Nestorone to Prevent Preterm Birth
The Issue Preterm birth, defined as birth before 37 weeks gestational age, is the leading cause of death for children under 5 worldwide. Globally, [...]
Expanding respectful maternal and newborn care in Kenya, Malawi, Madagascar, and India
The quality of the relationship between pregnant women, newborns, and healthcare workers is a critical factor that affects the use of maternal and newborn [...]
Community Engagement: A Bridge to Increasing Uptake of IPTp-SP to Prevent Malaria in Pregnancy
It’s about 10:30 a.m. on a Tuesday morning, and residents of the neighborhood are gathering at a local church in Dunga, Kisumu Central, for [...]
Calling Attention to Experiences of Care for Hospitalized Newborns and Young Children to Improve Newborn and Child Survival
Over the last decade, progress on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to reduce maternal deaths, stillbirths, and newborn deaths has stagnated. Recent global [...]
FP2030 North, West, and Central Africa Hub
According to the UN’s 2019 estimates, Africa’s population scenario as a function of fertility, migration, and mortality rates is projected to be over 2.1 [...]
Person-Centered Group ANC-PNC Among First-Time Young Mothers and Their Partners
As an evaluation partner of the Healthy Women, Healthy Families project in urban areas of Gazipur City Corporation, Bangladesh, the Council is conducting operations [...]
New Antenatal Care Model for Africa and India
Population Council Zambia is currently implementing a project called the Antenatal Care Model for Africa and India (NAMAI) Digital Zambia. This study has two [...]
Revive IPTp-SP: Revitalization of Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy
Nearly a third of Kenya’s 51 million people live in malaria-endemic zones with millions more exposed to the seasonal transmission of the disease. Malaria [...]