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Ashish Kc — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 24
Works: 106
Citations: 2,005

Most-cited papers

Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic response on intrapartum care, stillbirth, and neonatal mortality outcomes in Nepal: a prospective observational study
Ashish Kc, Rejina Gurung, M. Kinney, Avinash K. Sunny +8 more
2020Lancet Global Health394 citations Open access
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Changes in preterm birth and stillbirth during COVID-19 lockdowns in 26 countries
C. Calvert, M. Brockway, Helga Zoega, J. Miller +111 more
2023Nature Human Behaviour101 citations Open access
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Rating early child development outcome measurement tools for routine health programme use
D. Boggs, K. Milner, J. Chandna, M. Black +11 more
2019Archives of Disease in Childhood83 citations Open access
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Effect of early versus delayed cord clamping in neonate on heart rate, breathing and oxygen saturation during first 10 minutes of birth - randomized clinical trial
Ashish Kc, N. Singhal, Jageshwor Gautam, Nisha Rana +1 more
2019Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology63 citations Open access
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Stunting Among Under 5-Year-Olds in Nepal: Trends and Risk Factors
S. Budhathoki, A. Bhandari, Rejina Gurung, Abhishek Gurung +1 more
2019Maternal and Child Health Journal59 citations Open access
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Incidence, risk factors and consequences of preterm birth – findings from a multi-centric observational study for 14 months in Nepal
Abhishek Gurung, J. Wrammert, Avinash K. Sunny, Rejina Gurung +5 more
2020Archives of Public Health57 citations Open access
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“Every Newborn-BIRTH” protocol: observational study validating indicators for coverage and quality of maternal and newborn health care in Bangladesh, Nepal and Tanzania
L. Day, H. Ruysen, V. S. Gordeev, Georgia R. Gore-Langton +57 more
2019Journal of Global Health57 citations Open access
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Trends for Neonatal Deaths in Nepal (2001–2016) to Project Progress Towards the SDG Target in 2030, and Risk Factor Analyses to Focus Action
Ashish Kc, A. Jha, M. Shrestha, Hong Zhou +3 more
2019Maternal and Child Health Journal53 citations Open access
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Assessment of the validity of the measurement of newborn and maternal health-care coverage in hospitals (EN-BIRTH): an observational study.
L. Day, Qazi Sadeq-ur Rahman, Ahmed Ehsanur Rahman, N. Salim +78 more
2020Lancet Global Health48 citations Open access
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Does the Helping Babies Breathe Programme impact on neonatal resuscitation care practices? Results from systematic review and meta‐analysis
S. Budhathoki, Rejina Gurung, U. Ewald, Jeevan Thapa +1 more
2019Acta paediatrica47 citations Open access
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Quality of Care for Maternal and Newborn Health in Health Facilities in Nepal
Ashish Kc, Dipendra Singh, M. K. Upadhyaya, S. Budhathoki +2 more
2019Maternal and Child Health Journal47 citations Open access
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Augmentation of labor with oxytocin and its association with delivery outcomes: A large‐scale cohort study in 12 public hospitals in Nepal
Helena Litorp, Avinash K. Sunny, Ashish Kc
2020Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica41 citations Open access
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Scaling Up Safer Birth Bundle Through Quality Improvement in Nepal (SUSTAIN)—a stepped wedge cluster randomized controlled trial in public hospitals
Rejina Gurung, A. Jha, S. Pyakurel, Abhishek Gurung +14 more
2019Implementation Science40 citations Open access
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Incidence and outcomes of intrapartum-related neonatal encephalopathy in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis
A. Kukka, Sara Waheddoost, N. Brown, Helena Litorp +2 more
2022BMJ Global Health37 citations Open access
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Housing environment and early childhood development in sub-Saharan Africa: A cross-sectional analysis
Ya-Qing Gao, Long Zhang, Ashish Kc, Yin-Ping Wang +5 more
2021PLoS Medicine36 citations Open access
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The burden of adolescent motherhood and health consequences in Nepal
Rejina Gurung, M. Målqvist, Zhou-▲-Yang-▼ Hong, Pragya G. Poudel +5 more
2020BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth35 citations Open access
