Dilys Walker
Dr. Dilys Walker works jointly in the Obstetrics and Gynecology and Global Health Sciences Departments at UCSF. Dr. Walker is also affiliate faculty at UC Berkeley and a visiting Professor in Reproductive Health at the National Institute of Public Health in Mexico. Her principal research involves implementation trials addressing issues related to quality of antenatal and obstetric care, designing and implementing innovative provider training strategies using highly realistic simulation and team-training as well as group models of antenatal care. Dr. Walker directs the Maternal Newborn Health Research Cooperative at UCSF, is president and co-founder of PRONTO International, an NGO dedicated to making birth safer for mothers, infants and their providers; and serves as the Principal Investigator on four global MNH focused grants. Dr. Walker collaborates with partners in India, Kenya, Uganda, Mexico, and Guatemala.
Tiny Hats for Tiny Babies
The Tiny Hats for Tiny Babies campaign was launched to build awareness of the epidemic of preterm birth.
Innovations for Choice and Autonomy (ICAN)
The Innovations for Choice and Autonomy (ICAN) project is designed to obtain a deeper understanding of how self-injection (SI) of subcutaneous depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA-SC) can be implemented to support informed contraceptive choice and use from the perspective of women in Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, and Uganda.
PTBi East Africa Rwanda Group Care
PTBi East Africa tested whether a facility-based antenatal and postnatal group care model impacted gestational age at birth.
PTBi East Africa Intrapartum Package
PTBi East Africa developed an intrapartum and immediate postnatal care package designed to improve the uptake of evidence-based practices known to save newborn lives.
Promising Approaches in RMC
Landscaping project to identify promising approaches and existing evidence on interventions and programs to promote RMC in Africa.
Group Antenatal Care Collaborative
Bringing together group antenatal care researchers working in low -and middle- income countries to share experiences and shape future research.
Advancements in Postpartum Hemorrhage Care
The Advancements in Postpartum Hemorrhage Care Project is intended to inform the design and implementation of more effective strategies and interventions to advance PPH prevention and treatment in Malawi and Madagascar.
The Virtual Mentor
Virtual Mentor is a hands-free decision-support chatbot that engages the health worker in an algorithmic, audible conversation through the most efficient and effective response to a crisis.
LINQED
Improving maternal and neonatal health by strengthening nurse mentoring programs implemented by partners in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, India.
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