Vanessa Scarf
Biographic Data
| ID | 1728639 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vanessa Scarf |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vanessa |
| FAMILY NAME | Scarf |
| SIGNATURE | SCARF V |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Technology Sydney |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3503-9610 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
How health system failures and prevailing social norms drive mistreatment of women in maternity care in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Mistreatment of women during maternity care is a widespread global issue, particularly in low- and middle-income countries where health disparities intersect with rigid gender norms, systemic inequality and domestic violence. OBJECTIVES: This paper aims to explore how health system failures and societal norms against women contribute to the mistreatment of women during maternity care. METHODS: A qualitative study was conducted among m…
Midwife-led birthing centres in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Uganda
INTRODUCTION: Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality rates will require the expansion and strengthening of quality maternal health services. Midwife-led birth centres (MLBCs) are an alternative to hospital-based care for low-risk pregnancies where the lead professional at the time of birth is a trained midwife. These have been used in many countries to improve birth outcomes. METHODS: The cost analys…
Midwife-led birthing centre in the humanitarian setup
In Bangladesh, Midwife Led Birthing Centres (MLBCs) have been established to provide midwifery care and sexual and reproductive health services for the displaced Rohingya population in Cox’s Bazar. The aim of this study was to explore MLBCs in this humanitarian context from the perspectives of women, midwives, and other key stakeholders. A mixed-method case study was conducted at one of the MLBCs within the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar. …
Exploring networks of care in implementing midwife-led birthing centres in low- and middle-income countries
The evidence for the benefits of midwifery has grown over the past two decades and midwife-led birthing centres have been established in many countries. Midwife-led care can only make a sustained and large-scale contribution to improved maternal and newborn health outcomes if it is an integral part of the health care system but there are challenges to the establishment and operation of midwife-led birthing centres. A network of care (NOC) is a wa…
Private provider incentives in health care
Birth models of care and intervention rates
Birth models of care and intervention rates
Private provider incentives in health care
Exploring networks of care in implementing midwife-led birthing centres in low- and middle-income countries
The evidence for the benefits of midwifery has grown over the past two decades and midwife-led birthing centres have been established in many countries. Midwife-led care can only make a sustained and large-scale contribution to improved maternal and newborn health outcomes if it is an integral part of the health care system but there are challenges to the establishment and operation of midwife-led birthing centres. A network of care (NOC) is a wa…
Midwife-led birthing centres in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Uganda
INTRODUCTION: Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality rates will require the expansion and strengthening of quality maternal health services. Midwife-led birth centres (MLBCs) are an alternative to hospital-based care for low-risk pregnancies where the lead professional at the time of birth is a trained midwife. These have been used in many countries to improve birth outcomes. METHODS: The cost analys…
Midwife-led birthing centre in the humanitarian setup
In Bangladesh, Midwife Led Birthing Centres (MLBCs) have been established to provide midwifery care and sexual and reproductive health services for the displaced Rohingya population in Cox’s Bazar. The aim of this study was to explore MLBCs in this humanitarian context from the perspectives of women, midwives, and other key stakeholders. A mixed-method case study was conducted at one of the MLBCs within the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar. …
How health system failures and prevailing social norms drive mistreatment of women in maternity care in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Mistreatment of women during maternity care is a widespread global issue, particularly in low- and middle-income countries where health disparities intersect with rigid gender norms, systemic inequality and domestic violence. OBJECTIVES: This paper aims to explore how health system failures and societal norms against women contribute to the mistreatment of women during maternity care. METHODS: A qualitative study was conducted among m…
Medicine (6 works) · Economic growth (5 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (5 works) · Health care (5 works) · Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (5 works) · Economics (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Population (3 works)