Journal Articles

Engaging the private sector to deliver quality maternal and newborn health services for universal health coverage: Lessons from policy dialogues (2023)

Lattof, S.R., B. Maliqi, N. Yaqub, E.K. Asiedu, B. Ukaire, O. Ojo, C. Goodman, S. Ross, T.D. Hailegebriel, G. Appleford, and J. George. (2023, in press) “Engaging the private sector to deliver quality maternal and newborn health services for universal health coverage: Lessons from policy dialogues.” BMJ Global Health.

Delivering quality care to all mothers and newborns requires governments to engage the private sector (2023)

Chabba R., C. Allen, N. Yaqub, S.R. Lattof, R. Ganesan, and B. Maliqi. (2023) “Delivering quality care to all mothers and newborns requires governments to engage the private sector.BMJ

National learning systems to sustain and scale up delivery of quality healthcare: A conceptual framework (2022)

Lattof, S.R., B. Maliqi, N. Livesley, N. Yaqub, Z. Naimy, M. Muzigaba, M. Chowdhury, P. Waiswa, and W. Were. (2022) “National learning systems to sustain and scale up delivery of quality healthcare: A conceptual framework.” BMJ Global Health 7: e008664.

Private sector delivery of maternal and newborn health care in low-income and middle-income countries: A scoping review protocol (2021)
Experiences of private sector quality care amongst mothers, newborns, and children in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review (2021)

Strong, J., S.R. Lattof, B. Maliqi, and N. Yaqub. (2021) “Experiences of private sector quality care amongst mothers, newborns, and children in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review.” BMC Health Services Research 21(1311): 1-15.

History and scientific background on the economics of abortion (2021)

Moore, B., Y.M. Rodgers, E. Coast, S.R. Lattof, and C. Poss. (2021) “History and scientific background on the economics of abortion.” PLOS ONE 16(9): e0257360.

The microeconomics of abortion: A scoping review and analysis of the economic consequences for abortion care-seekers (2021)
Coast, E., S.R. Lattof, Y.M. Rodgers, B. Moore, and C. Poss. (2021) “The microeconomics of abortion: A scoping review and analysis of the economic consequences for abortion care-seekers.” PLOS ONE 16(6): e0252005​.
The macroeconomics of abortion: A scoping review and analysis of the costs and outcomes (2021)
Rodgers, Y.M., E. Coast, S.R. Lattof, C. Poss, and B. Moore. (2021) “The macroeconomics of abortion: A scoping review and analysis of the costs and outcomes.” PLOS ONE 16(5): e0250692​.
The economics of abortion and its links with stigma: A scoping review and analysis (2021)
Moore, B., C. Poss, E. Coast, S.R. Lattof, and Y.M. Rodgers. (2021) “The economics of abortion and its links with stigma: A scoping review and analysis.” PLOS ONE 16(2): e0246238​.
The mesoeconomics of abortion: A scoping review and analysis of the economic effects of abortion on health systems (2020)
Lattof, S.R., E. Coast, Y.M. Rodgers, B. Moore, and C. Poss. (2020) “The mesoeconomics of abortion: A scoping review and analysis of the economic effects of abortion on health systems.” PLOS ONE 15(11): e0237227.
Implementation of the new WHO antenatal care model for a positive pregnancy experience: A monitoring framework (2020)
Lattof, S.R., A. Moran, N. Kidula, A.B. Moller, C.A. Jayathilaka, T. Diaz, and Ö. Tunçalp. (2020) “Implementation of the new WHO antenatal care model for a positive pregnancy experience: A monitoring framework.” BMJ Global Health 5: e002605
Private sector delivery of quality care for maternal, newborn and child health in low-income and middle-income countries: A mixed-methods systematic review protocol (2020)
The economics of abortion: A scoping review protocol (2019)
Coast, E., S.R. Lattof, Y.M. Rodgers, and B. Moore. (2019) “The economics of abortion: A scoping review protocol.” BMJ Open 9(7): e029939.
Developing measures for WHO recommendations on antenatal care for a positive pregnancy experience: A conceptual framework and scoping review (2019)
Lattof, S.R., Ö. Tunçalp, A. Moran, M. Bucagu, D. Chou, T. Diaz, and A.M. Gülmezoglu. (2019) “Developing measures for WHO recommendations on antenatal care for a positive pregnancy experience: A conceptual framework and scoping review.” BMJ Open 9(4): e024130.
Puberty and menstruation knowledge among young adolescents in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review (2019)

Coast, E., S.R. Lattof, and J. Strong. (2019) “Puberty and menstruation knowledge among young adolescents in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review.” International Journal of Public Health 64: 293–304.

Contemporary female migration in Ghana: Analyses of the 2000 and 2010 Censuses (2018)

Lattof, S.R., E. Coast, T. Leone, and P. Nyarko (2018) “Contemporary female migration in Ghana: Analyses of the 2000 and 2010 Censuses.” Demographic Research 39(44): 1181-1226.

Priorities and challenges accessing health care among female migrants (2018)
Lattof, S.R., E. Coast, and T. Leone (2018) “Priorities and challenges accessing health care among female migrants.” Health Services Insights 11: 1-5.
Collecting data from migrants in Ghana: Lessons learned using respondent-driven sampling (2018)
Lattof, S.R. (2018) “Collecting data from migrants in Ghana: Lessons learned using respondent-driven sampling.” Demographic Research​ 38(6): 1017-1058.
Health insurance and care-seeking behaviours of female migrants in Accra, Ghana (2018)
Lattof, S.R. (2018) “Health insurance and care-seeking behaviours of female migrants in Accra, Ghana.” Health Policy and Planning 33(4): 505-515.
Interventions to provide culturally-appropriate maternity care services: factors affecting implementation (2017)
Jones, E., S.R. Lattof, and E. Coast. (2017) “Interventions to provide culturally-appropriate maternity care services: factors affecting implementation.” BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 17(267): 1-10.
Effectiveness of interventions to provide culturally-appropriate maternity care in increasing uptake of skilled maternity care: a systematic review (2016)
Coast, E., E. Jones, S.R. Lattof, and A. Portela. (2016) “Effectiveness of interventions to provide culturally-appropriate maternity care in increasing uptake of skilled maternity care: a systematic review.” Health Policy and Planning 31(10): 1479-91.
Maternity care services and culture: A systematic global mapping of interventions (2014)
Coast, E., E. Jones, A. Portela, and S.R. Lattof. (2014) “Maternity care services and culture: A systematic global mapping of interventions.” PLOS ONE 9(9): e108130.
Improved maternal health since the ICPD: 20 years of progress (2014)
Thomas, T.N., J. Gausman, S.R. Lattof, M.N. Wegner, A. Kearns, and A. Langer. (2014) “Improved maternal health since the ICPD: 20 years of progress.” Contraception 90(6): S32-S38.
Measuring coverage in MNCH: Validating women's self-report of emergency cesarean sections in Ghana and the Dominican Republic (2013)
Tunçalp, Ö., C. Stanton, A. Castro, R. Adanu, M. Heymann, K. Adu-Bonsaffoh, S.R. Lattof, A. Blanc, and A. Langer. (2013) “Measuring coverage in MNCH: Validating women’s self-report of emergency cesarean sections in Ghana and the Dominican Republic.” PLOS ONE 8(5): e60761.
Maternal health is women's health: A call for papers for Year 2 of the Maternal Health Task Force-PLOS Collection (2012)
Lattof, S.R., M.N. Wegner, A. Langer, and the PLOS Medicine Editors. (2012) “Maternal health is women’s health: A call for papers for Year 2 of the Maternal Health Task Force-PLOS Collection.” PLOS Medicine 9(11): e1001350.
Quality of maternal health care: A call for papers for a Maternal Health Task Force-PLOS Collection (2011)
Lattof, S.R., M.N. Wegner, A. Langer, and the PLOS Medicine Editors. (2011) “Quality of maternal health care: A call for papers for a Maternal Health Task Force-PLOS Collection.” PLOS Medicine 8(11): e1001134.
This image shows the first page of the research paper titled "Implementation of the new WHO antenatal care model for a positive pregnancy experience: A monitoring framework"
This is the cover of a GAGE rapid evidence review on young adolescent girls' knowledge of puberty and menstruation. The image shows four adolescent school girls outside wearing their school uniforms.

