Community-Based Initiatives to Improve Maternal and Newborn Health in High-Income Settings: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Although community-based interventions, including Participatory Learning and Action (PLA) groups, have demonstrated significant success in improving maternal and newborn health outcomes and promoting equity in low to middle-income countries, the evidence in high-income settings remains limited. This systematic review, carried out in collaboration with Women and Children First (a UK-based charity focusing on improving the lives of women and children globally), explores community-based initiatives that are currently used in high-income countries (HICs) to enhance maternal and newborn health, as well as the effectiveness of these initiatives in improving maternal and newborn health outcomes. Additionally, the review aims to examine the relationship between community-based

SUBMITTER: Robinson E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12914631 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature