Transforming maternal health in Ethiopia: Leveraging human-centered design to co-create innovative behavioral interventions.

ABSTRACT: A significant number of maternal and child births in Ethiopia are at elevated risk because they occur at home and/or because of low rates of antenatal care visits. This study applied a human-centered design (HCD) approach to develop contextually appropriate solutions that can promote institutional delivery and a greater number of antenatal care visits. The HCD approach (a five-step design-thinking process) was conducted in two rounds of workshops. The first-round included pregnant women living with vulnerabilities and their husbands, while the second round engaged healthcare providers and community influencers. The second round of workshops were anchored on findings from the first round. Facilitators trained in the HCD conducted these workshops. A total of 204 participants -pregnant women,

SUBMITTER: Lakew Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12931744 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature