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Maternal Health – Lessons Learned

Unintended pregnancy and abortion in Uganda

| 2013
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Guttmacher institute
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  • Keywords: maternal health services, abortion, pregnancy, maternal welfare, uganda
This report summarizes evidence on the context and consequences of unintended pregnancy and unsafe abortion in Uganda, points out gaps in knowledge, and highlights steps that can be taken to reduce levels of unintended pregnancy and unsafe abortion, and the high level of maternal mortality.

Kangaroo mother care : implementation guide

| 2012
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Jhpiego. Maternal and child health integrated program (MCHIP)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal health services, child health, maternal and child health
This Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) Implementation Guide brings together the knowledge and experience of people and organizations from many countries in the world who have introduced KMC services in health systems. The aim is to introduce, expand and strengthen KMC practices.

Key factors influencing contraceptive use in seven middle-income countries of eastern Europe and central Asia

| 2012
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: International planned parenthood federation (IPPF). European network [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: cultural aspects, maternal health services, sexual behaviour, contraceptive usage, eastern europe, central asia
In 2011, IPPF EN member associations undertook a qualitative analysis of behavioural patterns and cultural norms influencing contraceptive access and utilization.

WHO Eritrea supports maternal mortality reduction efforts

| 2012
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: WHO Eritrea
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  • Keywords: health policy, maternal health services, maternal and child health, maternal mortality, eritrea
Maternal and child health is one of the priority programmes defined in the National Health Policy and Health Sector Strategic Plan. The government developed a Road Map for accelerating the attainment of the MDGs related to maternal and newborn health.

Urgent delivery : maternal death: the avoidable crisis

| 2012
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Médecins sans frontières (MSF)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal health services, armed conflicts, maternal mortality, pakistan, haiti, africa south of sahara, afghanistan
This special report details MSF's approach to delivering quality emergency obstetric care in five different types of crises: conflict, population displacement, fragile health systems, natural disaster, maternal mortality emergency.
 

About this portal

This information portal provides access to selected free, full-text electronic documents. It shares examples of practical projects and initiatives that have been undertaken to contribute to Millennium Development Goal 5: Improving maternal health, particularly in developing countries. Find your resources in the database.