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Employment (3)

World Health Organization: Geneva, CH

2024-02-12 to present | Technical Consultant (Maternal and Perinatal Health Unit, UNDP / UNFPA / UNICEF / WHO / World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP))
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Caitlin R. Williams

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health: Chapel Hill, NC, US

2016-08 to 2024-04-30 | Research Assistant (Maternal and Child Health)
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Caitlin R. Williams

Instituto de Efectividad Clínica y Sanitaria: Buenos Aires, AR

2018-08-01 to 2023-12-15 | Consultora de Investigación (Salud Sexual y Reproductiva) (Salud Madre y Niño)
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Education and qualifications (3)

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health: Chapel Hill, NC, US

2018-01 to 2024-05-11 | PhD Student (Maternal and Child Health)
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health: Chapel Hill, NC, US

2016-08 to 2017-12 | MSPH (Maternal and Child Health)
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Chapel Hill, NC, US

2008-08 to 2012-05 | BA (Global Studies)
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Works (44)

Research agenda for ending preventable maternal deaths from postpartum haemorrhage: a WHO research prioritisation exercise

BMJ Global Health
2024-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2024-015342
Contributors: Caitlin R Williams; Guervan Adnet; Ioannis D Gallos; Arri Coomarasamy; A Metin Gülmezoglu; Md Asiful Islam; Sara Rushwan; Mariana Widmer; Fernando Althabe; Olufemi T Oladapo
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Strategies for optimising early detection and obstetric first response management of postpartum haemorrhage at caesarean birth: a modified Delphi-based international expert consensus

BMJ Open
2024-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-079713
Contributors: Verónica Pingray; Caitlin R Williams; Fadhlun M Alwy Al-beity; Edgardo Abalos; Sabaratnam Arulkumaran; Alejandro Blumenfeld; Brendan Carvalho; Catherine Deneux-Tharaux; Soo Downe; Alexandre Dumont et al.
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Towards a better tomorrow: Addressing intersectional gender power relations to eradicate inequities in maternal health

eClinicalMedicine
2024-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.102180
Part of ISSN: 2589-5370
Contributors: Meghan A. Bohren; Aditi Iyer; Aluisio J.D. Barros; Caitlin R. Williams; Alya Hazfiarini; Luisa Arroyave; Veronique Filippi; Catherine Chamberlain; Tamar Kabakian-Khasholian; Kaveri Mayra et al.
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Findings from a mixed-methods journey map study of barriers to family planning in western Kenya

Health Care for Women International
2024-01-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/07399332.2022.2135097
Contributors: Laura E. Britton; Katherine Tumlinson; Caitlin R. Williams; Debborah Wambua; Dickens Onyango; Elise Mantell; Maureen George
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Analysing the context and characteristics of legal abortion and comprehensive post-abortion care among adolescents aged 10–14 in a network of sentinel centres in Latin America: a retrospective cross-sectional study, 2016–2020

Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters
2023-12-31 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/26410397.2023.2175442
Contributors: Caitlin R. Williams; M. Valeria Bahamondes; Rodolfo Gómez Ponce de León; Helymar da Costa Machado; Luis Bahamondes; Sonja Caffe; Suzanne Jacob Serruya
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Implementation matters: Assessing the effectiveness and sustainment of an obstetric triage program at a high-volume facility in Ghana

Implementation Science Communications
2023-11-15 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s43058-023-00527-y
Part of ISSN: 2662-2211
Contributors: Rohit Ramaswamy; Stephanie Bogdewic; Caitllin R. Williams; Sylvia Deganus; Gifty Ama Bonzi; Joana Boakye; Emelia Koranteng; Rosemond Mensah; Alice Amanor; Fiona Bryce et al.
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Validation of a measure to assess decision-making autonomy in family planning services in three low- and middle-income countries: The Family Planning Autonomous Decision-Making scale (FP-ADM)

