Trends in the utilisation of maternal and child healthcare services from the public and private health sectors in India, 2005–2021: an analysis of cross-sectional survey data by Niranjan Saggurti, Rajib Acharya, Abhishek Kumar, Anchal Purbey, Arupendra Mozumdar, Punit Mishra

“…Market sustainability of key MCH indicators was assessed by level of MCH services and subsidisation.Participants 36 850, 190 898 and 176 843 ever-married women aged 15–49 years, 4440, 22 500 and 15 334 children under 5 years of age with diarrhoea before the survey, and 2552, 6960 and 6117 children with symptoms of acute respiratory infections (ARI) in NFHS 2005–2006, 2015–2016 and 2019–2021, respectively.Outcome measures The study used three maternal healthcare indicators: women had four or more antenatal care (ANC) visits, had institutional delivery, and received postnatal care (PNC); and two child healthcare indicators: care seeking for ARI and diarrhoea.Results In India, utilisation of maternal healthcare services increased over the last 15 years: four or more ANC visits increased from 37% to 58% and PNC of mothers increased from 33% to 78% between 2005–2006 and 2019–2021. …”
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Effect of acupressure on childbirth outcomes in nulliparous women: A randomized clinical trial by Elham Shirdel, Ziba Taghizadeh, Farnaz Farnam, Mahboobeh Ghorbani, Shima Haghani

“…The length of the active phase and the second stage of labor and the total duration of labor were calculated in minutes. The mothers completed the Walker Birth Experience Questionnaire within 2 h after the labor. …”
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The effect of mindfulness-based counselling on the anxiety levels and childbirth satisfaction among primiparous pregnant women: a randomized controlled trial by Rozhin Feli, Sousan Heydarpour, Kamran Yazdanbakhsh, Fatemeh Heydarpour

“…The 4-week Mindfulness-Based Childbirth and Parenting program for expectant mothers appears to be a well-received and effective intervention for improving maternal mental health. …”
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The effect of educational programs on parents’ knowledge, behavior, and practices regarding aluminum phosphide poisoning and its first-aid measures by Mabrouka Attia Ali Nada, Ahmed Kamal Eldin Elsayed Elfeky, Hamida Ahmed Mustafa Darweesh, Farida Khalil Ibrahim Mohamed, Loujain Saud Sharif, Faten Shawky Kandil, Fatma Ahmed Elsobky, Samah Abdallah Mohamed Amer

“…Conclusions Community awareness programs, such as first-aid education initiatives, can positively influence the knowledge, practices, and behaviors of mothers in terms of providing first aid for aluminum phosphide toxicity.…”
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Measurement, determinants and outcomes of maternal care satisfaction in Nigeria: a systematic review by Jane E Hirst, Robyn Norton, Margaret Peden, Edward Mullins, Beatrice Wuraola Ope, Tavleen Wasan

“…Furthermore, patient satisfaction was associated with women’s future health-seeking behaviour and willingness to recommend care to others.Conclusion Understanding the multifaceted nature of MCS determinants and outcomes can better equip us to provide the support and care that mothers need to thrive. The findings from this study can inform policy, improve health responsiveness and ensure that women are provided with satisfactory and patient-centred maternity care, hence leading to a decline in poor pregnancy outcomes in Nigeria. …”
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Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Connective Tissue-Related Symptoms: An Exploratory Case-Control Study in Children by Leonardo Zoccante, Gianfranco Di Gennaro, Erika Rigotti, Marco Luigi Ciceri, Andrea Sbarbati, Marco Zaffanello

“…Flat feet and hypersensitivity were also common in fathers (31.0% and 36.4%, respectively), mothers (31.0% and 15.2%), and patients (43.8% and 55%). …”
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Associations of macrosomia with sociodemographic, anthropometric, lifestyle factors and perinatal outcomes in Southwest Nigeria by Ikeola A. Adeoye, Joshua I. Fakorede, Mobolaji M. Salawu, Kofoworola I. Adediran

