia, Hua Zhang, Hongbo Qi, Effect of second child intent on delivery mode after chinese two-child policy implementation: a cross-sectional and prespective observational study of nulliparous women in Changqing

2017, Weiyuan Zhang et al., Caesarean deliveries in China

2016, Eileen Wang, Choice, control and childbirth: cesarean deliveries on maternal request in Shanghai, China

2016, Yuhui Shi, Ying Jiang, Qing Qi Zeng, Yanfei Yuan, Hui Yin, Chun Chang, Ruyan Pang, Influencing factors associated with the mode of birth among childbearing women in Hunan Province: a cross-sectional study in China

2016, Xu Qian et al., Towards universal access to skilled birth attendance: the process of transforming the role of traditional birth attendants in Rural China

2015, Yingchun Zeng, Ying Cui, Jie Li, Prevalence and predictors of antenatal depressive symptoms among Chinese women in their third trimester. a cross-sectional survey

2015, J. Raven, N. Van Der Broek, F. Tao, H. Kun, R. Tolhurst, The quality of childbirth care in China: women's voices: a qualitative study

2014, X. Liu, W. Gao, Hong Yan, Measuring and decomposing the inequality of maternal health services utilization in western rural China

2014, Bo Xi, Chengchao Zhou, Min Zhang, Yan Wang, Lingzhoug Xu, Maternal and child mortality in China

2014, Luwei Yang, Childbirth in a Pavlovian way: the campaign of psycho-prophylactic method of delivery in 1950s China

2014, Weiyuan Zhang et al., A descriptive analysis of the indications for caesarean section in mainland China

2014, Jie Mi, Fanchao Liu, Rate of cesarean section is alarming in China

2012, Xin Lin Feng, Ling Xu, Yan Guo, Carine Ronsmans, Factors influencing rising cesarean section rates in China 1988-2008

2012, Ying Lau, RN, RM, IBCLC, PhD, Traditional Chinese pregnancy restrictions , Health - Related quality of life and perceived stress among pregnant woman in Macao, China.

2011, Ling-Ling Gao, Wan-Yim Ip, Ke Sun, Validation of the short form of the Chinese childbirth self-efficacy inventory in mainland China

2011, Bernard Yam, Cross-border childbirth between mainland China and Hong Kong: social pressures and policy outcomes

2006, Limei Mao et al., Postpartum practices of puerperal women and their influencing factors in three regions of Hubei, China

2008, Tina Phillips Johnson, Yang Chongrui and the first national midwifery school: childbirth reform in early Twenties-Century China

2007, Guo Sufang, Sabu S. Padmadas, Zhao Feuguin, James J. Brown, R. William Stones, Delivery settings and cesarean section rates in China

2001, Xu Qian, Helen Smith, Li Zhou, Ji Liang, Paul, Garner, Evidence-based obstetrics in four hospitals in china, an observational study to explore clinical practice, women's preferences and provider's views.

PALESTINE

2020, Mariam Al-Tell, Alaa abu Iznait, Factors associated with antenatal depression in Palestinian Refugee Camps in West Bank/Palestine: cross sectional study

2020, Zeina Ali Siam, Tiziana Leone, Service utilization patterns for childbirth and neonatal mortality in the occupied Palestinian territory during conflict

2019, Ibtesam Medhat Mohamad Dwekata,Tengku Alina Tengku Ismail, Mohd Ismail Ibrahim, Farid Ghrayeb, Exploring factors contributing to mistreatment of women during childbirth in West Bank, Palestine.

2019, Berit Mortensen et al., Improving maternal and neonatal haelth by a midwife-led continuity model of care; an observational study in one governmental hospital in Palestine

2019, Tiziana Leone et al., Maternal and child access to care and intensity of conflict in the occupied Palestinian territory: a pseudo-longitudinal analysis (2000-2014)

2018, Bettina Battcher at al., Matenal mortality in the Gaza strip: a look at causes and solutions

2015, S. J. Hassan, Laura Wick, J. Dejong, A glance into the hidden burden of maternal morbidity and patterns of management in a Palestinian governmental referral hospital

2015, Hala Shoaibi, Pregnant women's access to health care in the occupied Palestinian territory: application under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

2013, Itimad Abu Ward, Midwives' and women's views of childbirth in the Gaza Strip, occupied Palestinian territory: an exploratory study

2012, Laura Wick, Sahar Hassan, No safe place for childbirth: women and midwives bearing witness, Gaza 2008-09

2012, Imad El Awour et al., Determinats and risk factors of neonatal mortality in the Gaza strip, occupied Palestinian territory: a case-control study

