title: Recommendations to increase the impact of maternal and childbirth health systematic reviews in the Americas.
abstract: This paper summarises the discussions and the recommendations formulated during a meeting in March 2007 on the challenges and strategies to increase the impact of maternal and childbirth health systematic reviews in the Americas. The discussions addressed three specific themes: (1) performing systematic reviews (2) updating existing reviews, and (3) diffusing and implementing evidence into practice. Practical recommendations were devised for each theme in small group discussions.
authors.affiliation: Center for Evidence-Based Global Health, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA. fjacque@tulane.edu
authors.forename: Frédérique A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Jacquérioz
authors.forename: José M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Belizán
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Buekens
mesh_terms: D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008427:Maternal Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D036801:Parturition; D011247:Pregnancy; D012196:Review Literature as Topic; D014481:United States