The Global Maternal and Newborn Health Platform aims to improve care given to mothers and newborn babies. It will do this by collecting data on the care provided to women as well as asking women about their experiences. This information will be used to work with governments and service providers to develop and implement ways to improve the quality of care offered to women.
Every woman's birth experience is unique. Ideally a hospital can provide childbirth and early newborn care that is safe and best meets the needs of women. This can be challenging, particularly when resources are limited.
The Global Maternal and Newborn Health Platform connects 74 hospitals and clinics in 10 low- and middle-income countries across the Asia-Pacific region. Eventually, it aims to include 60 countries around the world.
Burnet is the coordinating institution for the Asia-Pacific region.
What data will we collect?
We’re collecting data on more than 110,000 women and their newborns in 74 hospitals across the Asia-Pacific region. We’re asking more than 30,000 women about their care experiences during and after birth.
Hospitals are gathering data on the care provided to women and babies during and after childbirth, including:
- how well World Health Organisation (WHO) recommended childbirth, delivery and early postnatal practices are followed
- the health of mothers and newborns
- how women feel about the care they receive
- healthcare providers’ work and their opinions
- facilities, medicines and equipment available in the hospitals
- local health policies.
Project outcomes
This project will:
- provide important information about childbirth and newborn care in hospitals
- measure health outcomes that are important for global health goals including the Sustainable Development Goals
- help raise awareness of and training in World Health Organisation guidelines
- strengthen research skills at local and national levels.
More information
For more information, please contact fiona.bruinsma@burnet.edu.au or visit the project website at gmp.srhr.org.
Country principal investigators
Dr Salahuddin Ahmed, Projahnmo Research Foundation, Bangladesh
Dr Litia Narube, Fiji National University, Fiji
Dr Detty Siti Nurdiati, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health & Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
Dr Buyanjargal Yadamsuren, Mongolian Association of Family Medicine Specialists, Mongolia
Dr Sandesh Poudel, Paropakar Maternity and Women's Hospital, Nepal
Professor Glen Mola, Port Moresby General Hospital, Papua New Guinea
Dr Leeanne Panisi, National Referral Hospital, Solomon Islands
Dr Kapila Jayaratne, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
Professor Tippawan Liabsuetrakul, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University
Dr Milena Dos Santos, Guido Valadares National Hospital, Timor-Leste
Collaborators
University of Melbourne: Assoc Prof Emily Karahalios (Statistician)
Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy (IECS), Argentina: Dr Veronica Pigray, Dr Mabel Berrueta, Dr Rocío Rodríguez, Ms Milagros Oberti, Ms Sandra Formia, Mr Álvaro Ciganda
WHO team
Dr Tina Lavin
Dr Mercedes Bonet
Dr Olufemi Oladapo
Dr Soe Soe Thwin
Mr Khurshed Nosirov
Dr Chandani Anoma Jayathilaka, WHO South East Asia WHO Regional Office
Dr Shogo Kubota, WHO Western Pacific Regional Office
Participating country offices
Funding partners
Burnet Institute
World Health Organization (WHO)
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Canada Aid/ Government of Canada
Australian Centre for Research Excellence on Stillbirth
The Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Burnet project
team
Meet the Burnet project team. Together, we are translating research into better health, for all.
