Description
The conference theme is Driving Change, and will address global issues of stillbirth, neonatal death, SIDS, and Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI). The aim is to showcase strategies from across the world to effectively address the burden of stillbirth, neonatal death, SIDS and SUDI across high, middle and low-income countries. The program will include outstanding plenary and parallel sessions providing plenty of opportunity for discussion, shared learning, and knowledge transfer from experts in the field including parents, researchers and policy makers. The program will also incorporate the 2021 Australian Stillbirth Forum as an virtual event 11th November 2021. This event will bring together parents, policy makers, clinicians and researchers to review the progress in addressing stillbirth through the recently launched National Stillbirth Action and Implementation Plan.Presentation:
Background: Maternal and prenatal deaths are a declared a Public Health emergency in Zambia. This project, funded by a UK Arts and Humanities Research Council urgency grant, aims to utilise newly made lullabies as a zero-cost, scalable, culturally acceptable intervention to reduce adolescent maternal and infant mortality.
Methods: A social design led approach combines ethnographic and design methodologies to increase our understanding of complex human problems and where creative tools are used to give voice to marginalised and vulnerable people. The principles of social design can be defined as;
large-scale societal challenges, interdisciplinary and design for social good rather than commercial gain. The social design relation is achieved in embedding the project within the existing work of community MCH volunteers.
Results: Early results highlight the use of lullabies has added a motivating factor to both the volunteers and adolescent mothers and key maternal and child health (MCH) messages are being shared. At the same time, the lullabies are adding greater value to the process of sensitizing the
community to MCH care. Conclusions: Lullabies offer a zero-cost approach to MCH issues in resource constrained environments. Community and professional buy-in is achieved in collaborating with local MCH volunteers and because lullabies are affordable, accessible, culturally acceptable, context specific and scalable.
Period | 11 Nov 2021 → 13 Nov 2021 |
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Event title | ISA/ISPID 2021 digital conference: Driving change in stillbirth, SIDS, and infant death |
Event type | Conference |
Location | Bribane, Australia, QueenslandShow on map |
Degree of Recognition | International |
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Projects
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Research output
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Life-Saving Lullabies: The conception, development and adaptation of a cultural heritage tool for good
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Life-saving lullabies: Using song in public health education in Zambia
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Letter
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Material Appropriation for Infant Mortality Reduction: Troubling the discourse
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Life Saving Lullabies: End Term Evaluation
Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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Decolonising the Finnish Baby Box: A sociomaterial approach to designing interventions for infant and maternal health and well-being in Zambia
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Life-Saving Lullabies: Reducing adolescent maternal and neonatal deaths in Zambia
Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products
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Activities
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Life Saving Lullabies Through a Capabilities Lens: Reflections On Reducing Adolescent Maternal And Neonatal Deaths In Zambia
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Life-Saving Lullabies: Exploring the boundaries of education
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Presentation as part of Evaluation of the Lullaby Project International Convening
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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UN Climate Change Conference (COP26)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
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Lifesaving lullabies through a capabilities lens: reflections on reducing adolescent maternal and neonatal deaths in Zambia
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Life-Saving Lullabies: Songs for Life
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Maternity pack as an emotional object: The social experience of the welfare state from the 1930 century to the 21st century
Activity: Consultancy types › Consultancy
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Music and Science Cafe: Music, Health and Motherhood
Activity: Other activity types › Other
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Carnegie Hall
Activity: External Appointments and Visits › International Collaboration
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Press/Media
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Life-saving lullabies: improving maternal and child health in Zambia
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The Arts as Frugal Innovations
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SNP accused of ignoring evidence-based policy making after quietly renewing £56m baby box deal.
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Life-saving lullabies: Using song in public health education in Zambia
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Life-saving lullabies: a sustainable social innovation
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Life-Saving Lullabies spread health warnings against Covid-19
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Baby box: child welfare experts say use of sleep boxes could potentially put infants’ lives at risk
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Prizes
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Best in Class - 'Social Impact'.
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