Cochraneova tematska skupina za zdravlje majke, novorođenčadi i djeteta posvećena je poboljšanju ishoda i promicanju jednakosti u zdravlju majke, novorođenčadi i djeteta.
O nama
Svake dvije minute jedna osoba umre tijekom trudnoće ili porođaja, što ukupno iznosi otprilike 300 000 smrtnih slučajeva godišnje u svijetu. Osim toga, svake minute u svijetu umire 11 djece mlađe od 15 godina, a gotovo polovica od pet milijuna djece koja umiru prije petog rođendana umire unutar prvog mjeseca života. Ove smrti se uglavnom mogu spriječiti, što naglašava ogromne nejednakosti.
Tematska skupina za zdravlje majke, novorođenčeta i djeteta služi kao središnje središte za inovacije, istraživanje, kliničku praksu utemeljenu na dokazima i zdravstvenu politiku, zajednicu i globalni utjecaj. Mi smo multiprofesionalna skupina posvećena rješavanju hitnih globalnih zdravstvenih problema kroz usmjerene i koordinirane napore. Ciljajući na učinkovite intervencije, suradnički rad i inovacije, nastojimo generirati praktične uvide i dokaze kako bismo informirali zdravstvene prakse i politike koje spašavaju živote.
Naš tim
Tematska skupina za zdravlje majke, novorođenčeta i djeteta okuplja tematsku i tehničku stručnost putem suradničke strukture temeljene na čvorištima, osmišljene za podršku visokokvalitetnim i pouzdanim dokazima. Naše tematske (Majčinstvo, Novorođenče i Dijete) i tehničke (Upravljanje i koordinacija, Metode i osposobljavanje, Podrška autorima, Uključivanje zajednice te Pacijenti, obitelji, njegovatelji i javnost) centre vodi više suvoditeljica koje pružaju vodstvo i određuju prioritete unutar svojih domena. Suvoditelji rade kolektivno putem zajedničkog upravljanja i koordinacije, uz podršku mentora, voditelja programa, pridruženih voditelja, radnih skupina i savjetodavnih odbora. Ako se želite uključiti u jedan od naših centara, slobodno nam se javite!
Suvoditelji za svako središte su sljedeći (abecedni red):
Tematska središta
Majčinski
Emily Shepherd (Australija)
Lucian Puscasiu (Rumunjska)
Pisake Lumbiganon (Tajland)
Zohra Lassi (Australija, Pakistan)
Suradnički klijent:
Jen Sothornwit (Tajland)
Novorođenče
Greta Sibrecht (Poljska)
Matteo Bruschettini (Švedska, Italija)
Nai Ming Lai (Malezija)
Dijete
Giordano Perez-Gaxiola (Mexico)
Jai Das (Pakistan)
Moriam Chibuzor (Nigerija)
Thu Giang Le Thi (Njemačka, Vijetnam)
Suradnički klijent:
May Loong Tan (Malezija)
Tehnička središta
Upravljanje i koordinacija
Aamer Imdad (SAD, Pakistan)
David Haas (SAD)
Emma Sinervo (Švedska, Kanada)
Jeanne-Marie Guise (SAD)
Programska podrška:
April Mcmillan (SAD)
Lauren Thomann (SAD)
Metode i trening
Anna-Lene Seidler (Njemačka)
Shayesteh Jahanfar (SAD)
Suradnički klijent:
James Sotiropoulos (Australija)
Podrška autorima
Jane Cracknell (UK)
Michelle Fiander (Kanada)
Angažman zajednice
Tiffany Duque (SAD)
Pacijenti, obitelji, njegovatelji i javnost
Danielle Pollock (Australija)
Ndi Euphrasia Atuh (Kamerun)
Naši planovi
Tematska skupina za zdravlje majke, novorođenčeta i djeteta predstavlja globalni tim kliničkih stručnjaka, istraživača i drugih koji su zainteresirani za uključivanje višestrukih interesnih skupina u sintezu dokaza i rezultirajući utjecaj. Naše institucije i čelnici imaju snažne i dugotrajne odnose s kreatorima politika i financijerima koji obećavaju doprinijeti i koristiti dugoročnoj održivosti i širenju rada skupine.
Ti odnosi uključuju, između ostalih, Svjetsku zdravstvenu organizaciju, Zakladu Gates, Nacionalne institute za zdravlje, Agenciju za istraživanje i kvalitetu zdravstvene skrbi, Upravu za zdravstvene resurse i usluge te Ured za istraživanje zdravlja žena. Surađivat ćemo s Cochraneovim središnjim timom na razvoju slučajeva podrške specifičnih za interese međunarodnih dionika i financijera s ciljem daljnjeg razvoja naših zajedničkih napora i osiguranja financijske održivosti.
