Andrey Portela

Dados Biográficos

ID1385250
NOMEAndrey Portela
PRENOMESAndrey
SOBRENOMEPortela
ASSINATURAPORTELA A
AFILIAÇÕESWorld Health Organization
ORCID0000-0001-6368-1585
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS27
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR27
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2015
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2026
ÍNDICE H0

  • Well-being of health workers providing maternal and newborn care

    Open AccessAlya Hazfiarini, Martha Vazquez Corona et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Health workers providing maternal and newborn care can experience burnout and emotional distress, which harms their well-being and, consequently, their ability to deliver respectful care. The World Health Organization (WHO) Compendium on respectful maternal and newborn care identifies health workers’ well-being as a critical area for intervention, but no specific definition or domains of well-being exist for this group. We conducted a qualitative…

  • Interventions to support parents, families and caregivers in caring for preterm or low birth weight infants at home

    Open AccessAmie Wilson, Carol B Bedwell et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    The aim of this study was to determine what interventions, approaches, or strategies to support mothers/fathers/caregivers and families in caring for preterm (

  • Interventions to reduce the effects of air pollution and of extreme heat on maternal, newborn, and child health outcomes

    Open AccessJessica Strong, Joe Strong et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2025

    Background: There is an increasing awareness of the ongoing and projected impacts of air pollution and of extreme heat on maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) outcomes, showing significant short and long-term health problems. There is a dearth of information available for policy makers on interventions that have been implemented to reduce the impact on MNCH, impeding the integration of action into health planning. This paper presents an inv…

  • How is maternal, newborn, and child health addressed in Heat Health Action Plans? A scoping review and content analysis

    Open AccessAlexandra Czerniewska, Chloe Brimicombe et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2025

    Background: Newborns, children, and pregnant and postpartum populations are among the most at risk from exposure to extreme heat. Heat Health Action Plans (HHAPs) are promoted by the World Health Organization to manage public health risks of heat. Still, limited research exists on how well current HHAPs address the needs of women and children in the context of increasingly frequent heat events. Methods: We identified national and subnational HHAP…

  • A incidência de lesão no CrossFit

    Open AccessDaniele Catherine Michaliszyn, Rafael Gemin Vidal et al.ARTICLECuadernos de Educación y Desarrollo2025

    O CrossFit caracteriza-se pelo treinamento de força e condicionamento, realizando movimentos funcionais de alta intensidade. Apesar dos benefícios fisiológicos, a modalidade sofre críticas com relação ao seu potencial lesivo. Desta forma, este estudo teve como objetivo descrever a incidência de lesões no CrossFit, realizando um comparativo entre gêneros, idades e tempo de experiência na modalidade. A pesquisa de campo, aplicada, quantitativa, des…

  • National Covid-19 preparedness and response plans

    Open AccessAlexandra Czerniewska, Alyssa Sharkey et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2024

    INTRODUCTION: Infectious disease outbreaks have historically led to widespread disruptions in routine essential health services. Disruptions due to COVID-19 responses led to excess deaths, including among women and children. This review builds on earlier reviews of essential health services in national COVID-19 response and preparedness plans, focusing specifically on maternal, newborn, child, adolescent and ageing health (MNCAAH) in the context …

  • Integrating international policy standards in the implementation of postnatal care

    Open AccessHelen Smith, Aleena M Wojcieszek et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2024

    INTRODUCTION: International legal and political documents can assist policy-makers and programme managers in countries to create an enabling environment to promote maternal and newborn health. This review aimed to map and summarise international legal and political documents relevant to the implementation of the WHO recommendations on maternal and newborn care for a positive postnatal experience. METHODS: Rapid review of relevant international le…

  • Climate change, air pollution and maternal and newborn health

    Open AccessFrancesca Conway, Andrey Portela et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2024

    Background: Climate change represents a fundamental threat to human health, with pregnant women and newborns being more susceptible than other populations. In this review, we aimed to describe the current landscape of available epidemiological evidence on key climate risks on maternal and newborn health (MNH). Methods: We sought to identify published systematic and scoping reviews investigating the impact of different climate hazards and air poll…

  • Interventions to maintain essential services for maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health during the Covid-19 pandemic

    Open AccessDiana Sagastume, Aloma Serra et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2024

    Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic had challenged health systems worldwide, including those in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Aside from measures to control the pandemic, efforts were made to continue the provision and use of essential services. At that time, information was not organised and readily available to guide country-level decision-making. This review aims to summarise evaluated interventions to main…

  • What’s in a name? Unpacking ‘Community Blank ’ terminology in reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health

    Open AccessSara Dada, Olive Cocoman et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2023

    Introduction Engaging the community as actors within reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH) programmes (referred to as ‘community blank’ ) has seen increased implementation in recent years. While evidence suggests these approaches are effective, terminology (such as ‘community engagement,’ ‘community participation,’ ‘community mobilisation,’ and ‘ social accountability ’) is often used interchangeably across published literature…

  • Stakeholder’s perspectives of postnatal discharge

    Open AccessChloe Mercedes Harvey, Helen Smith et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2023

    INTRODUCTION: Discharge preparation prior to leaving a health facility after childbirth offers a critical window of opportunity for women, parents and newborns to receive support for the transition to care at home. However, research suggests that the quality of discharge preparation following childbirth is variable. This review synthesises qualitative evidence on stakeholder perspectives of postnatal discharge. METHODS: We conducted a thematic sy…

  • Measuring experience of and satisfaction with newborn care

    Open AccessNicole Minckas, Rashmi Kharel et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2023

