Mrutyunjaya B Bellad

TL;DR: Despite increased use of antenatal corticosteroids in low-birthweight infants in the intervention groups, neonatal mortality did not decrease in this group, and increased in the population overall, and the risk of maternal infection seems to have been increased.

TL;DR: Rural south Indian communities reported regular use of health care services during pregnancy and for delivery, and factors that influenced women’s care-seeking included their limited autonomy, poor access to and funding for transport for non-emergent conditions, perceived poor quality of health Care facilities, and the costs of care.

TL;DR: Ormeloxifene is more effective as compared to MPA in reducing the blood loss in the treatment of DUB, and this was confirmed in a double blind randomized controlled trial.

TL;DR: The CRADLE Vital Signs Alert was well accepted by healthcare workers from a range of countries and levels of facility, including those with no previous vital signs measurement experience, and gave women and their families a better understanding of the importance of vital signs in pregnancy and during the postpartum period.

TL;DR: Feasibility assessments for community level interventions, particularly those involving task-shifting across diverse regions, require an appropriate theoretical framework and careful selection of research methods.