Projects

Couples-based intervention for perinatal depression

This project seeks to adapt the person-centered prenatal care scale to make it relevant to LMICs and to conduct the first validation study in Ghana.

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.  

Addressing provider stress and unconscious bias to improve the quality of maternal health care.

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.

This project seeks to develop a person-centered postnatal care (PCPNC) scale to complete the full suite of scales for measuring person-centered care across the lifespan.

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

To characterize the multidimensional nature of mobility among pregnant and postpartum women with HIV in western Kenya and to understand associations with viral suppression.

A mixed-methods longitudinal cohort study to understand incidence and risk factors for adverse post-genital fistula repair outcomes.

Improving maternal and neonatal health by strengthening nurse mentoring programs implemented by partners in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, India.

Adaptation of the person-centered maternity care scale for women of color in the U.S.

A project to develop a mobile information and social support group for postpartum women in rural Punjab, India.

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.