In 2023 in Cape Town, South Africa, more than 1,000 stakeholders from around the world will come together to accelerate solutions to improve maternal and newborn survival and prevent stillbirths in a coordinated and inclusive manner.
Charlotte E. Warren, Program Committee Member
Session Title—Working Together for Impact on Respectful Maternal and Newborn Care
Speakers: Tamar Kabakian-Khasholian, Kwame Adu-Bonsaffoh, Melanie Wendland (moderator), Özge Tunçalp, and Charlotte E. Warren
“Individual and facility-level factors that affect quality of care: Self-reported provision of respectful care among providers in Malawi”
Authors: Charlotte E. Warren (presenter), Brady Zieman, Abigail Kazembe, and Martha Kamanga
Session Title—Driving More Respectful Care in Intrapartum Settings
“Is delivery conducted in private health facilities and through caesarean section associated with higher neonatal mortality? Evidence from north Indian states”
Author and presenter: Abhishek Kumar
Session Title—Patient Safety in Maternal and Newborn Health: Time to Deliver
“Effect of collaborative quality improvement on stillbirths, neonatal mortality, and newborn care practices in hospitals of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, India: Evidence from a quasi-experimental mixed-methods study”
Authors: Karen Zamboni (presenter), Lenka Benova, Claudia Hanson, Zelee Hill, Samiksha Singh, and Joanna Schellenberg
Session Title—Can We Address the Complexity of Childbirth and Newborn Care with Multi-component and Complex Interventions? Experience from the ALERT, Quali-Dec, and SCSL Projects from Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and Asia
“Improving experience of care for newborns and their parents: Empathy and compassion for both parents and health care providers in Kenya”
Authors: Chantalle Okondo (presenter), Charity Ndwiga, Timothy Abuya, Pooja Sripad, and Charlotte E. Warren
Session Title—The Power of Compassion in Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (MNCH) Service Delivery
“Provider communication and coaching for parents of hospitalized newborns and sick young infants in Kenya: Provider and caregiver perspectives”
Authors: Chantalle Okondo (presenter), Charity Ndwiga, Timothy Abuya, Pooja Sripad, and Charlotte E. Warren
Session Title—Supporting Optimal Nutrition for Small and Sick Newborns