Tematska skupina za zdravlje majke, novorođenčeta i djeteta priznaje i podržava Cochraneovu stratešku odluku o suradnji sa zemljama s niskim i srednjim dohotkom kako bi se osiguralo da se u tim područjima razvijaju održive istraživačke mreže, omogućujući da naši dokazi dopru do onih kojima su najpotrebniji i osnaže ih.
Jedna od ključnih snaga našeg vodstva je dugogodišnja, snažna suradnja unutar institucija i organizacija koje predstavljamo.
Autorske timove podržavat ćemo na više načina:
- Edukacija: Imamo dugogodišnje i uspješno iskustvo u podršci Cochrane autorskoj obuci za velike, međunarodne skupine novih autora i pripravnika. Nastavit ćemo s ovim i imati globalni doseg putem virtualnih tečajeva i programa Cochrane međunarodne mobilnosti.
- Sadržajne i metodološke konzultacije: Zahvaljujući našem raznolikom stručnom znanju, autorskim skupinama možemo pružiti savjetodavnu pomoć tijekom svih faza izrade sustavnih pregleda, uključujući savjetovanje o ključnim strategijama diseminacije i kontaktima.
- Članovi autorskog tima: S obzirom na širok raspon naših kolega i pripravnika, novim ili nedovoljno popunjenim autorskim timovima možemo osigurati dodatne članove kako bismo pomogli u učinkovitosti i ubrzali vrijeme obrade sustavnih pregleda.
- Recenzenti: S obzirom na našu široku globalnu mrežu unutar područja majčinog, novorođenčadskog i dječjeg zdravlja, uključujući članove s uredničkim iskustvom i one s iskustvom u radu s pacijentima/javnošću, možemo podržati Cochraneovu središnju uredničku službu u identificiranju recenzenata za sustavne preglede, što će pomoći u pravovremenosti procesa recenziranja.
To planiramo postići redovitom komunikacijom s našim strateškim savjetodavnim odborom. Naš administrativni tim imat će ključne kontakte u različitim područjima fokusa kako bi se ova komunikacija učinkovito olakšala putem članova strateškog savjetodavnog odbora.
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Thematic hubs
Maternal
Emily Shepherd (Australia)
Dr Emily Shepherd is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Australian NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow at the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute. She is an Affiliate Senior Lecturer with the Adelaide Medical School and Robinson Research Institute at Adelaide University.
Lucian Puscasiu (Romania)
Lucian Puscasiu is a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology Targu Mures, Romania. He is also the Director of the PhD School of Medicine at the same University. In addition, he serves as Honorary Director and founder of Cochrane Romania Center. His interests include reproductive health, evidence based translation into guidelines and evidence synthesis.
Pisake Lumbiganon (Thailand)
Pisake Lumbiganon is a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the Khon Kaen University, Thailand. His research interests include maternal and newborn health, epidemiology in obstetrics and gynaecology, clinical research methodologies, and quality of care in maternal health services. He has contributed to the World Health Organization multi-country survey on maternal and newborn health and has published extensively on maternal and perinatal health, including severe maternal outcomes and indirect causes of maternal morbidity. His work focuses on addressing gaps in maternal and newborn care, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.
Zohra Lassi (Australia, Pakistan)
Zohra Lassi is an Associate Professor and internationally recognized public health researcher focused on maternal, newborn, and adolescent health within the RMNCAH Continuum of Care. Her work centres on evidence synthesis, implementation research, and health equity, particularly in low- and middle-income and disadvantaged settings, with over 300 peer-reviewed publications informing World Health Organization guidelines and global policy frameworks. She has extensive experience in systematic reviews, evidence gap maps, and guideline development, and integrates community voices into evidence and decision-making. She leads international collaborations and capacity strengthening to improve maternal health evidence globally.
Associate lead(s): Jen Sothornwit (Thailand)
Jen Sothornwit is an Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand. He is a gynecologist with a research focus on sexual and reproductive health and rights, particularly in family planning, maternal health, and evidence synthesis. His work includes leading systematic reviews, primary research, and capacity strengthening initiatives to support evidence-informed practice and policy in the region.
Newborn
Greta Sibrecht (Poland)
Greta Sibrecht is a neonatologist at the II Department of Neonatology at Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland, with a PhD on heart rate monitoring, including heart rate variability and asymmetry. Her academic interests include evidence synthesis and systematic reviews in collaboration with Cochrane Sweden and Cochrane Neonatal. She currently serves as Chair of the Early Career Investigators Section of the European Society for Paediatric Research and as a tutor at the European School of Neonatology.
