Projects

Couples-based intervention for perinatal depression

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.  

This project tests the effectiveness of the CPIPE intervention, an innovative theory and evidence-based intervention that addresses key drivers of poor person-centered maternity care.

A clinical effectiveness and acceptability trial of two models of an insertable vaginal cup to manage fistula urinary incontinence.

This project evaluates the impact of EMBRACE, an innovative perinatal care program for Black families uniquely designed to address racial inequities in perinatal outcomes.

To examine the feasibility and acceptability of engaging mentor mothers in rapid viral load result delivery and counseling for pregnant and postpartum women with HIV.

Implementation research to evaluate the introduction of 600 point of care ultrasound devices for obstetric imaging by primarily midwives across eight counties in Kenya

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.

A randomized trial comparing the effectiveness, safety, costs and cost-effectiveness of kangaroo mother care before stabilization versus standard care amongst neonates weighing less than 2000g in Uganda.

This project evaluates the feasibility, sustainability and preliminary impact of the Pop-Up Village model of family and perinatal care delivery, a one-stop-shop for cross-sector services.

Landscaping project to identify promising approaches and existing evidence on interventions and programs to promote RMC in Africa. 

The Preterm Birth Initiative (PTBi), a partnership between Lynne and Marc Benioff, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), offers a unique opportunity to apply scientific, clinical, and community expertise to address the growing problem of prematurity.

The PTBi East Africa Discovery Research portfolio contributes to global knowledge about preterm birth and supports testing of tools to improve preterm birth prevention and management. 

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.

PTBi East Africa tested whether a facility-based antenatal and postnatal group care model impacted gestational age at birth.

Updates the existing network of care framework and identifies candidates’ tools and measures for relational coordination.

This project evaluates the feasibility, sustainability, and preliminary impact of the San Francisco Pregnancy Family Village model of family and perinatal care delivery, a one-stop-shop for cross-sector services.

The objective of this project is to examine the drivers of poor person-centered-maternity-care in Ghana