Eating soup with nails of pig: thematic synthesis of the qualitative literature on cultural practices and beliefs influencing perinatal nutrition in low and middle income countries

Factors influencing breastfeeding exclusivity during the first 6 months of life in developing countries: a quantitative and qualitative systematic review

(2015) Olukunmi Omobolanle Balogun et al.   Maternal and Child Nutrition

Socio-cultural factors, gender roles and religious ideologies contributing to Caesarian-section refusal in Nigeria

(2015) Nnanna U. Ugwu et al.   Reproductive Health

Factors affecting actualisation of the WHO breastfeeding recommendations in urban poor settings in Kenya

(2014) Elizabeth W. Kimani-Murage et al.   Maternal and Child Nutrition

“Nothing Special, Everything Is Maamuli”: Socio-Cultural and Family Practices Influencing the Perinatal Period in Urban India

(2014) Shanti Raman et al.   PLoS One

Sociocultural influences on newborn health in the first 6 weeks of life: qualitative study in a fishing village in Karachi, Pakistan

(2014) Shahirose Premji et al.   BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Pregnant women's perception on signs and symptoms during pregnancy and maternal health care in a rural low-resource setting

(2013) Sophie Graner et al.   ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA

Improving Maternal Health in Pakistan: Toward a Deeper Understanding of the Social Determinants of Poor Women’s Access to Maternal Health Services

(2013) Zubia Mumtaz et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Perceptions of Barriers to Paternal Presence and Contribution During Childbirth: An Exploratory Study from Syria

(2013) Lubna Abushaikha et al.   BIRTH-ISSUES IN PERINATAL CARE

Practices of Traditional Birth Attendants in Sierra Leone and Perceptions by Mothers and Health Professionals Familiar With Their Care

(2013) Florence M. Dorwie et al.   Journal of Transcultural Nursing

Evidence-based interventions for improvement of maternal and child nutrition: what can be done and at what cost?

(2013) Zulfiqar A Bhutta et al.   LANCET

Childbirth traditions and cultural perceptions of safety in Nepal: Critical spaces to ensure the survival of mothers and newborns in remote mountain villages

(2013) Sabitra Kaphle et al.   MIDWIFERY

Beliefs and practices surrounding postpartum period among Myanmar women

(2013) Kyi Kyi Sein   MIDWIFERY

The influence of socio-cultural interpretations of pregnancy threats on health-seeking behavior among pregnant women in urban Accra, Ghana

(2013) Phyllis Dako-Gyeke et al.   BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Exploring the focus of prenatal information offered to pregnant mothers regarding newborn care in rural Uganda

(2013) Mangwi Richard Ayiasi et al.   BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

A qualitative study on the breastfeeding experiences of first-time mothers in Vientiane, Lao PDR

(2013) Hope Mei Hong Lee et al.   BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Modernization is associated with intensive breastfeeding patterns in the Bolivian Amazon

(2013) Amanda Veile et al.   SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE

Protection, Promotion, and Support and Global Trends in Breastfeeding

(2013) Chessa K. Lutter et al.   Advances in Nutrition

Commentary: new development goals must focus on social determinants of health

(2013) D. Legge et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

Beliefs and practices during pregnancy and childbirth in urban slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh

(2012) Nuzhat Choudhury et al.   BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

(2012) Christopher J L Murray et al.   LANCET

Identifying priorities to improve maternal and child nutrition among the Khmu ethnic group, Laos: a formative study

(2012) Joia de Sa et al.   Maternal and Child Nutrition

Practices related to postpartum uterine involution in the Western Highlands of Guatemala

(2012) K.A. Radoff et al.   MIDWIFERY

Reasons rural Laotians choose home deliveries over delivery at health facilities: a qualitative study

(2012) Vanphanom Sychareun et al.   BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Making pragmatic choices: women’s experiences of delivery care in Northern Ethiopia

(2012) Tesfay Gebrehiwot et al.   BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Swaziland rural maternal care: Ethnography of the interface of custom and biomedicine

(2011) Siphiwe BP Thwala et al.   International Journal of Nursing Practice

Filipina mothers' perceptions about childbirth at home

(2011) M.C. Hadwiger et al.   INTERNATIONAL NURSING REVIEW

Help-seeking behaviours in childbearing women in Ghana, West Africa

(2011) C. Farnes et al.   INTERNATIONAL NURSING REVIEW

Exploring and optimising maternal and infant nutrition in North West Pakistan

(2011) Fiona Dykes et al.   MIDWIFERY

Breast-feeding attitudes and practices among Vietnamese mothers in Ho Chi Minh City

(2011) Pranee C. Lundberg et al.   MIDWIFERY

Maternal care practices among the ultra poor households in rural Bangladesh: a qualitative exploratory study

(2011) Nuzhat Choudhury et al.   BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Using formative research to develop MNCH programme in urban slums in Bangladesh: experiences from MANOSHI, BRAC

(2010) Syed Masud Ahmed et al.   BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Perceived barriers to utilization of maternal health services in rural Cambodia

(2010) Sadatoshi Matsuoka et al.   HEALTH POLICY

Vietnamese women’s cultural beliefs and practices related to the postpartum period

(2010) Pranee C. Lundberg et al.   MIDWIFERY

Beliefs, attitudes and behaviours of pregnant women in Bali

(2010) Luh Putu Lila Wulandari et al.   MIDWIFERY

Indigenous beliefs and practices that influence the delayed attendance of antenatal clinics by women in the Bohlabelo district in Limpopo, South Africa

(2010) Sharon Ngomane et al.   MIDWIFERY

Confronting maternal mortality, controlling birth in Nepal: The gendered politics of receiving biomedical care at birth

(2010) Jan Brunson   SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE

Newborn care practices among slum dwellers in Dhaka, Bangladesh: a quantitative and qualitative exploratory study

(2009) Allisyn C Moran et al.   BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Determinants of use of maternal health services in Nigeria - looking beyond individual and household factors

(2009) Stella Babalola et al.   BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

The PRISMA Statement for Reporting Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses of Studies That Evaluate Health Care Interventions: Explanation and Elaboration

(2009) Alessandro Liberati et al.   PLOS MEDICINE

Impact of ritual pollution on lactation and breastfeeding practices in rural West Bengal, India

(2009) Mridula Bandyopadhyay   International Breastfeeding Journal

Methods for the thematic synthesis of qualitative research in systematic reviews

(2008) James Thomas et al.   BMC Medical Research Methodology

Childbirth practices in rural Rajasthan, India: implications for neonatal health and survival

(2008) S D Iyengar et al.   Journal of Perinatology

Maternal and child undernutrition: effective action at national level

(2008) Jennifer Bryce et al.   LANCET

Mainstreaming interventions in the health sector to address maternal and child undernutrition

(2008) Zulfiqar A. Bhutta et al.   Maternal and Child Nutrition

Mainstreaming nutrition in maternal, newborn and child health: barriers to seeking services from existing maternal, newborn, child health programmes

(2008) Peter K. Streatfield et al.   Maternal and Child Nutrition

Doing the month: rickets and post-partum convalescence in rural China

(2008) Mark A. Strand et al.   MIDWIFERY

Forty days and forty nights: A biocultural perspective on postpartum practices in the Amazon

(2008) Barbara Ann Piperata   SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE