Oona M. R. Campbell, Lenka Beňová, Giorgia Gon, Kaosar Afsana et al.
OBJECTIVE: To explore linkages between water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and maternal and perinatal health via a conceptual approach and a scoping review. METHODS: We developed a conceptual framework iteratively, amalgamating three literature-based lenses. We then searched literature and identifi...
Yael Velleman, Elizabeth Mason, Wendy Graham, Lenka Beňová et al.
Yael Velleman and colleagues argue for stronger integration between the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) and maternal and newborn health sectors. Please see later in the article for the Editors' Summary.
Lenka Beňová, Ann‐Beth Moller, Kathleen Hill, Lara M. E. Vaz et al.
BACKGROUND: Rigorous monitoring supports progress in achieving maternal and newborn mortality and morbidity reductions. Recent work to strengthen measurement for maternal and newborn health highlights the existence of a large number of indicators being used for this purpose. The definitions and data...
Lenka Beňová, Sarah Neal, Emma Radovich, David A. Ross et al.
INTRODUCTION: A strong focus on sexual and reproductive health of female adolescents is a key to achieving sustainable development goals, due to the large size of the current cohort in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) and adolescents' biological and social vulnerability. Several indica...
Martines N S Figaroa, Saverio Bellizzi, Thérèse Delvaux, Lenka Beňová
INTRODUCTION: Fertility levels among adolescents remain high in many settings. The objective of this paper was to review the available literature about postpartum and lactational amenorrhoea among adolescents in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). METHODS: We searched Medline, Embase, Gl...