“…The mean maternal glucose levels were significantly higher among mothers with macrosomic babies compared with those without macrosomia: FPG: 4.72 ± 2.32 vs. 4.32 ± 0.9 mmol/l (p = 0.035), 1-hour plasma glucose: 8.80 ± 3.77 vs. 6.97 ± 1.93 mmol/l (p < 0.001), 2-hour plasma glucose: 7.16 ± 3.20 vs. 6.25 ± 1.73 mmol/l (p = 0.008). …”
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Impact of peer interaction on maternal health service utilization in rural northwest China by Liuchun Xiang, Liuchun Xiang, Dan Li, Junhao Wu, Jun Chen, Jie Yang, Haisong Nie

“…As a vulnerable group, rural PPWs can effectively prevent and reduce maternal and infant health risk factors through whole-process health management and ensure the health and safety of mothers and infants. Therefore, improving the utilization rate of rural maternal health services is a key issue that needs to be addressed urgently. …”
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Utilizing A Multi-Stage Transition Model for Analysing Child Stunting in Two Urban Slum Settlements of Nairobi: A Longitudinal Analysis, 2011-2014. by Oduro, Michael S., IddiI, Samuel, Asiedu, Louis, Asiki, Gershim, Kadengye, DamazoT.

“…In Korogocho, children whose parents were married and those whose mothers had attained primary or post-primary education were associated with a transition from a mild state into a moderately stunted state. …”
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A Scoping Review of Existing Policy Instruments to Tackle Overweight and Obesity in India: Recommendations for a Social and Behaviour Change Communication Strategy [version 2; peer... by Lopamudra Tripathy, Suparna Ghosh-Jerath, Neena Bhatia, Kathryn Backholer, Kavita Chauhan, Nishibha Thapliyal, Deepika Bahl, Shalini Bassi, Monika Arora, Seema Chandra, Preetu Mishra

