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.

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.

Improving Maternal Health in Zanzibar through Improved WASH

26.03.2015
A briefing note on a Government of Zanzibar-commissioned and SHARE-funded study that examines the standards of WASH, infection prevention control and solid waste management across ZanzibarÕs thirty-seven maternity units.

From Joint Thinking to Joint Action: A Call to Action on Improving Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene for Maternal and Newborn Health

26.03.2014
This paper urges action and offers recommendations to accelerate WASH service provision at home and in HCF.

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).

Impact of maternal and birth attendant handwashing on neonatal mortality in southern Nepal

26.03.2008
This paper seeks to estimate the association of birth attendant and maternal hand-washing practices on neonatal mortality in rural Nepal.