Vishwajeet Kumar
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 5470751 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Vishwajeet Kumar |
| NOMBRES | Vishwajeet |
| APELLIDO | Kumar |
| FIRMA | KUMAR V |
| AFILIACIONES | Johns Hopkins University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1084-7152 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 12 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 10 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 12 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2008 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2022 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Advancing quality and safety of perinatal services in India
India has made significant progress in improving maternal and child health. However, there are persistent disparities in maternal and child morbidity and mortality in many communities. Mistreatment of women in childbirth and gender-based violence are common and reduce women’s sense of safety. Recently, the Government of India committed to establishing a specialized midwifery cadre: Nurse Practitioners in Midwifery (NPMs). Integration of NPMs into…
Scaling up Kangaroo Mother Care in Ethiopia and India
OBJECTIVES: Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC), prolonged skin-to-skin care of the low birth weight baby with the mother plus exclusive breastfeeding reduces neonatal mortality. Global KMC coverage is low. This study was conducted to develop and evaluate context-adapted implementation models to achieve improved coverage. DESIGN: This study used mixed-methods applying implementation science to develop an adaptable strategy to improve implementation. Forma…
Centering and humanising health systems
In an effort to truly understand the power of KMC, one of us (MW) provided KMC for an infant for just one hour at the Veerangana Avanti Bai Women's Hospital in Lucknow (Figure This wonderfully overwhelming experience is beyond description, and here we adopt a personal ("I') voice in an attempt to convey the impact that it had
Does adherence to evidence-based practices during childbirth prevent perinatal mortality? A post-hoc analysis of 3,274 births in Uttar Pradesh, India
BACKGROUND: Evidence-based practices that reduce childbirth-related morbidity and mortality are core processes to quality of care. In the BetterBirth trial, a matched-pair, cluster-randomised controlled trial of a coaching-based implementation of the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist (SCC) in Uttar Pradesh, India, we observed a significant increase in adherence to practices, but no reduction in perinatal mortality. METHODS: Within the BetterBirth tri…
Patient-experience during delivery in public health facilities in Uttar Pradesh, India
Patient-experience during delivery in public health facilities in Uttar Pradesh, India
In India, most women now delivery in hospitals or other facilities, however, maternal and neonatal mortality remains stubbornly high. Studies have shown that mistreatment causes delays in care-seeking, early discharge and poor adherence to post-delivery guidance. This study seeks to understand the variation of women’s experiences in different levels of government facilities. This information can help to guide improvement planning. We surveyed 201…
Availability of Safe Childbirth Supplies in 284 Facilities in Uttar Pradesh, India
Objectives Vital to implementation of the World Health Organization (WHO) Safe Childbirth Checklist (SCC), designed to improve delivery of 28 essential birth practices (EBPs), is the availability of safe birth supplies: 22 EBPs on the SCC require one or more supplies. Mapping availability of these supplies can determine the scope of shortages and need for supply chain strengthening. Methods A cross-sectional survey on the availability of function…
Revising the WHO verbal autopsy instrument to facilitate routine cause-of-death monitoring
OBJECTIVE: Verbal autopsy (VA) is a systematic approach for determining causes of death (CoD) in populations without routine medical certification. It has mainly been used in research contexts and involved relatively lengthy interviews. Our objective here is to describe the process used to shorten, simplify, and standardise the VA process to make it feasible for application on a larger scale such as in routine civil registration and vital statist…
Effect of knowledge of community health workers on essential newborn health care
BACKGROUND: This study explored the relationship between the knowledge of community health workers (CHWs)-anganwadi workers (AWWs) and auxiliary nurse midwives (ANMs)-and their antenatal home visit coverage and effectiveness of the visits, in terms of essential newborn health care practices at the household level in rural India. METHODS: We used data from 302 AWWs and 86 ANMs and data from recently delivered women (RDW) (n=13,023) who were reside…
Clean cord care practices and neonatal mortality
BACKGROUND: About a million newborns die each year in India, accounting for about a fourth of total global neonatal deaths. Infections are among the leading causes of neonatal mortality. Care practices immediately following delivery contribute to newborns' risk of infection and mortality. OBJECTIVES: This study examined the association between clean cord care practices and neonatal mortality in rural Uttar Pradesh, India. METHODS: The study used …
Effect of community-based behaviour change management on neonatal mortality in Shivgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
NGO facilitation of a government community-based maternal and neonatal health programme in rural India
Socio-economic disparities in health have been well documented around the world. This study examines whether NGO facilitation of the government's community-based health programme improved the equity of maternal and newborn health in rural Uttar Pradesh, India. A quasi-experimental study design included one intervention district and one comparison district of rural Uttar Pradesh. A household survey conducted between January and June 2003 establish…
NGO facilitation of a government community-based maternal and neonatal health programme in rural India
Socio-economic disparities in health have been well documented around the world. This study examines whether NGO facilitation of the government's community-based health programme improved the equity of maternal and newborn health in rural Uttar Pradesh, India. A quasi-experimental study design included one intervention district and one comparison district of rural Uttar Pradesh. A household survey conducted between January and June 2003 establish…
Effect of knowledge of community health workers on essential newborn health care
