Community-based maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response: a comparative case study of implementation realities from humanitarian contexts.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Implementation of community-based Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response (CB-MPDSR) in crisis-affected settings offers an opportunity to adapt humanitarian programming and mount solutions to directly improve maternal and neonatal health among those most in need. This study aimed to understand factors that influence implementation of CB-MPDSR approaches across diverse humanitarian contexts.

Methods

A comparative qualitative case study was conducted in December 2021-July 2022 to assess CB-MPDSR implementation in 4 diverse humanitarian settings: Cox's Bazar (CXB) refugee camps, Ugandan refugee settlements, South Sudan, and Yemen. A scoping review and 39 individual or group semi-structured key informant interviews were conducted. Thematic content analy

SUBMITTER: Mary M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12486539 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature