Oxford Textbook of Global Health of Women, Newborns, Children, and Adolescents by Devakumar, Delan; Hall, Jennifer; Qureshi, Zeshan; Lawn, Joy;

Series: Oxford Textbooks in Public Health;

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Edition number 1
Publisher OUP Oxford
Date of Publication 20 December 2018

ISBN 9780198794684
Binding Paperback
No. of pages272 pages
Size 277x220x14 mm
Weight 780 g
Language English

Short description:

The aim of this book is to provide a summary of the current concepts and challenges in global maternal and child health in a format that appeals to students of the subject, the general public, and current practitioners in the field. It also provides study exercises that may inform tutors on undergraduate and postgraduate courses.

Long description:

Each year there are 10 million deaths among newborns (including stillbirths), children, and adolescents, as well as from maternal causes. These deaths are mostly preventable with existing interventions - a major injustice in todays world. The vast majority happen in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, yet the dangers facing women and children are relevant everywhere. While middle- and high-income countries have lower mortality rates overall, there are still major inequalities in outcomes within these countries. To improve health outcomes for women and children around the world, more data on the burden of disease and evidence of intervention effectiveness are crucial.

The Oxford Textbook of Global Health of Women, Newborns, Children, and Adolescents is the first comprehensive book on this topic. Written by experts in the field, this invaluable source takes a lifecourse approach to health. Following women from adolescence to motherhood, it covers sexual and reproductive health, HIV, pregnancy, mental health, and much more. Child development is traced from conception through to pregnancy, the newborn period, and into childhood and adolescence, with topics including newborn care, nutrition, infections, and injuries. This comprehensive resource asks uncomfortable but necessary questions about the determinants of health, such as maltreatment, injury, and malnutrition, and looks at how to influence policy and inspire change.

Divided into eight sections and following the lifecourse, the Oxford Textbook of Global Health of Women, Newborns, Children, and Adolescents has a clear structure, helpful illustrations, and study questions in each chapter. Easy to use, it is the ideal textbook for students and practitioners in health care or global health. Looking to the future, it is also an invaluable starting point for policymakers and anyone with a general interest in the subject area. With practical case studies and examples from high and low-resource settings, this book is a unique resource for those involved in women's and children's health everywhere.

The book's breadth and encyclopedic nature and the diverse case studies make this both a useful reference and a stimulating tool for active learning ... The book is timely, necessary, and action-oriented for improving the health of MCH populations. Advocates for different constituencies will find much of value and will easily be able to identify the most useful sections for their work.

Section 1: Introduction
Women's and children's health in a changing world
Strategies through the lifecycle to improve maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health
Agencies and actors in women's and children's health
Section 2: Research Methods
Research Methods and Evidence Based Medicine
Economic evaluation in global health
Section 3: Important concepts across the life course
Social determinants of child health
Developmental origins of health and disease
Health Workers and Health Systems
The environment and health
Conflict, Natural Disaster and the Humanitarian Response
Section 4: Adolescent health
Introduction to Adolescent health
Adolescent sexual and reproductive health
Adolescent Non-communicable diseases (NCDs)
Adolescent mental health
Adolescent HIV and infection
Adolescent Injuries
Strategies to improve adolescent health
Section 5: Women's health
Introduction to Maternal Health
Sexual and reproductive health
Contraception and abortion
Direct maternal Deaths
Indirect maternal deaths
Maternal morbidity
Maternal nutrition
Maternal mental health
Strategies to improve maternal health
Section 6: Newborn health
Introduction to newborn health
Stillbirth
Preterm births
Intrapartum related events affecting the newborn
Neonatal Infection
Congenital disorders
Low Birth weight and poor fetal growth
Strategies to improve newborn health and prevent stillbirths
Section 7: Child health
Introduction to child health
Child infection
Child nutrition
Child development and disability
Non-communicable diseases and childhood
Children in difficult circumstances
Child injury, maltreatment and safeguarding
Strategies to improve child health
Section 8: Influencing policy
Converting research into policy
Ethics and rights
Advocacy in maternal and child health
Current challenges and debates for women's and children's health