Maternal Health – Lessons Learned

Chapter 3 : MDG-4, MDG-5, MDG-6 : child mortality, maternal health and combating diseases

Addic, Gifty and Garmer, Lance W. | [2010]
  • Author(s): Addic, Gifty and Garmer, Lance W.
  • Publisher: United nations development group (UNDG). Policy network for MD/MDGs
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal welfare, maternal and child health, health policy
The publication does not claim to be an exhaustive list of ‘best practices’. It presents a diverse range of nationally-led programmes, policy interventions, and/or locally tailored support to address those specific challenges. It can serve as a practical reference to context-specific approaches.

Incidence, determinants and perinatal outcomes of near miss maternal morbidity in Ile-Ife Nigeria : a prospective case control study

Adeoye, Ikeola A. and Onayade, Adedeji A. and Fatusi, Adesegun O. | 2013
  • Author(s): Adeoye, Ikeola A. and Onayade, Adedeji A. and Fatusi, Adesegun O.
  • Publisher: BioMed central
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal health services, maternal welfare, health programmes, maternal and child health, nigeria
Analysis of near misses has evolved as a useful tool in the investigation of maternal health. Risk factors identified in this study are amenable to appropriate public health and medical interventions. Adverse perinatal outcomes are clearly attributable to near miss events.

Productivity cost due to maternal ill health in Sri Lanka

Agampodi, Suneth | 2012
  • Author(s): Agampodi, Suneth
  • Publisher: Public library of science] (PLoS)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: economic aspects, maternal health services, maternal welfare, sri lanka
Global data on productivity cost associated with maternal ill health are limited to estimations based on secondary data. This study determines the productivity cost due to maternal ill health during pregnancy in Sri Lanka.

The impact of a quality improvement package on the quality of reproductive health services delivered by private providers in Uganda

Agha, Sohail | 2009
  • Author(s): Agha, Sohail
  • Publisher: Private sector partnerships for better health (PSP-One)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: reproductive health, uganda
The article describes results of the Quality Improvement package. QI is ready to be rolled out to small-scale private providers of RH services who are part of a professional association, network, or franchise.

Arte y parte/PROMESA, Paraguay : combining mass media-, school-, and community-based approaches

Aguilar, Patricia and Marchewka Brooking, Sonia | [ca. 2009]
  • Author(s): Aguilar, Patricia and Marchewka Brooking, Sonia
  • Publisher: YouthNet
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: reproductive health, paraguay
The mass media, which are one of the most popular and important sources of information for adolescents, are the basis for a peer education intervention in Paraguay to educate youth about sexual and reproductive health.
 

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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.