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Use Of Antenatal Corticosteroids At Health Facilities And Communities In Low-And-Middle Income Countries., Mabel Berrueta, Jennifer Hemingway-Foday, Vanessa R. Thorsten, Robert L. Goldenberg, Waldemar A. Carlo, Ana Garces, Archana Patel, Sarah Saleem, Omrana Pasha, Elwyn Chomba, Patricia L. Hibberd, Nancy F. Krebs, Shivaprasad Goudar, Richard J. Derman, Fabian Esamai, Edward A. Liechty, Janet L. Moore, Elizabeth M. Mcclure, Marion Koso-Thomas, Pierre M. Buekens, José M. Belizán, Fernando Althabe

Community Health Sciences

BACKGROUND:

Antenatal corticosteroids (ACS) for women at high risk of preterm birth is an effective intervention to reduce neonatal mortality among preterm babies delivered in hospital settings, but has not been widely used in low-middle resource settings. We sought to assess the rates of ACS use at all levels of health care in low and middle income countries (LMIC).

METHODS:

We assessed rates of ACS in 7 sites in 6 LMIC participating in the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development's Global Network for Women and Children's Health Research Antenatal Corticosteroids Trial (ACT), a cluster-randomized trial …

Landscape Analysis Of Multi-Sectoral Initiatives For Under-Nutrition In Pakistan, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta, Albertha Nyaku, Jane Keylock, Shehla Zaidi, Jai Das

Community Health Sciences

Mapping of Multi-Sectoral Initiatives for Nutrition in Pakistan, Challenges faced, Opportunities, and potential for Cross- Sectoral Synergies.

Sindh Health Sector Strategy 2012 – 2020, Shehla Zaidi

Community Health Sciences

No abstract provided.

Landscaping Health Financing Works In Pakistan, Shehla Zaidi, Shafqat Shehzad, Asad Sayeed, Liaquat Khowaja

Community Health Sciences

No abstract provided.