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Kangaroo mother care: EN-BIRTH multi-country validation study
Nahya Salim, J. Shabani, K. Peven, Q. S. Rahman +19 more
2021BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth32 citations Open access
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Immediate newborn care and breastfeeding: EN-BIRTH multi-country validation study
T. Tahsina, A. Hossain, H. Ruysen, A. E. Rahman +14 more
2021BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth31 citations Open access
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Stillbirths including intrapartum timing: EN-BIRTH multi-country validation study
K. Peven, L. Day, H. Ruysen, T. Tahsina +9 more
2021BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth25 citations Open access
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Neonatal resuscitation: EN-BIRTH multi-country validation study
Ashish Kc, K. Peven, S. Ameen, G. Msemo +19 more
2021BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth24 citations Open access
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Not Crying After Birth as a Predictor of Not Breathing
Ashish Kc, J. Lawn, Hong Zhou, U. Ewald +5 more
2020Pediatrics24 citations
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The Association of Childhood Pneumonia with Household Air Pollution in Nepal: Evidence from Nepal Demographic Health Surveys
S. Budhathoki, B. S. Tinkari, A. Bhandari, M. Dhimal +5 more
2020Maternal and Child Health Journal24 citations Open access
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Delayed cord clamping was not associated with an increased risk of hyperbilirubinaemia on the day of birth or jaundice in the first 4 weeks
Nisha Rana, Linda Jarawka Ranneberg, M. Målqvist, Ashish Kc +1 more
2020Acta paediatrica23 citations
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Respectful maternal and newborn care: measurement in one EN-BIRTH study hospital in Nepal
Rejina Gurung, H. Ruysen, Avinash K. Sunny, L. Day +10 more
2021BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth21 citations Open access
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Equity and Coverage in the Continuum of Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Services in Nepal-Projecting the Estimates on Death Averted Using the LiST Tool
Jeevan Thapa, S. Budhathoki, Rejina Gurung, Prajwal Paudel +4 more
2019Maternal and Child Health Journal21 citations Open access
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The burden of and factors associated with misclassification of intrapartum stillbirth: Evidence from a large scale multicentric observational study
Ashish Kc, Sara K. Berkelhamer, Rejina Gurung, Hong Zhou +5 more
2020Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica19 citations Open access
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Neurodevelopmental outcomes of a randomised trial of intact cord resuscitation
M. Isacson, Rejina Gurung, Omkar Basnet, O. Andersson +1 more
2020Acta paediatrica19 citations Open access
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Coverage, associated factors, and impact of companionship during labor: A large-scale observational study in six hospitals in Nepal.
Ashish Kc, A. Axelin, Helena Litorp, B. S. Tinkari +2 more
2019Birth19 citations
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Out of Pocket Expenditure for Sick Newborn Care in Referral Hospitals of Nepal
Avinash K. Sunny, Rejina Gurung, Abhishek Gurung, Omkar Basnet +1 more
2020Maternal and Child Health Journal18 citations Open access
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Inequality in measles vaccination coverage in the “big six” countries of the WHO South-East Asia region
Ya-Qing Gao, Ashish Kc, Chun-Yi Chen, Yue Huang +3 more
2020Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics18 citations Open access
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Prevalence, risk factors and consequences of newborns born small for gestational age: a multisite study in Nepal
Pragya Gautam Paudel, Avinash K. Sunny, Rejina Gurung, Abhishek Gurung +5 more
2020BMJ Paediatrics Open18 citations Open access
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Effect of Delayed Cord Clamping on Neurodevelopment at 3 Years: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Johan Berg, M. Isacson, Omkar Basnet, Rejina Gurung +3 more
2021Neonatology16 citations Open access
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Burden and consequence of birth defects in Nepal-evidence from prospective cohort study
Prajwal Paudel, Avinash K. Sunny, Rejina Gurung, Abhishek Gurung +5 more
2021BMC Pediatrics16 citations Open access
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Adherence to World Health Organisation guidelines for treatment of early onset neonatal sepsis in low-income settings; a cohort study in Nepal
