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Examining vulnerability and resilience in maternal, newborn and child health through a gender lens in low-income and middle-income countries: a scoping review.

Fatima Abdulaziz SuleOlalekan Abdulrahman UthmanEmmanuel Olawale OlamijuwonNchelem Kokomma IchegboIfeanyi C MgbachiBabasola O OkusanyaOlusesan Ayodeji Makinde
Published in: BMJ global health (2022)
This review highlights six domains that merit attention in addressing maternal and child health vulnerabilities. Recognising and understanding the gendered dynamics of vulnerability and resilience can help develop meaningful strategies that will guide the design and implementation of MNCH programmes in low-income and middle-income countries.
Keyphrases
  • climate change
  • mental health
  • birth weight
  • pregnancy outcomes
  • physical activity
  • social support
  • primary care
  • healthcare
  • working memory
  • quality improvement
  • body mass index
  • weight gain