Oxford Textbook of Global Health of Women, Newborns, Children, and Adolescents

Delan Devakumar is a Clinical Associate Professor in Child and Adolescent Health at the Institute for Global Health in University College London. With a Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, he worked with Medecins Sans Frontieres as a paediatrician in Pakistan in 2006 (Kashmir earthquake), in South Sudan (cholera outbreak) in 2007 and Myanmar (post-cyclone Nargis) in 2008. He also has a master degree in public health from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and a PhD from UCL. He is a commissioner and steering group member of the UCL-Lancet Commission on Migration and Health.

Jennifer Hall, Principal Clinical Researcher at the Institute for Women's Health in University College London, is a public health doctor with a PhD in Maternal Health and Epidemiology and a long-standing interest in reproductive and women's health. A mixed-methods researcher, she works with quantitative, qualitative and psychometric methodologies. She has worked with clinical public health nationally and internationally. She is particularly interested in the measurement of pregnancy intention, preconception care and the detection and management of unplanned pregnancies. Her work aims to improve health and social outcomes for women of reproductive age around the world.

Zeshan Qureshi is an academic and clinical paediatrician, with a special interest in global health and medical education. Since graduating from the University of Southampton in 2009, he has published and presented research in the fields of pharmacology, global health, and medical education. He is also the chief editor of the Unofficial Guide to Medicine series.

Joy Lawn has worked at the WHO Collaborating Center, CDC Atlanta, USA, and the Institute of Child Health, London. She has a Masters of Public Health from Emory University, Atlanta, and a PhD in perinatal epidemiology at University College London, UK. She has been Director Global Evidence and Policy for Gates Foundation funded Saving Newborn Lives (SNL) programme of Save the Children for ten years. She has also published over 200 peer reviewed papers, as well as a range of chapters, books and policy relevant reports. She co-led several Lancet series on newborn survival and stillbirths.

Front cover image illustrated by the artist Joanna Lawn. For more information see instagram @nothing.bettertodo

Mike Rowson, University College London, London, UK
Joy Lawn, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
Samantha Sadoo, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
Tim Colbourn, University College London, London, UK
Catherine Pitt, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
Josephine Borghi, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
Kara Hanson, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
Bernadette O'Hare, University of Malawi, Zomba, Malawi
Sebastian Taylor, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, London, UK
Caroline Fall, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Kalyanaraman Kumaran, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Kate Mandeville, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
Ingrid Wolfe, King's College London, London, UK
Nicholas Watts, University College London, London, UK
Miriam Orcutt, King's College London, London, UK
Clare Shortall, Doctors of the World, London, UK
Aula Abarra, London Deanery, London, UK
Susan Sawyer, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Suraya Abdul-Razak, Centre for Adolescent Health, Royal Children's Hospital, Murdoch Children Research Institute, Parkville, Australia
George Patton, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Saiqa Mullick, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Jackie Pitchforth, University College London, London, UK
Dougal Hargreaves, University College London, London, UK
Kelly Clarke, University College London, London, UK
Silvia Yasuda, Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust, Enfield Town, UK
Atif Rahman, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
Rashida Ferrand, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
Qingfeng Li, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Adnan Hyder, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
David Ross, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK; and World Health Organisation, Geneva, Switzerland
Address Malata, Previously of International Confederation of Midwives; University of Malawi, Zomba, Malawi; and Malawi University of Science and Technology, Thyolo, Malawi
Mags Beksinska, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Jenni Smit, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Jennifer Hall, University College London, London, UK
Abi Merriel, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
Raymond Kanthiti, Mitundu Community Hospital, Lilongwe, Malawi
David Lissauer, Birmingham Women's Hospital Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
Heather Lytle, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA
Beatrice Chikaphonya-Phiri, Ministry of Health, Dowa District Hospital, Dowa district hospital
Nynke van de Broek, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK
Mary McCauley, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK
Delanjathan Devakumar, University College London, London, UK
Patricia Rondo, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Rob Stewart, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh, UK; and University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Selena Gleadow-Ware, NHS Grampian, Aberdeen, UK; University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK; and University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Hannah Blencowe, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
Shefali Oza, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
Sarah Moxon, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
Tom Lissauer, Imperial University, London, UK
Anne CC Lee, Department of Pediatric Newborn Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; and Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
Saima Aftab, Department of Pediatric Newborn Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
Lian Folger, Research Assistant, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
Lauren Schaeffer, Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA
Anna Seale, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
Helen Brotherton, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
Sowmi Moorthie, PHG Foundation, Cambridge, UK
Gabriela Cormick, Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy (IECS), Buenos Aires, Argentina
Nicole Minckas, Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy (IECS), Buenos Aires, Argentina
José Belizán, Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy (IECS), Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Dan Magnus, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol, UK
Cally Tann, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
Sebastian Taylor, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, London, UK
Bhanu Williams, Northwick Park Hospital, London North West Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
Mark Lee, Northwick Park Hospital, London North West Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
Anupam Goenka, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Marly Cardoso, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Jonathan Wells, University College London, London, UK
Richard Rosch, University College London, London, UK
Michelle Heyes, University College London, London, UK
Hannah Kuper, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
Jessica Mvula, University of Malawi, Zomba, Malawi
Takondwa Chimowa, University of Malawi, Zomba, Malawi
Elizabeth Molyneux, University of Malawi, Zomba, Malawi
Bernadette O'Hare, University of Malawi, Zomba, Malawi
Therese Hesketh, University College London, London, UK
Geoff Debelle, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham, UK
Qingfeng Li, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Fred Martineau, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
Elizabeth Mason, University College London, London, UK
Blerta Maliqi, World Health Organization, Switzerland, Geneva
Maureen Kelly, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Tony Waterston, Retired
David Osrin, University College London, London, UK