Search Results - "Omkar Basnet"

Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic response on intrapartum care, stillbirth, and neonatal mortality outcomes in Nepal: a prospective observational study by KC, Ashish, Gurung, Rejina, Kinney, Mary V, Sunny, Avinash K, Moinuddin, Md, Basnet, Omkar, Paudel, Prajwal, Bhattarai, Pratiksha, Subedi, Kalpana, Shrestha, Mahendra Prasad, Lawn, Joy E, Målqvist, Mats

“…The COVID-19 pandemic response is affecting maternal and neonatal health services all over the world. We aimed to assess the number of institutional births,…”
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Implementing quality improvement intervention to improve intrapartum fetal heart rate monitoring during COVID-19 pandemic- observational study by Bhattarai, Pratiksha, Gurung, Rejina, Basnet, Omkar, Malla, Honey, Målqvist, Mats, K. C., Ashish

“…Introduction Adherence to intrapartum fetal heart rate monitoring (FHRM) for early decision making in high-risk pregnancies remains a global health challenge…”
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Effect of a scaled-up neonatal resuscitation quality improvement package on intrapartum-related mortality in Nepal: A stepped-wedge cluster randomized controlled trial by Kc, Ashish, Ewald, Uwe, Basnet, Omkar, Gurung, Abhishek, Pyakuryal, Sushil Nath, Jha, Bijay Kumar, Bergström, Anna, Eriksson, Leif, Paudel, Prajwal, Karki, Sushil, Gajurel, Sunil, Brunell, Olivia, Wrammert, Johan, Litorp, Helena, Målqvist, Mats

“…Improving quality of intrapartum care will reduce intrapartum stillbirth and neonatal mortality, especially in resource-poor settings. Basic neonatal…”
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Adherence to World Health Organisation guidelines for treatment of early onset neonatal sepsis in low-income settings; a cohort study in Nepal by Ekman, Beatrice, Paudel, Prajwal, Basnet, Omkar, KC, Ashish, Wrammert, Johan

“…Neonatal sepsis is one of the major causes of death during the first month of life and early empirical treatment with injectable antibiotics is a life-saving…”
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Out of Pocket Expenditure for Sick Newborn Care in Referral Hospitals of Nepal by Sunny, Avinash K., Gurung, Rejina, Gurung, Abhishek, Basnet, Omkar, KC, Ashish

“…Background Almost all preventable neonatal deaths take place in low- and middle-income countries and affect the poorest who have the least access to high…”
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Implementation barriers and facilitators of Moyo foetal heart rate monitor during labour in public hospitals in Nepal by Kc, Ashish, Rönnbäck, Mikaela, Humgain, Urja, Basnet, Omkar, Bhattarai, Pratiksha, Axelin, Anna

“…Globally, every year, approximately 1 million foetal deaths take place during the intrapartum period, fetal heart monitoring (FHRM) and timely intervention can…”
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Effect of a scaled-up quality improvement intervention on health workers' competence on neonatal resuscitation in simulated settings in public hospitals: A pre-post study in Nepal by Chaulagain, Dipak Raj, K C, Ashish, Wrammert, Johan, Brunell, Olivia, Basnet, Omkar, Malqvist, Mats

“…Helping Babies Breathe (HBB) training improves bag and mask ventilation and reduces neonatal mortality and fresh stillbirths. Quality improvement (QI)…”
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Performance of health workers on neonatal resuscitation care following scaled-up quality improvement interventions in public hospitals of Nepal - a prospective observational study by Chaulagain, Dipak Raj, Malqvist, Mats, Brunell, Olivia, Wrammert, Johan, Basnet, Omkar, Kc, Ashish

“…High-quality resuscitation among non-crying babies immediately after birth can reduce intrapartum-related deaths and morbidity. Helping Babies Breathe program…”
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Facilitators and barriers for implementation of a novel resuscitation quality improvement package in public referral hospitals of Nepal by Ekström, Niina, Gurung, Rejina, Humagain, Urja, Basnet, Omkar, Bhattarai, Pratiksha, Thakur, Nishant, Dhakal, Riju, KC, Ashish, Axelin, Anna

“…BackgroundImproving the healthcare providers (HCP) basic resuscitation skills can reduce intrapartum related mortality in low- and middle-income countries…”
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Impact of free newborn care service package on out of pocket expenditure-evidence from a multicentric study in Nepal by Sunny, Avinash K, Basnet, Omkar, Acharya, Ankit, Poudel, Prajwal, Malqvist, Mats, Kc, Ashish

“…Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) aspires to improve universal health coverage through reduction of Out of Pocket Expenditure (OOPE) and improving the quality…”
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Association of disrespectful care after childbirth and COVID-19 exposure with postpartum depression symptoms- a longitudinal cohort study in Nepal by Kc, Ashish, Acharya, Ankit, Bhattarai, Pratiksha, Basnet, Omkar, Shrestha, Anisha, Rijal, Garima, Skalkidou, Alkistis