“…These instruments focused on nutrition and/or physical activity, targeting specific demographic groups like pregnant women, lactating mothers, children (0-5 years and 5-9 years), or adolescents (10-19 years); excluding those focusing on specific diseases like micronutrient deficiencies, wasting, and stunting. …”
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Early warning systems for identifying severe maternal outcomes: findings from the WHO global maternal sepsis studyResearch in context by Yamikani Chimwaza, Alexandra Hunt, Livia Oliveira-Ciabati, Laura Bonnett, Edgardo Abalos, Cristina Cuesta, João Paulo Souza, Mercedes Bonet, Vanessa Brizuela, David Lissauer, Yamikani Chimwaza, Alexandra Hunt, Livia Oliveira-Ciabati, Laura Bonnett, Edgardo Abalos, Cristina Cuesta, João Paulo Souza, Mercedes Bonet, Vanessa Brizuela, David Lissauer, Mohammad Iqbal Aman, Bashir Noormal, Marisa Espinoza, Julia Pasquale, Charlotte Leroy, Kristien Roelens, Griet Vandenberghe, M. Christian Urlyss Agossou, Sourou Goufodji Keke, Christiane Tshabu Aguemon, Patricia Soledad Apaza Peralta, Víctor Conde Altamirano, Rosalinda Hernández Muñoz, José Guilherme Cecatti, Carolina Ribeiro do Valle, Vincent Batiene, Kadari Cisse, Henri Gautier Ouedraogo, Kannitha Cheang, Phirun Lam, Tung Rathavy, Elie Simo, Pierre-Marie Tebeu, Emah Irene Yakana, Javier Carvajal, María Fernanda Escobar, Paula Fernández, Lotte Berdiin Colmorn, Jens Langhoff-Roos, Wilson Mereci, Paola Vélez, Yasser Salah Eldin, Alaa Sultan, Alula M. Teklu, Dawit Worku, Richard Adanu, Philip Govule, Charles Noora Lwanga, William Enrique Arriaga Romero, María Guadalupe Flores Aceituno, Carolina Bustillo, Bredy Lara, Vijay Kumar, Vanita Suri, Sonia Trikha, Irene Cetin, Serena Donati, Carlo Personeni, Guldana Baimussanova, Saule Kabylova, Balgyn Sagyndykova, George Gwako, Alfred Osoti, Zahida Qureshi, Raisa Asylbasheva, Aigul Boobekova, Damira Seksenbaeva, Saad Eddine Itani, Meilė Minkauskienė, Diana Ramašauskaitė, Owen Chikhwaza, Luis Gadama, Eddie Malunga, Haoua Dembele, Hamadoun Sangho, Fanta Eliane Zerbo, Filiberto Dávila Serapio, Nazarea Herrera Maldonado, Juan I. Islas Castañeda, Tatiana Cauaus, Ala Curteanu, Victor Petrov, Yadamsuren Buyanjargal, Seded Khishgee, Bat-Erdene Lkhagvasuren, Amina Essolbi, Rachid Moulki, Zara Jaze, Arlete Mariano, Nafissa Bique Osman, Hla Mya Thway Einda, Thae Maung Maung, Khaing Nwe Tin, Tara Gurung, Amir Babu Shrestha, Sangeeta Shrestha, Kitty Bloemenkamp, Marcus J. Rijken, Thomas Van Den Akker, María Esther Estrada, Néstor J. Pavón Gómez, Olubukola Adesina, Chris Aimakhu, Bukola Fawole, Rizwana Chaudhri, Saima Hamid, M. Adnan Khan, María del Pilar Huatuco Hernández, Nelly M. Zavaleta Pimentel, Maria Lu Andal, Zenaida Dy Recidoro, Carolina Paula Martin, Mihaela Budianu, Lucian Pușcașiu, Léopold Diouf, Dembo Guirassy, Philippe Marc Moreira, Miroslav Borovsky, Ladislav Kovac, Alexandra Kristufkova, Sylvia Cebekhulu, Laura Cornelissen, Priya Soma-Pillay, Vicenç Cararach, Marta López, María José Vidal Benedé, Hemali Jayakody, Kapila Jayaratne, Dhammica Rowel, Wisal Nabag, Sara Omer, Victoria Tsoy, Urunbish Uzakova, Dilrabo Yunusova, Thitiporn Siriwachirachai, Thumwadee Tangsiriwatthana, Catherine Dunlop, Marian Knight, Jhon Roman, Gerardo Vitureira, Dinh Anh Tuan, Luong Ngoc Truong, Nghiem Thi Xuan Hanh, Mugove Madziyire, Thulani Magwali, Stephen Munjanja, Adama Baguiya, Mónica Chamillard, Bukola Fawole, Marian Knight, Seni Kouanda, Pisake Lumbiganon, Ashraf Nabhan, Ruta Nadisauskiene, Linda Bartlett, Fernando Bellissimo-Rodrigues, Shevin T. Jacob, Sadia Shakoor, Khalid Yunis, Liana Campodónico, Hugo Gamerro, Daniel Giordano, Fernando Althabe, A. Metin Gülmezoglu

“…Funding: UNDP-UNFPA-UNICEF-WHO-World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP), WHO, Merck for Mothers, U.S. Agency for International Development, Wellcome Trust, and National Institute for Health and Care Research.…”
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Dietary diversity and its associated factors among school children in conflict affected communities of southern Ethiopia by Tagese Yakob, Eskinder Israel, Begidu Yakob, Mekdes Meshesha, Endale Jambo, Tadewos Utalo, Awoke Abraham

“…This emphasizes the need to encourage mothers to use family planning and implementing focused public health interventions, such school lunch programs and community gardening projects, to improve children’s nutritional outcomes and dietary diversity.…”
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Assessing gut barrier integrity and reproductive performance following pre-mating oral administration of solid-lipid-nanoparticles designed for drug delivery by Valentina Lacconi, Valentina Lacconi, Micol Massimiani, Micol Massimiani, Giulia Antonello, Paolo Gasco, Roberta Bernardini, Cristiana Ferrari, Lorenzo Ippoliti, Gina La Sala, Antonio Pietroiusti, Ivana Fenoglio, Chiara Riganti, Luisa Campagnolo

