Maternal and Child Health

Latest research

1. Factors and determinants of malnutrition among under-five children in internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in Africa: a systematic review

   • Eucheria Ekugeni Abua
   • Antor Odu Ndep
   • Maurice-Joel Ugbe Ugbe

   in BMC Nutrition

   Article Open access 25 July 2025

   

2. Exploring disparities and drivers of contraceptive use among Syrian refugee youth: evidence from a mixed-methods study in Jordan

   • Sara Luckenbill
   • Sarah Baird
   • Nicola Jones

   in Conflict and Health

   Article Open access 25 July 2025

   

3. Maternal vaccination with live-attenuated Rift Valley fever virus protects offspring via immune transfer

   • Austin T. Hertel
   • Cynthia M. McMillen
   • Amy L. Hartman

   in npj Vaccines

   Article Open access 25 July 2025

   

4. Exploring factors influencing the uptake of Kangaroo mother care: key informant interviews with healthcare workers

   • Wai Cheng Foong
   • Siew Cheng Foong
   • Mehala Baskaran

   in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

   Article Open access 24 July 2025

5. Global, regional, and national trends in maternal hemorrhage, 1992–2021: a hierarchical cluster and age-period-cohort analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 and projections to 2036

   • Peiwan Fang
   • Tianzi Sun
   • Yanxian Yang

   in BMC Public Health

   Article Open access 24 July 2025

   

6. Particulate matter exposure during pregnancy and birth outcomes: exposure windows of susceptibility and socioeconomic inequalities

   • Mònica Guxens
   • Núria Botella
   • Anne-Claire Binter

   in European Journal of Epidemiology

   Article Open access 24 July 2025

   

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