PLOS ONE
2023-11-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0293586
Part of ISSN: 1932-6203
Contributors: Jewel Gausman; Niranjan Saggurti; Richard Adanu; Delia A. B. Bandoh; Mabel Berrueta; Suchandrima Chakraborty; Ernest Kenu; Nizamuddin Khan; Ana Langer; Carolina Nigri et al.
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Caitlin R. Williams

Factors associated with provider unwillingness to perform induced abortion in Argentina: A cross-sectional study in four provinces following the legalization of abortion on request

PLOS ONE
2023-10-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0292130
Part of ISSN: 1932-6203
Contributors: Paula Vázquez; Carolina Nigri; Verónica Pingray; Luz Gibbons; Sandra Formia; Analía Messina; Claudia Castro; Cintia Jacobi; Adriana Martiarena; Susana Velazco et al.
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Caitlin R. Williams

Validating indicators for monitoring availability and geographic distribution of emergency obstetric and newborn care (EmoNC) facilities: A study triangulating health system, facility, and geospatial data

PLOS ONE
2023-09-14 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0287904
Part of ISSN: 1932-6203
Contributors: Jewel Gausman; Verónica Pingray; Richard Adanu; Delia A. B. Bandoh; Mabel Berrueta; Jeff Blossom; Suchandrima Chakraborty; Winfred Dotse-Gborgbortsi; Ernest Kenu; Nizamuddin Khan et al.
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Caitlin R. Williams

Validating midwifery professionals’ scope of practice and competency: A multi-country study comparing national data to international standards

PLOS ONE
2023-05-25 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0286310
Part of ISSN: 1932-6203
Contributors: Suchandrima Chakraborty; Niranjan Saggurti; Richard Adanu; Delia A. B. Bandoh; Mabel Berrueta; Jewel Gausman; Ernest Kenu; Nizamuddin Khan; Ana Langer; Carolina Nigri et al.
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Caitlin R. Williams

Authorization of midwives to perform basic emergency obstetric and newborn care signal functions in Argentina, Ghana, and India: A multi-country validation study of a key global maternal and newborn health indicator

PLOS ONE
2023-04-20 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0283029
Part of ISSN: 1932-6203
Contributors: Sowmya Ramesh; Suchandrima Chakraborty; Richard M. Adanu; Delia A. B. Bandoh; Mabel Berrueta; Jewel Gausman; Nizamuddin Khan; Ernest Kenu; Ana Langer; Carolina Nigri et al.
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Caitlin R. Williams

Contraceptive stockouts in Western Kenya: a mixed-methods mystery client study

BMC Health Services Research
2023-01-24 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-023-09047-w
Part of ISSN: 1472-6963
Contributors: Katherine Tumlinson; Laura E. Britton; Emilia Goland; Stephanie Chung; Brooke W. Bullington; Caitlin R. Williams; Debborah Muthoki Wambua; Dickens Otieno Onyango; Leigh Senderowicz
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Caitlin R. Williams

Improving measures of access to legal abortion: A validation study triangulating multiple data sources to assess a global indicator

PLOS ONE
2023-01-13 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280411
Part of ISSN: 1932-6203
Contributors: Caitlin R. Williams; Paula Vázquez; Carolina Nigri; Richard M. Adanu; Delia A. B. Bandoh; Mabel Berrueta; Suchandrima Chakraborty; Jewel Gausman; Ernest Kenu; Nizamuddin Khan et al.
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Caitlin R. Williams

Making visible the cost of informal caregivers’ time in Latin America: a case study for major cardiovascular, cancer and respiratory diseases in eight countries

BMC Public Health
2023-01-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-14835-w
Part of ISSN: 1471-2458
Contributors: Natalia Espinola; Andrés Pichon-Riviere; Agustín Casarini; Andrea Alcaraz; Ariel Bardach; Caitlin Williams; Federico Rodriguez Cairoli; Federico Augustovski; Alfredo Palacios
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Global obligations to ensure the right to health: Strengthening global health governance to realise human rights in global health.

