Barriers and enablers to integrating maternal and child health services to antenatal care in low and middle income countries.
BJOG
; 123(4): 549-57, 2016 Mar.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26861695
ABSTRACT
UNLABELLED Antenatal care (ANC) represents a delivery platform for a broad range of health services; however, these opportunities are insufficiently utilised. This review explores key barriers and enablers for successful integration of health s"ervices with ANC in different contexts. Data from peer-reviewed and grey literature were organised using the SURE checklist. We identified 46 reports focusing on integration of HIV, tuberculosis, malaria, syphilis or nutrition services with ANC from Asia, Africa and the Pacific. Perspectives of service users and providers, social and political factors, and health system characteristics (such as resource availability and organisational structures) affected ease of integration. TWEETABLE ABSTRACT Health system factors, context and stakeholders must be considered for integrated antenatal care services.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
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Prenatal Care
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Delivery of Health Care, Integrated
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Developing Countries
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Maternal-Child Health Services
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Aspects:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Implementation_research
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Newborn
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Pregnancy
Language:
En
Journal:
BJOG
Journal subject:
GINECOLOGIA
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OBSTETRICIA
Year:
2016
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Netherlands