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Maternal Health – Lessons Learned

Women's lives, women's voices : empowering women to ensure family planning coverage, quality and equity : report

| 2012
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Care international. Family planning
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal health services, family planning, reproductive health, maternal welfare
This paper highlight's lessons learned from CARE’s global work in sexual, reproductive and maternal health, focusing on those areas most critical to reach global family planning goals.

From faith to action on reproductive health and family planning : creating an interfaith initiative to advocate for increased funding for reproductive health and family planning : summary

| 2012
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevِlkerung (DSW) [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal health services, religion, reproductive health, family planning
The aim was to test the feasibility of gathering FBOs from different religions in a meeting and issuing a consensus declaration in support of family planning and reproductive health.

Preference of birthing place : a mixed methods national study of communities, households, community midwives & MNCH programme : summary report

| 2012
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Human development research foundation (HDRF)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: community participation, households, maternal health services, midwives, pakistan
This report describes the study about preference for birthing place, and the associated reasons, of the community households for community midwife assisted deliveries in Pakistan. It briefly covers study design and methodology, and key results quantitative and qualitative, and some recommendations.

Technical guidance on the application of a human rights-based approach to the implementation of policies and programmes to reduce preventable maternal morbidity and mortality : report

| 2012
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: United Nations. General assembly
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: disease prevention, health policy, maternal health services, maternal welfare, maternal mortality, women's rights
\\sl276\\slmult1The aim of the report is to assist policymakers in improving women's health and rights by providing guidance on implementing policies and programmes to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity in accordance with human rights standards.

Girls decide : choices on sex and pregnancy

| 2011
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: International planned parenthood federation (IPPF)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: pregnancy, reproductive health, young adults, maternal health services, health policy, health programmes
Choices on Sex and Pregnancy presents a selection of innovative projects that are examples of good practice, and offer great potential for poverty reduction, female empowerment and development. These projects can guide policy- and decision-makers in rethinking strategies for girls and young women.
 

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.