Yearbook of International Disaster Law
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Caitlin R. Williams
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Provider verbal disrespect in the provision of family planning in public-sector facilities in Western Kenya

SSM - Qualitative Research in Health
2022-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmqr.2022.100178
Contributors: Katherine Tumlinson; Laura E. Britton; Caitlin R. Williams; Debborah Muthoki Wambua; Dickens Otieno Onyango; Leigh Senderowicz
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Frequency and impact of long wait times for family planning in public-sector healthcare facilities in Western Kenya

Global Health Action
2022-12-31 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2022.2128305
Part of ISSN: 1654-9716
Part of ISSN: 1654-9880
Contributors: Caitlin R. Williams; Laura E. Britton; Brooke Bullington; Debborah Muthoki Wambua; Dickens Otieno Onyango; Katherine Tumlinson
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Caitlin R. Williams

Contraceptive method denial as downward contraceptive coercion: A mixed-methods mystery client study in Western Kenya

Contraception
2022-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2022.06.014
Part of ISSN: 0010-7824
Contributors: Katherine Tumlinson; Laura E. Britton; Caitlin R. Williams; Debborah Muthoki Wambua; Dickens Otieno Onyango; Leigh Senderowicz
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Caitlin R. Williams

Social vulnerability, exposure to environmental risk factors, and accessibility of healthcare services: Evidence from 2,000+ informal settlements in Argentina

Social Science & Medicine
2022-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115290
Contributors: Alfredo Palacios; Julia Gabosi; Caitlin R. Williams; Carlos Rojas-Roque
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Diversifying Implementation Science: A Global Perspective

Global Health: Science and Practice
2022-08-30 | Journal article
DOI: 10.9745/ghsp-d-21-00757
Part of ISSN: 2169-575X
Contributors: Sophia M. Bartels; Shabab Haider; Caitlin R. Williams; Yameen Mazumder; Latifat Ibisomi; Olakunle Alonge; Sally Theobald; Till Bärnighausen; Juanita Vasquez Escallon; Mahnaz Vahedi et al.
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Caitlin R. Williams

Absenteeism among family planning providers: a mixed-methods study in western Kenya

Health Policy and Planning
2022-05-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czac022
Part of ISSN: 1460-2237
Contributors: Katherine Tumlinson; Laura E Britton; Caitlin R Williams; Debborah Muthoki Wambua; Dickens Otieno Onyango
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Caitlin R. Williams

Human rights as a framework for eliminating female genital schistosomiasis

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2022-03-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010165
Contributors: Caitlin R. Williams; Jennifer A. Downs; Maximillian Seunik; Benjamin Mason Meier
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Global health governance through the UN Security Council: health security vs. human rights?

Australian Journal of International Affairs
2022-01-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/10357718.2021.2017843
Contributors: Sharifah Sekalala; Caitlin R. Williams; Benjamin Mason Meier
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Beyond Virtue-Signaling: Advancing Equity Through Design Justice and Public Health Critical Race Praxis

Health Equity
2022-01-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1089/heq.2021.0075
Part of ISSN: 2473-1242
Contributors: Hanna E. Huffstetler; Sarah E. Boland; Caitlin R. Williams; Dana K. Rice; Rohit Ramaswamy
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Caitlin R. Williams

“When it comes to time of removal, nothing is straightforward”: A qualitative study of experiences with barriers to removal of long-acting reversible contraception in Western Kenya

Contraception: X
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.conx.2021.100063
Contributors: Laura E. Britton; Caitlin R. Williams; Dickens Onyango; Debborah Wambua; Katherine Tumlinson
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Observations and reports of incidents of how birthing persons are treated during childbirth in two public facilities in Argentina

International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
2021-10-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.13938
Part of ISSN: 0020-7292
Part of ISSN: 1879-3479
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Caitlin R. Williams