B. Ekman, Prajwal Paudel, Omkar Basnet, Ashish Kc +1 more
2020BMC Infectious Diseases16 citations Open access
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Predictors for timely initiation of breastfeeding after birth in the hospitals of Nepal- a prospective observational study
Rejina Gurung, Avinash K. Sunny, Prajwal Paudel, Pratiksha Bhattarai +8 more
2021International Breastfeeding Journal15 citations Open access
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REFINE (Rapid Feedback for quality Improvement in Neonatal rEsuscitation): an observational study of neonatal resuscitation training and practice in a tertiary hospital in Nepal
Rejina Gurung, Abhishek Gurung, Omkar Basnet, J. Eilevstjønn +8 more
2020BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth15 citations Open access
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Effect of skill drills on neonatal ventilation performance in a simulated setting- observation study in Nepal
Rejina Gurung, Abhishek Gurung, Avinash K. Sunny, Omkar Basnet +5 more
2019BMC Pediatrics15 citations Open access
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Mistreatment during childbirth and postnatal period reported by women in Nepal —a multicentric prevalence study
Rejina Gurung, Md Moinuddin, Avinash K. Sunny, A. Bhandari +2 more
2022BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth14 citations Open access
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Chlorhexidine for facility-based umbilical cord care: EN-BIRTH multi-country validation study
Sojib Bin Zaman, Abu Bakkar Siddique, H. Ruysen, Ashish Kc +13 more
2021BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth12 citations Open access
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Impact of stimulation among non-crying neonates with intact cord versus clamped cord on birth outcomes: observation study
Ashish Kc, S. Budhathoki, Jeevan Thapa, S. Niermeyer +2 more
2021BMJ Paediatrics Open12 citations Open access
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Effect of non-optimal ambient temperature on preterm birth stratified by social positioning in Nepal: a space-time-stratified case-crossover study.
Ashish Kc, Urban Aleš, Omkar Basnet, K. Albert +2 more
2024Environmental Research11 citations Open access
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Epidemiology of neonatal infections in hospitals of Nepal: evidence from a large- scale study
S. Budhathoki, Avinash K. Sunny, Pragya Gautam Paudel, Jeevan Thapa +5 more
2019Archives of Public Health11 citations Open access
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Performance of health workers on neonatal resuscitation care following scaled-up quality improvement interventions in public hospitals of Nepal - a prospective observational study
D. Chaulagain, M. Målqvist, Olivia Brunell, J. Wrammert +2 more
2021BMC Health Services Research10 citations Open access
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Relationship between moderate to late preterm, diet types and developmental delay in less-developed rural China
Hong Zhou, Xue-Qi Qu, Yuning Yang, Ashish Kc +7 more
2020Nutritional neuroscience10 citations Open access
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A longitudinal multi-centric cohort study assessing infant neurodevelopment delay among women with persistent postpartum depression in Nepal
Ashish Kc, J. Chandna, Ankit Acharya, Rejina Gurung +2 more
2024BMC Medicine9 citations Open access
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The burden of misclassification of antepartum stillbirth in Nepal
Rejina Gurung, Helena Litorp, Sara K. Berkelhamer, Hong Zhou +5 more
2019BMJ Global Health9 citations Open access
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NeuroMotion smartphone application for remote General Movements Assessment: a feasibility study in Nepal
A. Kukka, Heléne E. K. Sundelin, Omkar Basnet, Prajwal Paudel +8 more
2024BMJ Open8 citations Open access
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Usability, acceptability and feasibility of a novel technology with visual guidance with video and audio recording during newborn resuscitation: a pilot study
Ashish Kc, S. Kong, Omkar Basnet, Solveig Haukås Haaland +12 more
2022BMJ Health & Care Informatics8 citations Open access
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Rate and Neonatal Outcomes Among Instrument Assisted Vaginal Birth in 12 Public Hospitals in Nepal
N. Thakur, Avinash K. Sunny, Rejina Gurung, Omkar Basnet +2 more
20208 citations Open access
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Impact of free newborn care service package on out of pocket expenditure‐evidence from a multicentric study in Nepal
Avinash K. Sunny, Omkar Basnet, A. Acharya, PR Poudel +2 more
2020BMC Health Services Research8 citations Open access
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