Matteo Bruschettini (Sweden, Italy)
Matteo Bruschettini, MD, PhD, is Director of Cochrane Sweden, and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Lund University, Sweden. A specialist in neonatology, he obtained his PhD in the Netherlands in 2007 and has worked in Sweden since 2015. Matteo is co-coordinator of the Nordic GRADE Network and has contributed to the Cochrane Collaboration since 2011. He has authored more than 200 scientific papers, including over 50 Cochrane reviews. His work has supported the World Health Organization and is guiding Sweden’s first national guidelines using the GRADE approach.
Nai Ming Lai (Malaysia)
Lai Nai Ming is Professor of Paediatrics and Director of Clinical Campus at Taylor’s University, Malaysia, and trained as a paediatrician and neonatologist. He has been a Cochrane author since 2004 and trainer since 2006, serving in multiple editorial and leadership roles including Senior Editor of Cochrane Central Editorial Services and Associate Editor of Cochrane Neonatal. He has also trained and mentored systematic review authors across multiple countries in Asia and in Australia.
Child
Giordano Perez-Gaxiola (Mexico)
Giordano Perez-Gaxiola is a practising pediatrician and researcher at Sinaloa’s Pediatric Hospital in Mexico, with an interest in children’s infectious diseases, vaccines, and health literacy. He leads the Cochrane Associated Centre at Sinaloa’s Pediatric Hospital and has been involved in Cochrane for more than 15 years in multiple roles including author, trainer, director of Cochrane Mexico, and member of its communications and geographic groups. He is a professor in pediatrics and evidence-based medicine at the Autonomous University of Sinaloa, Mexico, promoting systematic reviews and Cochrane.
Jai Das (Pakistan)
Dr Jai Das works as an Associate Director at the Institute for Global Health and Development and Associate Professor for the Division of Women and Child Health at the Aga Khan University, Karachi. He is a medical doctor trained in pediatric surgery and has a PhD in population and public health. He has extensive experience in maternal and child health research, evidence-based systematic reviews, and public health. He has authored more than 250 peer-reviewed papers and received multiple international recognitions for his research impact. His interests include evidence use in policy and programs, research capacity development, and the impact of climate change on health.
Moriam Chibuzor (Nigeria)
Moriam Chibuzor is a Senior Research Officer at Cochrane Nigeria, Institute of Tropical Diseases Research and Prevention, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital. She works in evidence synthesis, information retrieval, and knowledge translation, supporting clinical practice guideline development and policy briefs in Nigeria. She has contributed to the Global Evidence, Local Adaptation Project and has authored Cochrane and non-Cochrane systematic reviews that informed WHO guidelines. She is also a trainer within the Cochrane Trainers’ Network, building capacity among clinicians, consumers, and media practitioners.
Thu Giang Le Thi (Germany, Vietnam)
Thu Giang Le Thi is Lead of the Research Unit at the Child Health Foundation in collaboration with LMU University Hospital Munich, Germany. She is a researcher with a multidisciplinary background in public health, epidemiology, biostatistics, and health economics. She has been trained by Cochrane Sweden, Cochrane Ireland, and Cochrane Germany. Her work includes paediatric research studies, systematic reviews, evidence synthesis, and developing evidence-informed instruments to promote healthy food environments for children and adolescents.
Associate lead(s): May Loong Tan (Malaysia)
May Loong Tan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Paediatrics at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland & University College Dublin Malaysia Campus. She is the Director of Cochrane Malaysia and a Cochrane trainer involved in promoting evidence-based healthcare through training, research synthesis, and dissemination. Her research interests focus on breastfeeding practices and advocacy, with experience in systematic reviews and evidence synthesis, and she is currently pursuing a PhD on developing indicators of a breastfeeding friendly community.
Technical hubs
Steering & coordination
Aamer Imdad (US, Pakistan)
Aamer Imdad is a pediatric gastroenterologist and clinician–scientist at the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital, USA, and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Associate Fellowship Director in Pediatric Gastroenterology. His work focuses on improving maternal, newborn, and child health outcomes through evidence synthesis, clinical research, and guideline development, with collaborations involving the World Health Organization and Cochrane. He has authored over 90 peer-reviewed publications, including reviews that informed global health policy and clinical practice. His interests include infant nutrition, neonatal feeding practices, GRADE methodology, evidence-based medicine, and strengthening the translation of research into practice.
