Gaurav Sharma, Matthews Mathai, Kim Dickson, Andrew Weeks et al.
BACKGROUND: Good outcomes during pregnancy and childbirth are related to availability, utilisation and effective implementation of essential interventions for labour and childbirth. The majority of the estimated 289,000 maternal deaths, 2.8 million neonatal deaths and 2.6 million stillbirths every y...
Hendrik CC de Jonge, Kishwar Azad, Nadine Seward, Abdul Kuddus et al.
BACKGROUND: Short birth intervals are known to have negative effects on pregnancy outcomes. We analysed data from a large population surveillance system in rural Bangladesh to identify predictors of short birth interval and determine consequences of short intervals on pregnancy outcomes. METHODS: Th...
Yenita Agus, Shigeko Horiuchi
BACKGROUND: Every year, nearly half a million women and girls needlessly die as a result of complications during pregnancy, childbirth or the 6 weeks following delivery. Almost all (99%) of these deaths occur in developing countries. The study aim was to describe the factors related to low visits fo...
Ahmed Ehsanur Rahman, Janet Perkins, Sajia Islam, Abu Bakkar Siddique et al.
BACKGROUND: Access to skilled health services during pregnancy, childbirth and postnatal period for obstetric care is one of the strongest determinants of maternal and newborn health (MNH) outcomes. In many countries, husbands are key decision-makers in households, effectively determining women's ac...
William H. Barth
Persistent occiput posterior (OP) is associated with increased rates of maternal and newborn morbidity. Its diagnosis by physical examination is challenging but is improved with bedside ultrasonography. Occiput posterior discovered in the active phase or early second stage of labor usually resolves ...
Rashidul Azad, Rukhshan Fahmi, Sadichhya Shrestha, Hemraj Joshi et al.
Postpartum depression (PPD) is a serious pubic health concern and known to have the adverse effects on mother's perinatal wellbeing; and child's physical and cognitive development. There were limited literatures on PPD in Bangladesh, especially in urban slum context. The aim of this study was to ass...
S. M. Mostafa Kamal
In Bangladesh, preference for place of delivery and socioeconomic factors associated with caesarean section are not well-understood. This paper examines the socioeconomic correlates of preference for institutional delivery and caesarean sections in Bangladesh. The study used data from the nationally...
Muhammad Nazrul Islam, Sumaiya Nuha Mustafina, Tahasin Mahmud, Nafiz Imtiaz Khan
Machine Learning (ML) has been widely used in predicting the mode of childbirth and assessing the potential maternal risks during pregnancy. The primary aim of this review study is to explore current research and development perspectives that utilizes the ML techniques to predict the optimal mode of...
Mosiur Rahman, Syed Emdadul Haque, Md. Sarwar Zahan
This article addresses the hypothesis that predisposing, enabling and need factors of households influence utilisation of postpartum care among the young mothers according to the timing and type of providers. To reach our goal Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey of 2007 data (n = 2376) were use...
Anthony Costello, Kishwar Azad, Sarah Barnett
Mohammad Masudur Rahman, Mohammad Rifat Haider, Md Moinuddin, Ahmed Ehsanur Rahman et al.
BACKGROUND: Caesarean section (CS) has been on the rise worldwide and Bangladesh is no exception. In Bangladesh, the CS rate, which includes both institutional and community-based deliveries, has increased from about 3% in 2000 to about 24% in 2014. This study examines the association of reported co...
Mahbub Elahi Chowdhury, Carine Ronsmans, Japhet Killewo, Iqbal Anwar et al.
Background Few studies have assessed whether the poorest people in developing countries benefit from giving birth at home rather than in a facility. We analysed whether socioeconomic status results in differences in the use of professional midwives at home and in a basic obstetric facility in a rura...
Md Nuruzzaman Khan, M. Mofizul Islam, Asma Ahmad Shariff, Md. Mahmudul Alam et al.
BACKGROUND: Globally the rates of caesarean section (CS) have steadily increased in recent decades. This rise is not fully accounted for by increases in clinical factors which indicate the need for CS. We investigated the socio-demographic predictors of CS and the average annual rates of CS in Bangl...
Bidhan Krishna Sarker, Musfikur Rahman, Tanjina Rahman, Tawhidur Rahman et al.
OBJECTIVE: There is dearth of information on the timeliness of antenatal care (ANC) uptake. This study aimed to determine the timely ANC uptake by a medically trained provider (MTP) as per the World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations and the country guideline. METHODS: Cross-sectional survey ...
Vivek Verma, Ramesh Vishwakarma, Dilip C. Nath, Hafiz T. A. Khan et al.
BACKGROUND: Caesarean section is considered a relatively preferable and safe method of delivery as compared to normal delivery. Since the last decade, its prevalence has increased in both developed and developing countries. In the context of developing countries viz., South Asia (the highest populat...