BACKGROUND: This study explored the relationship between the knowledge of community health workers (CHWs)-anganwadi workers (AWWs) and auxiliary nurse midwives (ANMs)-and their antenatal home visit coverage and effectiveness of the visits, in terms of essential newborn health care practices at the household level in rural India. METHODS: We used data from 302 AWWs and 86 ANMs and data from recently delivered women (RDW) (n=13,023) who were reside…
Patient-experience during delivery in public health facilities in Uttar Pradesh, India
In India, most women now delivery in hospitals or other facilities, however, maternal and neonatal mortality remains stubbornly high. Studies have shown that mistreatment causes delays in care-seeking, early discharge and poor adherence to post-delivery guidance. This study seeks to understand the variation of women’s experiences in different levels of government facilities. This information can help to guide improvement planning. We surveyed 201…
Effect of community-based behaviour change management on neonatal mortality in Shivgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
NGO facilitation of a government community-based maternal and neonatal health programme in rural India
Socio-economic disparities in health have been well documented around the world. This study examines whether NGO facilitation of the government's community-based health programme improved the equity of maternal and newborn health in rural Uttar Pradesh, India. A quasi-experimental study design included one intervention district and one comparison district of rural Uttar Pradesh. A household survey conducted between January and June 2003 establish…
Effect of knowledge of community health workers on essential newborn health care
BACKGROUND: This study explored the relationship between the knowledge of community health workers (CHWs)-anganwadi workers (AWWs) and auxiliary nurse midwives (ANMs)-and their antenatal home visit coverage and effectiveness of the visits, in terms of essential newborn health care practices at the household level in rural India. METHODS: We used data from 302 AWWs and 86 ANMs and data from recently delivered women (RDW) (n=13,023) who were reside…
Clean cord care practices and neonatal mortality
BACKGROUND: About a million newborns die each year in India, accounting for about a fourth of total global neonatal deaths. Infections are among the leading causes of neonatal mortality. Care practices immediately following delivery contribute to newborns' risk of infection and mortality. OBJECTIVES: This study examined the association between clean cord care practices and neonatal mortality in rural Uttar Pradesh, India. METHODS: The study used …
Revising the WHO verbal autopsy instrument to facilitate routine cause-of-death monitoring
OBJECTIVE: Verbal autopsy (VA) is a systematic approach for determining causes of death (CoD) in populations without routine medical certification. It has mainly been used in research contexts and involved relatively lengthy interviews. Our objective here is to describe the process used to shorten, simplify, and standardise the VA process to make it feasible for application on a larger scale such as in routine civil registration and vital statist…
Availability of Safe Childbirth Supplies in 284 Facilities in Uttar Pradesh, India
Objectives Vital to implementation of the World Health Organization (WHO) Safe Childbirth Checklist (SCC), designed to improve delivery of 28 essential birth practices (EBPs), is the availability of safe birth supplies: 22 EBPs on the SCC require one or more supplies. Mapping availability of these supplies can determine the scope of shortages and need for supply chain strengthening. Methods A cross-sectional survey on the availability of function…
Patient-experience during delivery in public health facilities in Uttar Pradesh, India
In India, most women now delivery in hospitals or other facilities, however, maternal and neonatal mortality remains stubbornly high. Studies have shown that mistreatment causes delays in care-seeking, early discharge and poor adherence to post-delivery guidance. This study seeks to understand the variation of women’s experiences in different levels of government facilities. This information can help to guide improvement planning. We surveyed 201…
Does adherence to evidence-based practices during childbirth prevent perinatal mortality? A post-hoc analysis of 3,274 births in Uttar Pradesh, India
BACKGROUND: Evidence-based practices that reduce childbirth-related morbidity and mortality are core processes to quality of care. In the BetterBirth trial, a matched-pair, cluster-randomised controlled trial of a coaching-based implementation of the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist (SCC) in Uttar Pradesh, India, we observed a significant increase in adherence to practices, but no reduction in perinatal mortality. METHODS: Within the BetterBirth tri…
Patient-experience during delivery in public health facilities in Uttar Pradesh, India
Scaling up Kangaroo Mother Care in Ethiopia and India
OBJECTIVES: Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC), prolonged skin-to-skin care of the low birth weight baby with the mother plus exclusive breastfeeding reduces neonatal mortality. Global KMC coverage is low. This study was conducted to develop and evaluate context-adapted implementation models to achieve improved coverage. DESIGN: This study used mixed-methods applying implementation science to develop an adaptable strategy to improve implementation. Forma…
Centering and humanising health systems
In an effort to truly understand the power of KMC, one of us (MW) provided KMC for an infant for just one hour at the Veerangana Avanti Bai Women's Hospital in Lucknow (Figure This wonderfully overwhelming experience is beyond description, and here we adopt a personal ("I') voice in an attempt to convey the impact that it had
Advancing quality and safety of perinatal services in India
India has made significant progress in improving maternal and child health. However, there are persistent disparities in maternal and child morbidity and mortality in many communities. Mistreatment of women in childbirth and gender-based violence are common and reduce women’s sense of safety. Recently, the Government of India committed to establishing a specialized midwifery cadre: Nurse Practitioners in Midwifery (NPMs). Integration of NPMs into…
Medicine (12 obras) · Nursing (10 obras) · Environmental health (8 obras) · Global Maternal and Child Health (8 obras) · Healthcare Systems and Reforms (5 obras) · Population (5 obras) · Public health (4 obras) · Socioeconomics (4 obras) · Sociology (4 obras) · Breastfeeding (3 obras)