2008, Enas Dhaher et al., Factors associated with lack of postnatal care among Palestinian women: a cross-sectional study of three clinics in the West Bank

2008, M. Bosmans et al., Palestinian women's sexual and reproductive haelth rights in a longstanding humanitarian crisis

2008, Lura Wick, Building the infrastucture, modeling the nation: the case of birth in Palestine

2008, Enas Dhaher, Reproductive health human rights. Women's knowledge, attitude and practices toward their reproductive health rights in Palestine

2007, Rita Giacaman et al., The limitations on choice: Palestinian women's childbirth location, dissatisfaction with place of birth and determinants

2007, Laura Wick, Sahar Hassan-Bitar, Evoking the Guardian Angel: childbirth care in a Palestinian hospital

2005, Laura Wick, Childbirth in Palestine

NEPAL

2021, S. Munikar, M. Chalise, R. Dhungana, D. L. Shrestha, N. Pratap KC, A. Dhungana, R. B. Clark, M. K. Visick, K. Thapa, Perceived disrespect and abuse among women delivering at a tertiary care center in Nepal

2021, R. Gurung, H. Ruysen, A. K. Sunny, L. T. Day, L. Penn-Kekana, M. Malquist, B. Ghimine, D. Singh, O. Basnet, S. Sharma, T. Shaver, A. C. Moran, J. E. Lawn, Ashish KC et al., Respectful maternal and newborn care: measurement in one EN-BIRTH study hospital in Nepal

2021, Ashish KC, S. S. Peterson, R. Gurung, A. Skalkidou, J. Gantam, H. Malla, P. Paudel, K. Bhattarai, N. Joshi, B. Singh Tinkari, S. Adhikari, D. Shrestha, B. Ghimire, S. Sharma, L. Khanal, S. Shrestha, W. J. Graham, M. Kinney, The perfect storm: disruptions to institutional delivery care arising from the COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal

2020, R. Karkee, A. Morgan, Providing maternal health services during the Covid-19 pandemic in Nepal

2020, S. Aryal, S. B. Pant, Maternal mental health in Nepal and its prioritization during COVID-19 pandemic: missing the obvious

2020, R. Shah, G. Baral, S. Basnyat, S. Shrestha, Past experience of women during childbirth in the perphery of western mountain region of Nepal during childbirth

2019, H. R. Devkota, M. Kett, N. Groce, Societal attitude and behaviours towards women with disabilities in rural Nepal: pregnancy, childbirth and motherhood

2019, E. Cathryn, Factors affecting the use of midwifery services in remote Nepal

2019, Heera KC, N. Pokharel, M. Shrestha, G. Rai, S. B. Parajuli, Knowledge on genitourinary fistula among nurses in a tertiary hospital of Eastern Nepal

2018, K. Bhetwal, Stepping back to move forward: assessing the quality of maternity health services of Kathmandu Valley

2018, J. Brunson, Maternal health in Nepal and other low-income countries: causes, contexts, and future directions

2018, A. Myers, S. Sami, M. Adhiambo Onyango, H. Karki, R. Anggraini, S. Krause, Facilitators and barriers in implementing the Minmum Initial Services Package (MISP) for reproductive health in Nepal post-earthquake

2018, J. Brunson, S. R. Tamrakar, Exploring biomedical, temporal and embodied perspectives on the timing of birth in Central Nepal

2017, J. Brunson, Maternal, newborn and child health after the 2015 Nepal earthquakes: an investigation of the long-term gendered impacts of disasters

2017, H. R. Devkota, A. Clarke, E. Murray, N. Groce, Do experiences and perceptions about quality of care differ among social groupes in Nepal? A study of maternal healthcare experiences of women with and without disabilities, and Dalit and non-Dalit women

2016, J. M. Hoftun, Quality of care in the maternal and delivery ward in rural Nepal

2016, P. Rishal, S. Kumar Joshi, M. Lukasse, B. Schei, K. Swahnberg, "They just walk away"- women's perception of being silenced by antenatal health workers: a qualitative study on women survivors of domestic violence in Nepal

2016, N. Kozuki, J. Katz, S. K. Khatry, J. M. Tiesch, S. C. LeClerq, L. C. Mullany, Community survey on awarness and use of obstetric ultrasonography in rural Sarlhai District, Nepal

2014, P. Upadhyay, T. Liabsuettakul, A. B. Shrestha, N. Pradhan, Influence of family members on utilization of maternal health care services among teen and adult pregnant women in Khatmandu, Nepal. A cross-sectional study

2013, J. Price, A. K. Bohara, Maternal health care amid political unrest: the effect of armed conflict an antenatal care utilization in Nepal

