SynthesisMaternal and child health journal2022
Community Health Worker Impact on Knowledge, Antenatal Care, And Birth Outcomes: A Systematic Review.
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- Community health worker-supported oral health promotion in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review of roles, interventions, and outcomes.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Effects of a gender-responsive maternal, newborn and child health program on health and economic outcomes during COVID-19 in Kenya: a mixed-methods study.International journal for equity in health · 2025Article
- Impact of home-visit counselling on maternal and child health and nutrition by Barangay health workers: a quasi-experimental study from Eastern Visayas, Philippines.Journal of global health · 2025Article
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- Determinants of attendance in antenatal care clinics in rural settings in Mali and Burkina Faso: a cross-sectional study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
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- Risk and Protective Factors for Preterm Birth Among Racial, Ethnic, and Socioeconomic Groups in California.JAMA network open · 2024Article
- Four antenatal care visits by four months of pregnancy and four vital tests for pregnant mothers: impact of a community-facility health systems strengthening intervention in Migori County, Kenya.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
- Community Health Workers Bridging the Gap: Connecting Medicaid Members with Providers, Managed Care, and Community-Based Organizations.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2024Article
- Community Health Worker Home Visiting, Birth Outcomes, Maternal Care, and Disparities Among Birthing Individuals With Medicaid Insurance.JAMA pediatrics · 2023Article
- Direct and Indirect Effects of a Web-Based Educational and Communication Skills Intervention "Promotoras de Donación" to Increase Donor Designation in Latinx Communities: Evaluation Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Article
- Awareness of mothers coming to obstetric wards of allied hospitals regarding neonatal care and the working of community health workers in their districts.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2022Article
- Retrospective evaluation of referral by community health workers on the uptake of intermittent preventive treatment of Malaria in pregnancy in Ohaukwu, Ebonyi State, Nigeria.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesCommunity health worker (CHW) interventions have been shown to be effective in areas of maternal and child health (MCH), mostly in relation to infant and neonatal mortality. The specific aims of this review were to expand outcomes to include improving knowledge related to pregnancy and infant health and the receipt of antenatal care (ANC), along with birth outcomes. We also summarized the role, characteristics and activities of CHWs in interventions conducted in settings with demonstrated improvements in key MCH outcomes.
methodsArticles were retrieved from: PubMed, CINAHL, Global Health, Scopus, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library from January 2008 through 2018. We included evaluation studies that utilized CHWs as all or part of an intervention to improve outcomes, were printed in English, and published in peer-reviewed journals.
resultsInitial electronic database search identified 816 studies and 123 studies met inclusion criteria for full text review. The quality assessment resulted in 0 strong-, 19 moderate-, and 25 weak-rated studies. In most interventions, CHWs were a component of a larger intervention. The majority of the studies (n = 10) found that a CHW intervention can have a positive impact on outcomes. CHW interventions showed improvements in knowledge and ANC. When combined with clinical services, the interventions positively impacted birth outcomes. Most conducted home visits and utilized CHW that were members of the community. CONCLUSIONS FOR PRACTICE: CHWs serve an important role as health educators conducting home visits as a member of the community they serve. They should also continue to collaborate with clinical providers to address MCH outcomes.
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