Reports

The economics of abortion: Costs, impacts, values, benefits, and stigma (2022)

Coast, E., S.R. Lattof, Y.M. Rodgers, B. Moore, C. Poss, and J. Strong. (2022) “The economics of abortion: Costs, impacts, values, benefits, and stigma.” International Development Working Paper Series. London School of Economics: London, UK.

Guidance on developing national learning health-care systems to sustain and scale up delivery of quality maternal, newborn and child health care (2022)

World Health Organization. (‎2022)‎ “Guidance on developing national learning health-care systems to sustain and scale up delivery of quality maternal, newborn and child health care.” World Health Organization: Geneva, Switzerland. [Named as the author in the guide.]

Young adolescent girls' knowledge of menstruation and puberty: A rapid evidence review (2018)
Coast, E. and S.R. Lattof (2018) “Young adolescent girls’ knowledge of menstruation and puberty: A rapid evidence review.” GAGE Programme: London, UK.
Migration and health: A mixed-methods study among female migrants in Accra, Ghana (2017)
Lattof, S.R. (2017) Migration and health: A mixed-methods study among female migrants in Accra, Ghana. Doctoral thesis, London: London School of Economics.
An agenda for policy and action to support girls through puberty and menstruation (2017)
Coast, E., E. Presler-Marshall, and S.R. Lattof. (2017) “An agenda for policy and action to support girls through puberty and menstruation.” GAGE Digest: London, UK.
Improved maternal health since the ICPD: 20 years of progress (2013)

Lattof, S.R., T. Thomas, M.N. Wegner, A. Kearns, and A. Langer. (2013) “Improved maternal health since the ICPD: 20 years of progress.” ICPD Beyond 2014 Expert Meeting on Women’s Health: Mexico City, Mexico.

Committee on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women 43rd Session: Dominica, 7th Report (2009)

Lattof, S.R. (2009) “Committee on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women 43rd Session: Dominica, 7th Report.” International Service for Human Rights: Geneva, Switzerland.

State Party Examination of the Netherlands' First Periodic Report on the OPSC (2009)

Lattof, S.R. (2009) “State Party Examination of the Netherlands’ First Periodic Report on the OPSC.” NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child: Geneva, Switzerland.

State Party Examination of the Netherlands, Including Netherlands Antilles and Aruba: Third Periodic Report (2009)

Lattof, S.R. (2009) “State Party Examination of the Netherlands, Including Netherlands Antilles and Aruba: Third Periodic Report.” NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child: Geneva, Switzerland.

Conferences

Contemporary Migration in Ghana: Analyses of the 2000 and 2010 Censuses (2017)

Lattof, S.R., E. Coast, T. Leone, and P. Nyarko. (2017, September) “Contemporary Migration in Ghana: Analyses of the 2000 and 2010 Censuses.” Paper presentation at the British Society for Population Studies Annual Conference, Liverpool, UK.

Expectations and Consequences of Remittances among Ghana’s Migrant Head Porters (2017)

Lattof, S.R. (2017, September) “Expectations and Consequences of Remittances among Ghana’s Migrant Head Porters.” Poster presentation at the British Society for Population Studies Annual Conference, Liverpool, UK.

Mothers transcending borders: Migrant maternal health in Ghana (2017)

Lattof, S.R. (2017, May) “Mothers transcending borders: Migrant maternal health in Ghana.” Paper presentation at the Africa Network Conference, London, UK.

Applying respondent-driven sampling to female internal migrants in Ghana (2017)

Lattof, S.R. (2017, April) “Applying respondent-driven sampling to female internal migrants in Ghana.” Poster presentation at the Population Association of America Annual Meeting, Chicago, USA.

Health insurance and care-seeking behaviours of female kayayei migrants in Accra, Ghana (2017)

Lattof, S.R. (2017, February) “Health insurance and care-seeking behaviours of female kayayei migrants in Accra, Ghana.” Paper presentation at the International Health Policy Conference, London, UK.

