The project is part of the Innovating for Maternal and Child
Health in Africa (IMCHA) initiative funded by the Canadian
International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Global
Affairs Canada (GAC) and the Canadian Institutes for Health
Research (CIHR). With a focus on implementation science and
quality improvement, the project seeks to strengthen neonatal
care at health facilities in low-resource settings such as
Malawian central and district hospitals. We are exploring the
barriers and facilitators of implementation to the following five
interventions: 1) Bubble continuous positive airway pressure
(CPAP) to help babies breathe 2) LED phototherapy to manage
neonatal jaundice 3) Infant warming devices to keep babies
warm 4) Kangaroo mother care where skin-to-skin contact with
mothers is a low technology alternative to incubators 5)
Lactation support by medical staff to help mothers exclusively
breastfeed For more information:
https://www.idrc.ca/en/initiative/innovating-maternal-and-childhealth-
africa