David Haas (US)
David A. Haas is Vice-Chair for Research in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Indiana University School of Medicine, USA. He has been involved with Cochrane since 2002, starting as a Contact Editor for the Pregnancy and Childbirth Group and later serving as Co-Director of the US Satellite. He collaborates with Jeanne-Marie Guise on Cochrane’s Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Thematic Group, helping to convene, organize, and prioritize activities in maternal, newborn and child health. His work focuses on producing and disseminating maternal and newborn health evidence to inform global practice and policy.
Emma Sinervo (Sweden, Canada)
Emma Sinervo (MD, PHD) is a researcher at the Department of Women’s and Children’s Health at Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, alongside her role as a medical specialist within Sexual and Reproductive Health and Region Stockholm. She is an elected member of the Cochrane Governing Board and previously named one of Cochrane’s top 30 under 30. Emma has worked for and collaborated with the World Health Organization on guideline development, implementation research, and international clinical trials, including large neonatal and maternal health studies. She strongly supports international collaboration within the research community.
Jeanne-Marie Guise (US)
Jeanne-Marie Guise is Professor with Tenure in Obstetrics & Gynecology, Emergency Medicine, Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology at Oregon Health & Science University, USA. She leads research in evidence-based medicine, clinical informatics, patient safety, and learning health systems, and directs multiple national programs including Centers of Excellence and AHRQ-funded initiatives. She serves as Associate Director of US Cochrane West and Director of the Scientific Resource Center for AHRQ’s Evidence-based Practice Centers program. Her work focuses on translating evidence into practice and improving the health and safety of women and children.
Tessy Boedt (Belgium)
Tessy Boedt is a physiotherapist and nutritional scientist, specialized in pre- and postnatal guidance, and currently completing a PhD on preconception care and lifestyle at KU Leuven, Belgium. She is focused on research and education on health before, during, and after pregnancy and has developed and teaches sports classes and workshops for (expectant) mothers at Mama Moves Mechelen / Health in Progress.
Associate lead(s): Yasmine Ahmed Asaad (Egypt)
Yasmine is a primary care physician and Teaching Assistant at the Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt. She is a Cochrane US Year 4 mentee and contributes to Cochrane reviews that inform World Health Organization guidelines.
Programmatic support:
April Mcmillan (US)
Lauren Thomann (US)
Methods & training
Anna-Lene Seidler (Germany)
Anna-Lene Seidler is a Senior Research Fellow at the CTC Evidence Integration team, working as a biostatistician since 2017. She specializes in next generation systematic review methodology, including prospectively planned, network and individual participant data meta-analysis, and contributes to clinical trial registration research through the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry. She is a member of the Cochrane Prospective Meta-Analysis methods group and leads international collaborations such as iCOMP and TOPCHILD. Her work focuses on providing statistical support for research and advancing evidence synthesis in maternal and child health.
Shayesteh Jahanfar (US)
Shayesteh Jahanfar is a Professor at Tufts School of Medicine, USA, and a reproductive epidemiologist with training in epidemiology, public health, and biostatistics. Her research focuses on reproductive and maternal–child health, global health, HIV/AIDS, opioid use, and twin studies. She serves as Director of the Cochrane Affiliate at Tufts University within the Cochrane US Network and as co-lead for Training and Methods for the Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health Thematic Group. She has published over 50 systematic reviews, including Cochrane reviews, and over 300 publications and 13 textbooks.
Associate lead(s): James Sotiropoulos (Australia)
James Sotiropoulos is a paediatric trainee at the Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne, and PhD candidate at NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, University of Sydney, working on a series of projects related to oxygen use during preterm neonatal resuscitation.
Author support
Jane Cracknell (UK)
Jane is co-managing editor of Cochrane Neonatal (6 years), after having been a managing editor for Cochrane Anaesthesia and Cochrane Critical Care for 18 years. She brings a wealth of experience and specialist education within methodology and evidence-based health care from Oxford University and is an author of six published Cochrane reviews.
Michelle Fiander (Canada)
Michelle is the primary managing editor at Cochrane Neonatal and is involved with the Cochrane Effective Practice and Organization of Care Group. She is a trained information specialist with 30 years of experience in evidence synthesis support and consultancy work with international organizations and universities, such as McMaster University (Canada).
Community engagement
Tiffany Duque (US)
Tiffany brings more than 20 years of experience in global nutrition, community interventions, and maternal and child health, with leadership spanning academic, government, professional society, and non-governmental organization sectors. She has led high-impact research and programs across diverse cultural and multidisciplinary settings, with deep expertise in evidence-based public health, implementation strategies, capacity building, and mentoring.