    BACKGROUND: Standardised measures on experience of care are essential to understanding the care women and newborns receive and to designing appropriate interventions and responses. This review builds on ongoing work in the realm of maternity care and complements it by reviewing existing tools and measures to assess experience of and satisfaction with the care of the newborn. METHODS: We conducted a scoping review of published literature to identi…

  • WHO recommendations on maternal and newborn care for a positive postnatal experience

    Open AccessAleena M Wojcieszek, Mercedes Bonet et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2023

  • Measures to assess quality of postnatal care

    Open AccessAnna Galle, Amelia Castillo Morán et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    High quality postnatal care is key for the health and wellbeing of women after childbirth and their newborns. In 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) published global recommendations on maternal and newborn care for a positive postnatal care experience in a new WHO PNC guideline. Evidence regarding appropriate measures to monitor implementation of postnatal care (PNC) according to the WHO PNC guideline is lacking. This scoping review aims to…

  • Strategies to improve interpersonal communication along the continuum of maternal and newborn care

    Open AccessKlaartje M Olde Loohuis, Bregje Christina De Kok et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Effective interpersonal communication is essential to provide respectful and quality maternal and newborn care (MNC). This scoping review mapped, categorized, and analysed strategies implemented to improve interpersonal communication within MNC up to 42 days after birth. Twelve bibliographic databases were searched for quantitative and qualitative studies that evaluated interventions to improve interpersonal communication between health workers a…

  • From global recommendations to (in)action

    Open AccessMeghan A Bohren, Alya Hazfiarini et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Women greatly value and benefit from the presence of someone they trust to support them throughout labour and childbirth (‘labour companion of choice’). Labour companionship improves maternal and perinatal outcomes, including enhancing physiological labour and birth experiences. Despite clear benefits, implementation is slow. We conducted a scoping review to assess coverage and models of labour companionship, including quantitative studies report…

  • Facilitators and barriers of implementation of routine postnatal care guidelines for women

    Open AccessLenka Beňová, Aline Semaan et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2023

    Background: Postnatal care (PNC) has the potential to prevent a substantial burden of maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality. This scoping review aimed to identify and synthesise themes related to facilitators and barriers of implementation of guidelines on routine PNC for women (postpartum care) in all settings. Methods: This is a scoping review guided by the standard principles of Arksey & O'Malley's framework. We used the critical interp…

  • Midwifery continuity of care

    Open AccessBillie Bradford, Billie F Bradford et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    Systems of care that provide midwifery care and services through a continuity of care model have positive health outcomes for women and newborns. We conducted a scoping review to understand the global implementation of these models, asking the questions: where, how, by whom and for whom are midwifery continuity of care models implemented? Using a scoping review framework, we searched electronic and grey literature databases for reports in any lan…

  • Scaling up Kangaroo Mother Care in Ethiopia and India

    Open AccessPrem Mony, Prem K Mony et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2021

    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…

  • Community mobilization to strengthen support for appropriate and timely use of antenatal and postnatal care

    Open AccessSara Dada, Özge Tunçalp et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2021

    BACKGROUND: Antenatal care (ANC) and postnatal care (PNC) are critical opportunities for women, babies and parents/families to receive quality care and support from health services. Community-based interventions may improve the accessibility, availability, and acceptance of this vital care. For example, community mobilization strategies have been used to involve and collaborate with women, families and communities to improve maternal and newborn …

  • A mapping and synthesis of tools for stakeholder and community engagement in quality improvement initiatives for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health

    Open AccessJessie Spencer, Brynne Gilmore et al.ARTICLEHealth Expectations2021

  • How do women, men, and health providers perceive interventions to influence men's engagement in maternal and newborn health? A qualitative evidence synthesis

    Open AccessLiz Comrie-Thomson, Prerna Gopal et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2021Referências: 71

    Globally, there is growing awareness of the important contributions men can make as key stakeholders in maternal and newborn health (MNH), and increased investment in interventions designed to influence men's engagement to improve MNH outcomes. Interventions typically target men, women, couples or health providers, yet how these stakeholders perceive and experience interventions is not well understood and the fact that women may experience these …

  • Status of national policy on companion of choice at birth in Latin America and the Caribbean

    Open AccessBremen De Mucio, Lorena Binfa et al.ARTICLERevista Panamericana de Salud…2020

    The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends a companion of choice during labor and birth, to improve maternal and perinatal outcomes and women’s satisfaction with health services. To better understand the status of companion of choice in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), an online survey was conducted with members of a midwifery virtual community of practice and with key informants, aiming to identify: 1) existing regulatory instruments r…

  • Women's satisfaction and perception of control in childbirth in three Arab countries

    Open AccessTamar Kabakian-Khasholian, Hyam Bashour et al.ARTICLEReproductive Health Matters2017Referências: 32

    Women's satisfaction and perceived control in childbirth are important attributes of the childbirth experience and quality of care indicators. This article presents findings from the pre-intervention phase of a multi-centre implementation study in Egypt, Lebanon and Syria, to introduce a labour companionship model in these countries. A sample of 2620 women giving birth in three public teaching hospitals from November 2014 to July 2015 in Beirut a…

  • Perspectives on the methods of a large systematic mapping of maternal health interventions

    Open AccessMatthew Chersich, Victor Becerril-Montekio et al.ARTICLEGlobalization and Health2016

    BACKGROUND: Mapping studies describe a broad body of literature, and differ from classical systematic reviews, which assess more narrowly-defined questions and evaluate the quality of the studies included in the review. While the steps involved in mapping studies have been described previously, a detailed qualitative account of the methodology could inform the design of future mapping studies. OBJECTIVES: Describe the perspectives of a large rese…