Maria Asuncion Silvestre
Biographic Data
| ID | 9799932 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maria Asuncion Silvestre |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maria Asuncion |
| FAMILY NAME | Silvestre |
| SIGNATURE | SILVESTRE M A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Health |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8158-0198 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Early essential newborn care
In 2013, WHO partnered with Ministries of Health and development partners in nine countries in Asia and the Pacific to develop, test and scale-up of Early Essential Newborn Care (EENC), a package of simple evidence-based interventions shown to prevent or treat the most important causes of newborn morbidity and mortality, delivered around birth or in the early newborn period. This effort became the largest regional collaboration to improve the qua…
Advance Treatment Provision (DAT)
DATA REPORT article Front. Public Health, 06 April 2022Sec. Family Medicine and Primary Care https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.826194
Scaling up kangaroo mother care in the Philippines using policy, regulatory and systems reform to drive changes in birth practices
The WHO recommends kangaroo mother care (KMC) for stable preterm and low birthweight babies because it has been demonstrated to reduce mortality by up to half compared with conventional incubator-based care. Uptake of KMC in low/middle-income countries has been limited, despite its suitability for low-resource environments. This paper reviews factors that contributed to the adoption and expansion of KMC in the Philippines. Early introduction bega…
Association between early essential newborn care and breastfeeding outcomes in eight countries in Asia and the Pacific
OBJECTIVE: To explore the association between early essential newborn care (EENC) policy, practice and environmental interventions and breastfeeding outcomes. DESIGN: Cross-sectional observational study. SETTING: 150 national, provincial and district hospitals implementing EENC in eight countries in East Asia and the Pacific. PARTICIPANTS: 1383 maternal interviews, chart reviews and environmental assessments during 2016 and 2017. MAIN OUTCOME MEA…
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Association between early essential newborn care and breastfeeding outcomes in eight countries in Asia and the Pacific
OBJECTIVE: To explore the association between early essential newborn care (EENC) policy, practice and environmental interventions and breastfeeding outcomes. DESIGN: Cross-sectional observational study. SETTING: 150 national, provincial and district hospitals implementing EENC in eight countries in East Asia and the Pacific. PARTICIPANTS: 1383 maternal interviews, chart reviews and environmental assessments during 2016 and 2017. MAIN OUTCOME MEA…
Scaling up kangaroo mother care in the Philippines using policy, regulatory and systems reform to drive changes in birth practices
The WHO recommends kangaroo mother care (KMC) for stable preterm and low birthweight babies because it has been demonstrated to reduce mortality by up to half compared with conventional incubator-based care. Uptake of KMC in low/middle-income countries has been limited, despite its suitability for low-resource environments. This paper reviews factors that contributed to the adoption and expansion of KMC in the Philippines. Early introduction bega…
Advance Treatment Provision (DAT)
DATA REPORT article Front. Public Health, 06 April 2022Sec. Family Medicine and Primary Care https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.826194
Early essential newborn care
In 2013, WHO partnered with Ministries of Health and development partners in nine countries in Asia and the Pacific to develop, test and scale-up of Early Essential Newborn Care (EENC), a package of simple evidence-based interventions shown to prevent or treat the most important causes of newborn morbidity and mortality, delivered around birth or in the early newborn period. This effort became the largest regional collaboration to improve the qua…
Infant Development and Preterm Care (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (2 works) · Coaching (2 works) · Family medicine (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (2 works) · Health care (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Psychology (2 works)