Associate lead(s): Shahd Abdalla (Sudan)
Shahd Abdalla is a medical doctor from Sudan with an interest in evidence-based medicine and health equity. She participated in the Cochrane US Health Equity Mentoring Program Year 4 as a mentee. Her work is centered on maternal, newborn, and child health and has engagement in evidence synthesis work and improving the reach and use of evidence.
Patients, families, caregivers & public
Danielle Pollock (Australia)
Danielle is a lived experience stillbirth researcher and methodologist in evidence synthesis based in Adelaide, Australia. She completed a PhD on stillbirth stigma, identifying that over half of bereaved mothers faced stigmatizing attitudes and highlighting bereaved parents as advocates for changing attitudes towards stillbirth among clinicians, researchers, and government organizations. She is a research fellow in evidence-based healthcare and continues patient advocacy.
Ndi Euphrasia Atuh (Cameroon)
Euphrasia Ebai-Atuh Ndi is a resource mobilizer passionate about putting evidence at the centre of citizens' everyday life. She is a trained secondary school teacher, PhD holder in accounting, primary school proprietor and a mother of five beautiful children. Euphrasia joined Cochrane in 2017 and became a member of Cochrane Patient and Public Network, Executive in 2021. She has been engaged in several evidence production, dissemination and implementation PPI initiatives across Cochrane groups and other local and international organizations. As a mother, Euphrasia is passionate about empowering fellow mothers and women with the necessary skills to co-produce, disseminate and use evidence.
Our plans
The Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Thematic Group represents a global team of clinical experts, researchers, and others who are interested in multi-interest-holder engagement in evidence synthesis and the resulting impact. Our institutions and leaders have strong and long-lasting relationships with policy-makers and funders who have the promise to contribute to and benefit long-term sustainability and dissemination of the group’s work.
These relationships include the World Health Organization, the Gates Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Health Resources and Services Administration and Office of Research on Women’s Health, amongst others. We will work with the Cochrane central team to develop cases of support specific to the interests of international stakeholders and funders to further develop our collaborative efforts and ensure financial sustainability.
The Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Thematic Group acknowledges and supports Cochrane’s strategic decision to engage with low- and middle-income countries to ensure that sustainable research networks are developed in these areas, enabling our evidence to reach and empower those who need it most.
One of the key strengths of our leadership team are the long-standing, strong collaborations within the institutions and organizations that we represent.
We will support author teams in multiple ways:
- Training: We have a long and successful track record of supporting Cochrane author training for large, international groups of new authors and trainees. We will continue this and have a global reach through the virtual courses and through the Cochrane International Mobility programme.
- Content and methodological consultations: Through our diverse expertise, we can provide author groups with consultative assistance during all phases of a review, including advising on key dissemination strategies and contacts.
- Author team members: Given our breadth of colleagues and trainees, we can provide new or understaffed author teams with additional members to aid the efficiency and turnaround time for reviews.
- Peer reviewers: Given our vast global network within Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, including members with editorial experience and those with patient/public experience, we can support Cochrane's Central Editorial Service in identifying peer reviewers for reviews, which will aid in the timeliness of the peer review process.
We plan to accomplish these through regular communication with our strategic advisory board. Our lean administrative team will have key contacts in different focus areas to facilitate this communication efficiently through the strategic advisory board members.
News
Launch of New Cochrane MNCH LinkedIn page
The Cochrane Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Thematic Group has established a dedicated LinkedIn page to support communication and engagement activities across the maternal, newborn and child health community.
Cochrane MNCH at WHO HRP Committee
The Cochrane Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Thematic Group was represented at the 39th WHO Human Reproduction Programme Policy and Coordination Committee on 24–25 March 2026. Discussions focused on future priorities for the World Health Organization’s (WHO) sexual and reproductive health and rights agenda, ensuring alignment with global evidence needs.
The discussion highlighted key priorities for advancing evidence-based approaches in SRHR and strengthening collaboration among global partners, while also providing an opportunity to share Cochrane MNCH’s work and to help shape priorities for evidence synthesis in this area.
Cochrane MNCH at FIGO World Congress
At the FIGO World Congress of Gynaecology and Obstetrics in South Africa in October 2025, co-leads of the Steering and Coordination Hub for the Cochrane Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Thematic Group led a panellist-driven session entitled, “Cochrane’s impact within maternal, newborn, and child health: past, present, and future.”
The session outlined the steps of the evidence pipeline from evidence production to guideline development and implementation.
Share your Input: education & training
Following feedback at our FIGO session, we are developing new training resources on how to read and interpret medical reviews.
We invite you to complete a short survey to help shape MNCH learning priorities.
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