An invisible workforce: the neglected role of cleaners in patient safety on maternity units

• Cross, S. et al. (2019) An invisible workforce: the neglected role of cleaners in patient safety on maternity units. Global Health Action, DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2018.1480085

Handwashing glove use and avoiding recontamination before aseptic procedures at birth: a multicentre time and motion study conducted in Zanzibar

• Gon, G. et al. Handwashing glove use and avoiding recontamination before aseptic proceures at birth: a multicentre time and motion study conducted in Zanzibar. American Journal of Infection Control. V0(0) 2018. 

Unpacking the enabling factors for hand, cord, and birth surface hygiene in Zanzibar maternity units

• Gon, G. et al. (2017) Unpacking the enabling factors for hand, cord, and birth surface hygiene in Zanzibar maternity units. Health Policy and Planning. doi: 10.1093/heapol/czx081

Global Health Action: Hygiene on maternity units: lessons from a needs assessment in Bangladesh and India

• Cross, S., et al. Hygiene on maternity units: lessons from a needs assessment in Bangladesh and India. Global Health Action, [S.l.], v. 9, dec. 2016. ISSN 1654-9880. 

Global Health Action: What are the threats from antimicrobial resistance for maternity units in LMICs?

• Graham, W. et al. What are the threats from antimicrobial resistance for maternity units in low- and middle- income countries?. Global Health Action, [S.l.], v. 9, sep. 2016. ISSN 1654-9880. 

The Water @ Birth Study: an exploratory study on the requirements of water for hand hygiene during labour and delivery in low-income countries

• Adekunle-Olarinde I., Graham W J., Cross S., &  Moore J. 2018. The Water @ Birth Study. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 

The Frequency of Maternal Morbidity: A Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews

• Gon, G. et al. (2018) The frequency of maternal morbidity: A systematic review of systematic reviews. International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics.

Who Delivers Where? The effect of obstetric risk on facility delivery in East Africa

• Virgo, S., Gon, G., Cavallaro, F. L., Graham, W. and Woodd, S. (2017), Who Delivers Where? The effect of obstetric risk on facility delivery in East Africa. Trop Med Int Health. Accepted Author Manuscript. doi:10.1111/tmi.12910

Clinical audit of post-caesarean wound infections in a tertiary referral hospital in The Gambia

• Aulakh A, Idoko P, Anderson S, Graham WJ. Clinical audit of post-caesarean wound infections in a tertiary referral hospital in The Gambia. Tropical Doctor 2017. 

Materal sepsis: Opportunity for improvement

• Firoz, T. and Woodd, S.L., 2017. Maternal sepsis: Opportunity for improvement. Obstetric medicine, 10(4), pp.174-176

The Lancet: Drivers of maternity care in high-income countries: can health systems support woman-centred care?

• Shaw, Dorothy et al. (2016) Drivers of maternity care in high-income countries: can health systems support woman-centred care? The Lancet, 388, Issue 10057 , 2282 – 2295

The Lancet: Diversity and divergence: the dynamic burden of poor maternal health

• Graham, W., et al. (2016). Diversity and divergence: the dynamic burden of poor maternal health. The Lancet. 388 (Issue 10056), 2164 – 2175.

The Lancet: Maternity Care for Every Woman, Everywhere

• Koblinsky K, Moyer CA, Calvert C, Campbell J, Campbell OMR, Feigl AB, Graham WJ, Hatt L, Hodgins S, Matthews Z, McDougall L, Moran AC, Nandakumar AK, Langer A. (2016) Quality maternity care for every woman, everywhere: A call to action. Lancet .Volume 388, No. 10057, p2307–2320, 5 November 2016. doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736 (16)31333-2

PLos ONE: Who Delivers without Water?

• Gon G, Restrepo-Méndez MC, Campbell OMR, Barros AJD, Woodd S, Benova L, et al. (2016) Who Delivers without Water? A Multi Country Analysis of Water and Sanitation in the Childbirth Environment. PLoS ONE 11(8): e0160572. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0160572

Getting the basics right—The role of water, sanitation and hygiene in maternal and reproductive health: A conceptual framework

• Campbell, O.M., Benova, L., Gon, G., Afsana, K. and Cumming, O., 2015. Getting the basic rights–the role of water, sanitation and hygiene in maternal and reproductive health: a conceptual framework. Tropical medicine & international health, 20(3), pp.252-267.

Childbed fever: history repeats itself?

• Graham WJ, Dancer SJ, Gould IM, Stones W. (2015) Childbed fever: history repeats itself? BJOG; DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.13189.122:156–159

PubMed: The contribution of unimproved water and toilet facilities to pregnancy-related mortality in Afghanistan: analysis of the Afghan Mortality Survey

• Gon, G., Monzon-Llamas, L., Benova, L., Willey, B. and Campbell, O. M. R. (2014), The contribution of unimproved water and toilet facilities to pregnancy-related mortality in Afghanistan: analysis of the Afghan Mortality Survey. Trop Med Int Health, 19: 1488–1499.

From Joint Thinking to Joint Action

• Velleman Y, Mason E, Graham W, et al. 2014. From joint thinking to joint action: a call to action on improving water, sanitation, and hygiene for maternal and newborn health. PLoS Medicine. 11(12), e1001771. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001771

BMJ:  Wendy J Graham: Health and hygiene from birth

• BMJ 2018;362:k2921 August 2018. 

The Longitude Prize: Global Handwashing Day

• Hand Hygiene in Resource-Poor Maternity Settings. Giorgia Gon.  October 2017. 

The Lancet: Wendy Graham and Oona Campbell: Maternal Health Mavericks

• Read about the three-decades of collaborative work of ‘maternal health mavericks’, Wendy Graham and Oona Campbell in their Lancet profile piece by Jocelyn Clark. November 2016.

BMJ: Improving Surgical Anaesthesia Practise 

• Dr Ryan Ellis, Dr Jolene Moore and Izzuddin Nor. October 2016. 

News Deeply: Why The Fight Against Maternal Mortality is All About the Details 

• Written by Flora Bagenal. September 2016. 

BMJ: The Global Push for Institutional Childbirths- in unhygienic facilities

• Jocalyn Clark.  March 2016. 

This briefing note, developed in partnership with WaterAid UK, highlights key factors to consider when developing strategies to improve hand hygiene in health-care settings, and provides a summary of current evidence on barriers and facilitators to making these improvements.

It includes a discussion of ‘next steps’ to ensure effective and sustainable changes are made, and the importance of a multifaceted approach to improving hand hygiene compliance.

• Download the Hand Hygiene briefing note