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While coverage of maternal healthcare is on the rise in many low- and middle-income countries, studies conducted by colleagues including the evaluation of the JSY program in India and a meta-analysis of place of delivery in sub-Saharan Africa, illustrate that facility births are not always...

We found that 1 in 7 women were mistreated during their last outpatient visit, and that this mistreatment increased when the visit was for urgent care, such as a sick child. The Basic Accountability to Stop Ill-treatment (BASI!) study was designed to test a monitoring mechanism for improving patient...

Doula's are trained professionals who provide physical, emotional, and informational support to birthing people. They may support just the birth, prenatal perod, postnatal period, or all three. Doulas have been associated with improved quality of care, patient experiences, and outcomes, including...