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has led to unprecedented mental stress to women after childbirth. In this study, we assessed the association of disrespectful care after…”
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The Association of Childhood Pneumonia with Household Air Pollution in Nepal: Evidence from Nepal Demographic Health Surveys by Budhathoki, Shyam Sundar, Tinkari, Bhim Singh, Bhandari, Amit, Dhimal, Meghnath, Zhou, Hong, Ghimire, Anup, Basnet, Omkar, Wrammert, Johan, KC, Ashish

“…Introduction Childhood pneumonia is a major cause of mortality worldwide while household air pollution (HAP) is a major contributor to childhood pneumonia in…”
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Service readiness and availability of perinatal care in public hospitals - a multi-centric baseline study in Nepal by Chaulagain, Dipak Raj, Malqvist, Mats, Wrammert, Johan, Gurung, Rejina, Brunell, Olivia, Basnet, Omkar, KC, Ashish

“…Background Poor quality of maternal and newborn care contributes to nearly two million deaths of mothers and their newborns worldwide annually. Assessment of…”
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Correction: Every Newborn-Reach Up Early Education Intervention for All Children (EN-REACH)- a parent group intervention for school readiness in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Tanzania: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial by Miah, Mohammad Abdul Awal, Chandna, Jaya, Gurung, Rejina, Masoud, Nahya Salim, Paul, Proma, Ameen, Shafqul, Basnet, Omkar, Miraji, Mustafa, Tann, Cally, Mili, Ismat Ara, Hossain, A K M Tanvir, Chowdhury, Atique Iqbal, Alam, Asraful, Milner, Kate Mackinnon, Arifeen, Shams El, Kc, Ashish, Manji, Karim, Lynch, Paul, Lawn, Joy E, Hamadani, Jena Derakhshani

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NeuroMotion smartphone application for remote General Movements Assessment: a feasibility study in Nepal by Kukka, Antti Juhani, Sundelin, Heléne E K, Basnet, Omkar, Paudel, Prajwal, Upadhyay Subedi, Kalpana, Svensson, Katarina, Brown, Nick, Litorp, Helena, Gurung, Rejina, Bhattarai, Pratiksha, Wrammert, Johan, KC, Ashish

“…ObjectivesTo evaluate the feasibility of using the NeuroMotion smartphone application for remote General Movements Assessment for screening infants for…”
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REFINE (Rapid Feedback for quality Improvement in Neonatal rEsuscitation): an observational study of neonatal resuscitation training and practice in a tertiary hospital in Nepal by Gurung, Rejina, Gurung, Abhishek, Basnet, Omkar, Eilevstjønn, Joar, Myklebust, Helge, Girnary, Sakina, Shrestha, Shree Krishna, Singh, Dela, Bastola, Laxman, Paudel, Prajwal, Baral, Sandhya, KC, Ashish

“…Background Simulation-based training in neonatal resuscitation is more effective when reinforced by both practice and continuous improvement processes. We aim…”
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Assessment of economic burden due to COVID-19 pandemic during institutional childbirth in Nepal: before-and-after design by Basnet, Omkar, Bhattarai, Pratiksha, Malla, Honey, Gurung, Rejina, Paudel, Prajwal, Sunny, Avinash K, Målqvist, Mats, KC, Ashish

“…IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic caused disruptions in global health and economic stability. In Nepal, before the pandemic, more than 50% of healthcare costs…”
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Every Newborn-Reach Up Early Education Intervention for All Children (EN-REACH)- a parent group intervention for school readiness in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Tanzania: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial by Miah, Mohammad Abdul Awal, Chandna, Jaya, Gurung, Rejina, Masoud, Nahya Salim, Paul, Proma, Ameen, Shafiqul, Basnet, Omkar, Miraji, Mustafa, Tann, Cally, Mili, Ismat Ara, Hossain, A K M Tanvir, Chowdhury, Atique Iqbal, Alam, Asraful, Milner, Kate Mackinnon, Arifeen, Shams El, Kc, Ashish, Manji, Karim, Lynch, Paul, Lawn, Joy E, Hamadani, Jena Derakhshani

“…Vulnerable children, including those with neuro-developmental delays and disabilities, often face barriers in accessing early primary education, thus hindering…”
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Stillbirths including intrapartum timing: EN-BIRTH multi-country validation study by Peven, Kimberly, Day, Louise T, Ruysen, Harriet, Tahsina, Tazeen, Kc, Ashish, Shabani, Josephine, Kong, Stefanie, Ameen, Shafiqul, Basnet, Omkar, Haider, Rajib, Rahman, Qazi Sadeq-Ur, Blencowe, Hannah, Lawn, Joy E

“…An estimated >2 million babies stillborn around the world each year lack visibility. Low- and middle-income countries carry 84% of the burden yet have the…”
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Effect of skill drills on neonatal ventilation performance in a simulated setting- observation study in Nepal by Gurung, Rejina, Gurung, Abhishek, Sunny, Avinash K, Basnet, Omkar, Shrestha, Shree Krishna, Gomo, Øystein Herwig, Myklebust, Helge, Girnary, Sakina, Kc, Ashish

“…Maintaining neonatal resuscitation skills among health workers in low resource settings will require continuous quality improvement efforts. We aimed to…”
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