“…Embryonic development was also evaluated and no effects on the number of implantation sites, fetus numbers, incidence of fetal resorptions, and measurements of crown-rump length, as well as fetal and placental weights, were observed in the treated mothers. The impact of SLNs on maternal intestinal barrier integrity and inflammation was assessed both in vivo in mice and in vitro using an intestinal epithelial barrier model by qRT-PCR. …”
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Assessing five-year trend and socio-demographic determinants of caesarean section delivery in Ghana by Alfred Kwesi Manyeh, Anthony Ofosu, Anthony Kolsabilik Kuug, Atsu Ayi, Comfort Dede Tetteh, Saviour Edem Vidzro, Christopher Tetteh Odopey, Angela Nana Esi Ackon, Evelyn Acquah, Desmond Klu, Mustapha Immurana, Maxwell Ayindenaba Dalaba, Hubert Amu

“…This will prioritize maternal health and ensure better outcomes for mothers and newborns nationwide.…”
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A Mindfulness-Based App Intervention for Pregnant Women: Qualitative Evaluation of a Prototype Using Multiple Case Studies by Silvia Rizzi, Maria Chiara Pavesi, Alessia Moser, Francesca Paolazzi, Michele Marchesoni, Stefania Poggianella, Erik Gadotti, Stefano Forti

“…MethodsDesign and development processes were iterative and performed in close collaboration with key stakeholders (N=15), domain experts including mindfulness experts (n=2), communication experts (n=2), and psychologists (n=3), and target users including pregnant women (n=2), mothers with young children (n=2), and midwives (n=4). …”
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The effect of training intervention based on health belief model on self-care behaviors of women with gestational diabetes mellitus by Fatemeh Mohammadkhah, Amirhossein Kamyab, Babak Pezeshki, Samira Norouzrajabi, Ali Khani Jeihooni

“…Therefore, the incidence of various diseases can be prevented and mothers with GDM can experience such vulnerability less than before. …”
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Hubungan Pemberian Makanan Tambahan Dini terhadap Status Gizi Bayi Usia 4-6 Bulan di Daerah Pantai Kota Padang Tahun 2013 by Fenny Oktrina Fauthrisna, Masrul , Eva Chundrayetti

“…This research is using a cross sectional study’ method,<br />however the entire population is mothers with  infants aged 4-6 months in the district of West Padang, North Padang and Koto Tangah, Padang city and the total sample of 126 people. …”
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Delays in health care seeking for diarrheal disease and associated factors among caregivers of under five children in health centers of northwest Ethiopia: a mixed-method study by Asnakech Marew, Zenebe Jebero Zaza, Shiferaw Birhanu, Amare Belachew, Tsehaynew Kasse

“…A large family size (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 2.64, 95% CI: 1.26–5.4), poor knowledge about diarrhea danger signs (AOR = 3.25, 95% CI: 1.6–6.6), difficulty paying for treatment (AOR = 2.95, 95% CI: 1.6–5.3), not visiting health facilities as the first response to diarrhea (AOR = 3.94, 95% CI: 1.96–7.9), only diarrhea (AOR = 2.39, 95% CI: 1.01–5.63), and no information about early healthcare seeking (AOR = 4.88, 95% CI: 1.91–12.43) were identified; moreover, from the qualitative findings, mothers’ perceptions of the illness were mild, poor service provision, and economic problems were determinants of delay. …”
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Perinatal outcomes and predictors of placental abruption: a retrospective study in an Ethiopian tertiary care center by Mesfin Tadese, Gebresenbet Getachew, Tirusew Nigussie Kebede, Toyba Ebrahim Yesuf, Saba Desta Tessema, Wogene Asefa Damesa, Gebeyehu Shumet Solomon

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Obstetric outcomes in breastfeeding women in the first hour of delivery before and during the COVID-19 pandemic by Ana Paula Vieira Faria, Thales Philipe Rodrigues da Silva, Mery Natali Silva Abreu, Maria Albertina Canastra, Ana Clara Fernandes, Eunice Francisca Martins, Fernanda Marçal Ferreira, Fernanda Penido Matozinhos

“…Method Cross-sectional epidemiological study, nested in a cohort, carried out with secondary data from the survey “Birth and breastfeeding in children of mothers infected with SARS-CoV-2”, carried out in 2020, in Brazil. …”
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