[HTML][HTML] Community mobilization in Mumbai slums to improve perinatal care and outcomes: a cluster randomized controlled trial

NS More, U Bapat, S Das, G Alcock, S Patil… - PLoS …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Improving maternal and newborn health in low-income settings requires both
health service and community action. Previous community initiatives have been …

[HTML][HTML] Intimate partner violence against women during and after pregnancy: a cross-sectional study in Mumbai slums

S Das, U Bapat, N Shah More, G Alcock, W Joshi… - BMC public health, 2013 - Springer
Background At least one-third of women in India experience intimate partner violence (IPV)
at some point in adulthood. Our objectives were to describe the prevalence of IPV during …

[HTML][HTML] Maternal and neonatal health expenditure in Mumbai slums (India): a cross sectional study

J Skordis-Worrall, N Pace, U Bapat, S Das, NS More… - BMC public health, 2011 - Springer
Background The cost of maternity care can be a barrier to access that may increase
maternal and neonatal mortality risk. We analyzed spending on maternity care in urban slum …

[HTML][HTML] Cause-specific neonatal mortality: analysis of 3772 neonatal deaths in Nepal, Bangladesh, Malawi and India

E Fottrell, D Osrin, G Alcock, K Azad, U Bapat… - Archives of Disease in …, 2015 - fn.bmj.com
Objective Understanding the causes of death is key to tackling the burden of three million
annual neonatal deaths. Resource-poor settings lack effective vital registration systems for …

[HTML][HTML] Stillbirths and newborn deaths in slum settlements in Mumbai, India: a prospective verbal autopsy study

U Bapat, G Alcock, NS More, S Das, W Joshi… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2012 - Springer
Background Three million babies are stillborn each year and 3.6 million die in the first month
of life. In India, early neonatal deaths make up four-fifths of neonatal deaths and infant …

[HTML][HTML] Community resource centres to improve the health of women and children in informal settlements in Mumbai: a cluster-randomised, controlled trial

NS More, S Das, U Bapat, G Alcock… - The Lancet Global …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background Around 105 million people in India will be living in informal settlements by
2017. We investigated the effects of local resource centres delivering integrated activities to …

[HTML][HTML] Prospective study of determinants and costs of home births in Mumbai slums

S Das, U Bapat, NS More, L Chordhekar… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2010 - Springer
Background Around 86% of births in Mumbai, India, occur in healthcare institutions, but this
aggregate figure hides substantial variation and little is known about urban home births. We …

[HTML][HTML] Nutritional status of young children in Mumbai slums: a follow-up anthropometric study

S Das, U Bapat, NS More, G Alcock, A Fernandez… - Nutrition Journal, 2012 - Springer
Background Chronic childhood malnutrition remains common in India. As part of an initiative
to improve maternal and child health in urban slums, we collected anthropometric data from …

[HTML][HTML] Inequalities in maternity care and newborn outcomes: one-year surveillance of births in vulnerable slum communities in Mumbai

NS More, U Bapat, S Das, S Barnett, A Costello… - International Journal for …, 2009 - Springer
Background Aggregate urban health statistics mask inequalities. We described maternity
care in vulnerable slum communities in Mumbai, and examined differences in care and …

[HTML][HTML] A rapid assessment scorecard to identify informal settlements at higher maternal and child health risk in Mumbai

D Osrin, S Das, U Bapat, GA Alcock, W Joshi… - Journal of Urban …, 2011 - Springer
The communities who live in urban informal settlements are diverse, as are their
environmental conditions. Characteristics include inadequate access to safe water and …