Involving men to improve maternal and newborn health: A systematic review of the effectiveness of interventions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Emerging evidence and program experience indicate that engaging men in maternal and newborn health can have considerable health benefits for women and children in low- and middle-income countries. Previous reviews have identified male involvement as a promising intervention, but with a complex evidence base and limited direct evidence of effectiveness for mortality and morbidity outcomes.

Objective

To determine the effect of interventions to engage men during pregnancy, childbirth and infancy on mortality and morbidity, as well as effects on mechanisms by which male involvement is hypothesised to influence mortality and morbidity outcomes: home care practices, care-seeking, and couple relationships.

Methods

Using a comprehensive, highly sensitive mapping of

SUBMITTER: Tokhi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5784936 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature