Environmental factors and WASH practices in the perinatal period in Cambodia

26.03.2015
A qualitative study looking at the environmental context for infection prevention and control (IPC) and WASH-associated behaviors in health centers where women give birth, and in homes of newborns, in a rural Cambodian province.

Availability and satisfactoriness of latrines and hand washing stations in health facilities, and role in health seeking behavior of women: evidence from rural Pune district, India

26.03.2015
A paper looking at WASH infrastructure in small health facilities in rural Pune, India, and expectations and satisfactoriness among women.

Risk of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes among Women Practicing Poor Sanitation in Rural India: A Population-Based Prospective Cohort Study

26.03.2015
This paper assesses whether poor sanitation practices are associated with increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes such as preterm birth and low birth weight in a population-based study in rural India.

A review of Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care needs assessments in 14 Western and Central African Countries

26.03.2015
A Presentations given by UNICEF at the Global and Maternal Newborn Health Conference, Mexico City, October 2015.

Systematic review and meta-analysis: association between water and sanitation environment and maternal mortality

26.03.2014
A study to assess whether the lack of water or the lack of sanitation facilities in either the home or in health facilities is associated with an increased risk of maternal mortality and to quantify the effect sizes.
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Where There Is No Toilet: Water and Sanitation Environments of Domestic and Facility Births in Tanzania

26.03.2014
This paper uses existing data sources to assess the water and sanitation (WATSAN) environment surrounding births in Tanzania in order to interrogate whether such estimates could be useful for guiding research, policy and monitoring initiatives.

The contribution of unimproved water and toilet facilities to pregnancy related mortality in Afghanistan

26.03.2014
This paper provides an estimate of the effect of unimproved household water and toilet facilities on pregnancy-related mortality in Afghanistan.
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Clean birth and postnatal care practcies to reduce neonatal deaths

26.03.2011
A review of the evidence for clean birth and postnatal care practices and estimate the effect on neonatal mortality from sepsis and tetanus for the Lives Saved Tool (LiST).