Resilience in maternal, newborn, and child health in low- and middle-income countries: findings from a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The research objectives were to identify and synthesise prevailing definitions and indices of resilience in maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) and propose a harmonised definition of resilience in MNCH research and health programmes in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

Design

Scoping review using Arksey and O'Malley's framework and a Delphi survey for consensus building.

Participants

Mothers, new-borns, and children living in low- and middle-income countries were selected as participants.

Outcomes

Resilience as defined by the authors was deduced from the studies.

Results

Twenty-two out of 76,566 cited studies published between 2006 and 2010 were included in the review. Thirteen (59.1%) examined maternal resilience, and nine (40.

SUBMITTER: Makinde OA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11736925 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature