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Postpartum care

Addressing risk factors for hypertensive disorders in pregnancy: A case study of a quality improvement program in two states in Nigeria

Ugo Okoli, Sylverius Obafemi, Comfort Okpe, Kendra Njoku, Nneka Mobisson, Chinyere Uzoama, Victoria Omoera, Emmanuel Ugwa, Kathleen Hill

published 03 Sep 2026

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Level of completion of the maternal health care continuum and its determinants among rural women in East Shoa Zone, Eastern Ethiopia: A multilevel analysis

Serbesa Dereje Degaga, Solomon Shiferaw, Girma Taye Aweke

published 18 Aug 2026

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Exclusive Breastfeeding and its associated factors among mothers of children aged 6 to 23 months in Biratnagar Metropolitan City, Nepal

Kritika Roka, Paras Modi Pangeni, Manish Rajbanshi, Susmita Thapa, Aashish Rana, Shakuntala Chapagain

published 18 Aug 2026

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Growth monitoring and promotion uptake and its associated factors among mothers/ caregivers of children aged under two years in Wondo District, Ethiopia: Cross-sectional Study

Tsehay Negash, Amelo Bolka, Assefa Philipos Kare, Fentaw Wassie Feleke, Tafese Bosha

published 02 Jul 2026

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Spatial distribution of uptake of newly introduced vaccines and its associated factors among children aged 12–35 months in Ethiopia: Multi-scale Geographically Weighted Regression Analysis

Habtamu Guaguahu Feleke, Mulat Belay Simegn, Daniel Tarekegn Worede, Werkneh Melkie Tilahun

published 02 Jul 2026

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The supportive care needs of Iranian couples during postpartum hospitalization: A protocol of design, implementation and evaluation of intervention

Zahra Rastad, Shirin Shahbazi Sighaldeh, Zahra Behboodi Moghadam, Shahla Faal Siahkal, Elham Ebrahimi

published 03 Jun 2026

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Determinants of maternal postnatal care utilization in Bangladesh: A machine learning and SHAP-based analysis of BDHS 2022 data

Amartay Kumar Dhar, Sharmin Akther, Farhana Akter Bina

published 26 May 2026

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Exclusive breast feeding practice and associated factors among Rural and Urban mothers of child aged 0–6 months in Tahtay Maichew District of Tigray, Ethiopia, 2023/2024: Comparative cross sectional study

Mebrahtom Birhane Tikue, Teklay Zeru Weldearegawi, Teklemariam Gebregziabher Goitom, Berhe Gebrehiwot Tewele, Nebiat Desale Gidey, Willi Bahre

published 30 Apr 2026

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Effective Coverage of Maternal and Newborn Health Services in Sub-Saharan Africa: What distinguishes high from medium and low performers?

Ayelign Mengesha Kassie, Solomon Woldeyohannes, Anteneh Zewdie, Eskinder Wolka, Yibeltal Assefa

published 13 Apr 2026

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A community based investigation of urban male partners’ understanding and participation in maternity care: A cross-sectional study in Bangladesh

Quazi Maksudur Rahman, Md. Tajuddin Sikder

published 13 Apr 2026

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Caregivers’ early stimulation behaviors on early child development outcomes in Northern Ghana

Eunsoo Timothy Kim, John A. Gallis, Mohammed Ali, Margaret Lillie, Safiyatu Abubakr-Bibilazu, Haliq Adam, Elena McEwan, John Koku Awoonor-Williams, John Hembling, Joy Noel Baumgartner

published 03 Apr 2026

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The coverage of maternal continuum-of-care and associated factors in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic: A population-based cross-sectional study

Sengdavy Xaypadith, Ai Aoki, Kimihiro Nishino, Eiko Yamamoto

published 25 Mar 2026

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Prevalence of stunting and its determinants among children under five in 35 Sub-Saharan African countries (2011–2024): Insights from recent demographic health survey data using a generalized linear mixed-effects model with robust poisson regression

Abdulkerim Hassen Moloro, Kebede Gemeda Sabo, Kusse Urmale Mare, Beriso Furo Wengoro, Eshetu Elfios Endrias, Roda Mehadi Ibrahim, Teshager Dubie, Oumer Abdulkadir Ebrahim, Begetayinoral Kussia Lahole

published 13 Mar 2026

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