2013, J. Brunson, A review of women's health: the hegemony of caste, development and biomedicin 

2012, R. Karkee, How did Nepal reduce the maternal mortality? A result from analysing the determinants of maternal mortality

2010, J. Brunson, Confronting maternal morbidity, controlling birth in Nepal: the gendered politics of receiving biomedical care at birth

2007, T. G. Rana, B. D. Chataut, G. Shakya, G. Nanda, A. Prat, S. Sakai, Strenthening emergency obstetric care in Nepal: the women's right of life and health project (WRLHP)

AFGHANISTAN

2021, F. Maruf, H. Tappis, J. Stekelenburg, T. van der Akker, Quality of maternal death documentation in Afghanistan: a retrospective health facility record review

2021, S. Currie, L. Natiq, Z. Anwari, H. Tappis, Assessing respectful maternity care in a fragile conflict-affected context: observations from a 2016 national assessment in Afghanistan

2021, O. Dadras, T. Nakayama, M. Kihara, M. Ono-Kihara, S. Seyedalinaghi, F. Dadras, The prevalence and associated factors of adverse pregnancy outcomes among Afghan women in Iran, findings from community-based suvey

2021, M. M. Lydon, F. Maruf, H. Tappis, Facility-level determinants of quality routine intrapartum care in Afghanistan

2020, C. Kim, D. Erim, K. Natiq, A. S. Salehi, W. Zeng, Combination of interventions needed to improve maternal healthcare utilization: a multinomial analysis of the inequity in place of childbirth in Afghanistan 

2019, R. Arnold, E. van Teijlingen, K. Ryan, I. Holloway, Villains or victims? An ethnography of Afghan maternity staff and the challenge of high quality respectful care

2019, S. Mumtaz, J. Bahk, Y.-H. Khang, Current status and determinants of maternal healthcare utilization in Afghanistan: analysis from Afghanistan Demographic and Health Survey 2015

2019, N. Akseer, A. Rizvi, Z. Bhatti et al., Association of exposure to civil conflict with maternal resilience and maternal and child health and health system performance in Afghanistan

2018, K. E. Edmond, K. Yousufi, Z. Anwari, S. M. Sadat, S. M. Staniczai, A. Higgins-Steele, A. L. Bellows, E. R. Smith, Can community health worker home visiting improve care-seeking and maternal and newborn care practices in fragile states such as Afghanistan? 

2018, D. Lagrou, R. Zachariah, K. Bissell, C. Van Overloop, M. Nasim, H. N. Wagma, S. Kakar, S. Caluwaerts, E. De Plecker, R. Fricke, R. Van der Bergh, Provision of emergency obstetric care at secondary level in a conflict setting in a rural area of Afghanistan-is the hospital fulfilling its role?

2017, S. Mohammadi, A. Carlbom, R. Taheripanah, B. Essen, Experiences of inequitable care among Afghan mothers surviving near-miss morbidity in Teheran, Iran: a qualitative interview study

2017, S. A. M. Najafizada, I. Lynn Bourgeault, R. Labonté, Social determinants of maternal health in Afghanistan: a review

2016, G. Izqierdo, M. Trelles, N. Khan, Reducing maternal mortality in conflict areas: surgical-anesthetic experience in Boost Hospital-Afghanistan

2015, R. Arnold, E. van Teijlingen, K. Ryan I. Holloway, Understanding Afghan healthcare providers: a qualitative study of the culture of care in a Kabul maternity hospital

2015, H. Tappis, M. Koblinsky, P. J. Winch, S. Turkmani, L. Bartlett, Context matters: successes and challenges of intrapartum care scale-up in four districts of Afghanistan

2013, Z. Rahmani, M. Brekke, Antenatal and obstetric care in Afghanistan: a qualitative study among health care receivers and health care providers

2012, Partamin, Y.-Mi Kim, J. Mungia, M. Faqir, N. Ansari, C. Evans, Patterns in training, knowledge and performance of skilled birth attendants providing emergency obstetric and newborn care in Afghanistan

2012, G. F. Mansoor, P. S. Hill, P. Barss, Midwifery training in post-conflict Afghanistan: tensions between educational standards and rural community needs

2010, H. Atsumi, A cross-sectional study of the first and second delays among women admitted to a maternity hospital with severe abstetric complications (near-miss) in Afghanistan

2008, C. S. Todd, M. Ahwadzai, J. M. Smith, H. Siddiqui, S. A. Shah Ghazanfar, S. A. Strathdee, Attitudes and practices of obstetric care providers in Kabul, Afghanistan regarding antenatal testing for sexually transmitting infection 

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