Migration and health of Ghana’s kayayei (2017)

Lattof, S.R. (2017, February) “Migration and health of Ghana’s kayayei (female head porters).” Paper presentation at the Issues of Migration Meeting, Windsor, UK.

Collecting data on 'hard-to-reach' kayayei migrants in Ghana: Reflections from the field (2016)

Lattof, S.R. (2016, November) “Collecting data on ‘hard-to-reach’ kayayei migrants in Ghana: Reflections from the field.” Paper presentation at the British International Studies Association Workshop on the Process and Challenges of Doing Research on Africa, London, UK.

Contemporary female migration in Ghana: analyses of the 2000 and 2010 Ghana Censuses (2016)

Lattof, S.R. (2016, October) “Contemporary female migration in Ghana: analyses of the 2000 and 2010 Ghana Censuses [Migration féminine contemporaine au Ghana: Analyse du recensement ghanéen 2000 et 2010].” Paper presentation at the Centre de Recherche de l’Institut de Démographie de Paris (CRIDUP) Workshop on Demography and Gender, Paris, France.

Mothers on the move: Migrant maternal health in Ghana (2016)

Lattof, S.R. (2016, September) “Mothers on the move: Migrant maternal health in Ghana.” Poster presentation at the British Society for Population Studies Conference, Winchester, UK. [Awarded first prize for best poster presentation]

Perspectives on unintended pregnancy and abortion among Ghana's migrant kayayei (2015)

Lattof, S.R. (2015, October) “Perspectives on unintended pregnancy and abortion among Ghana’s migrant kayayei (female head porters).” Poster presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, Mexico City, Mexico.

Migration and reproductive health among Ghana's female porters (2014)

Lattof, S.R. (2014, June) “Migration and reproductive health among Ghana’s female porters.” Panel presentation at the Child & Youth Migrants: Global and Interdisciplinary Perspectives Conference, London, UK.

Engaging a new generation of patients, advocates & supporters (2012)

Lattof. S.R. (2012, October) “Engaging a new generation of patients, advocates & supporters.” Panel presentation at the Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Cause of death in urban Africa: New experiments with verbal autopsy questionnaires in Accra, Ghana (2010)

Lattof, S.R., A.G. Hill, A. Baddoo, and R. Biritwum. (2010, April) “Cause of death in urban Africa: New experiments with verbal autopsy questionnaires in Accra, Ghana.” Poster presentation at the Population Association of America Annual Conference, Dallas, Texas, USA.

This is the agenda for the CRIDUP International Workshop on Demography and Gender Conference.
First page of a blog post titled "We Need to Address Cultural Factors so that Mothers and Babies get the Care They Need" that was published on the Healthy Newborn Network

Selected Blog Posts

Survival needs or health care? Challenges accessing health care among female migrants in Accra, Ghana (2018)
Responding to violence against female migrants in Accra: A need for change (2016)
We need to address cultural factors so that mothers and babies get the care they need (2015)
Coast, E., E. Jones, S.R. Lattof, and A. Portela. (2015) “We need to address cultural factors so that mothers and babies get the care they need.” Healthy Newborn Network via MamaYe!
Addressing HIV-related comorbidities in pregnant women (2013)
Lattof, S.R. (2013) “Addressing HIV-related comorbidities in pregnant women.” Maternal Health Task Force.
Highlights from the Malaria in Pregnancy Working Group's annual meeting (2013)
Lattof, S.R. (2013) “Highlights from the Malaria in Pregnancy Working Group’s annual meeting.” Maternal Health Task Force.
For World Malaria Day: The 5 most buzzworthy things we've learned about malaria in pregnancy this year (2013)
Looking back and looking forward: Malaria in pregnancy and the MHTF (2013)

Lattof, S.R. (2013) “Looking back and looking forward: Malaria in pregnancy and the MHTF.” Maternal Health Task Force.

mHealth Summit: More lessons learned from the Mobilizing Technology for Community Health (MoTeCH) Project (2011)
Developing an indicator to measure intrapartum stillbirth and immediate neonatal death (2011)