Reimagining Perinatal Mental Health: An Expansive Vision For Structural Change

Health Affairs
2021-10-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2021.00805
Part of ISSN: 0278-2715
Part of ISSN: 1544-5208
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Caitlin R. Williams

How women and providers perceive male partner resistance to contraceptives in Western Kenya: A qualitative study

Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare
2021-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.srhc.2021.100650
Part of ISSN: 1877-5756
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Training Public Health Students in Racial Justice and Health Equity

Public Health Reports
2021-05-19 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1177/00333549211015665
Part of ISSN: 0033-3549
Part of ISSN: 1468-2877
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Caitlin R. Williams

Human rights in domestic responses to the COVID-19 pandemic: preliminary findings from a media-coverage database to track human rights violations

The Lancet Global Health
2021-03-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(21)00124-8
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Caitlin R. Williams

Human Rights Advocacy and Us, the Next Generation of Public Health Leaders

American Journal of Public Health
2021-01-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2020.306022
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Caitlin R. Williams

Informal payments for family planning: prevalence and perspectives of women, providers, and health sector key informants in western Kenya

Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters
2021-01-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/26410397.2021.1970958
Contributors: Katherine Tumlinson; Laura E. Britton; Caitlin R. Williams; Debborah Muthoki Wambua; Dickens Otieno Onyango
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Welcome to Global Implementation Research and Applications

Global Implementation Research and Applications
2021-01-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s43477-021-00006-3
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Caitlin R. Williams

A protocol for evaluating a multi-level implementation theory to scale-up obstetric triage in referral hospitals in Ghana

Implementation Science
2020-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s13012-020-00992-2
Part of ISSN: 1748-5908
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Caitlin R. Williams

Every woman in the world must have respectful care during childbirth: a reflection

Reproductive Health
2020-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s12978-020-0855-x
Part of ISSN: 1742-4755
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Caitlin R. Williams

Black maternal health research re-envisioned: Best practices for the conduct of research with, for, and by Black mamas

Harvard Law & Policy Review
2020-11 | Journal article
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Caitlin R. Williams

Populist Nationalism Threatens Health and Human Rights in the COVID-19 Response

American Journal of Public Health
2020-10-29 | Journal article
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Caitlin R. Williams

The shibboleth of human rights in public health

The Lancet Public Health
2020-08-19 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/s2468-2667(20)30182-1
Part of ISSN: 2468-2667
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A protocol for evaluating a multi-level implementation theory to scale up obstetric triage in referral hospitals in Ghana

2020-04-17 | Preprint
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-16855/v2
Contributors: Caitlin Rain Williams; Stephanie Bogdewic; Medge Owen; Emmanuel K. Srofe; Rohit Ramaswamy
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A protocol for evaluating a multi-level implementation theory to scale up obstetric triage in referral hospitals in Ghana

2020-03-11 | Preprint
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-16855/v1
Contributors: Caitlin Rain Williams; Stephanie Bogdewic; Medge Owen; Emmanuel K. Srofe; Rohit Ramaswamy
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Consensus-Driven Approach for Decision-Making in Diverse Groups

American Journal of Public Health
2020-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2019.305427
Part of ISSN: 0090-0036
Part of ISSN: 1541-0048
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Caitlin R. Williams

AJPH Student Think Tank Comments

American Journal of Public Health
2019-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2019.305103
Part of ISSN: 0090-0036
Part of ISSN: 1541-0048
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Caitlin R. Williams

Ending the abuse: the human rights implications of obstetric violence and the promise of rights-based policy to realise respectful maternity care

Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters
2019-01-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/26410397.2019.1691899
Contributors: Caitlin R. Williams; Benjamin Mason Meier
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Obstetric violence: A Latin American legal response to mistreatment during childbirth

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
2018-05-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.15270
Part of ISSN: 1470-0328
Contributors: Caitlin R. Williams; Celeste Jerez; Karen Klein; Malena Correa; José M Belizán; Gabriela Cormick
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