Ilana Dzuba is the Assistant Director of the Vulnerable Infant Portfolio on the BetterBirth team at Ariadne Labs, which aims to strengthen growth and health outcomes for low birthweight and preterm infants in resource-limited settings. An experienced researcher and program leader, she co-leads the Low Birthweight and Preterm Infant Feeding Trial and Supportive Care Package… Continue reading Ilana Dzuba, MHS
The BetterBirth Team and their partners at KEMRI Wellcome Trust and the University of Oxford published the results from their mixed methods study at three county referral hospitals in Kenya to explore the impact of birth complications on mothers’ and families’ postpartum experiences and wellbeing.
Ariadne Labs, as part of USAID’s MOMENTUM suite, conducted a landscape analysis of current global tools and professional guidelines regarding safe cesarean delivery as well as an ecosystem map identifying what elements of the care pathway are addressed by the existing tools and guidelines. The goal of the landscape analysis was to provide an overview of existing resources to identify gaps and help inform the future development of a Safe Cesarean Checklist.
Postpartum hemorrhage is the leading cause of maternal death during childbirth. Every year, it affects 14 million women around the world. About 70,000 of those women die as a result, and many more require urgent surgery to control the bleeding. Global guidelines have offered insight into how to effectively manage postpartum hemorrhage in a clinical… Continue reading Combating Postpartum Hemorrhage with Effective Implementation
The BetterBirth team and partners’ systematic review found evidence demonstrating the effectiveness of the Safe Childbirth Checklist in reducing stillbirths and improving adherence to essential birth practices.
The BetterBirth team and their partners published the latest on their research of Manyata, a quality assurance and improvement program that provides training, mentorship and accreditation to private maternity facilities in India.
