Maternal Health – Lessons Learned

Motorbike ambulances and rural maternal health

Crouch, Rebecca | [ca. 2007]
  • Author(s): Crouch, Rebecca
  • Publisher: International forum for rural transport and development (IFRTD)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal and child health
The article relates to rural transport solutions that play a direct and decisive role in determining maternal and neo-natal survival.

How many births in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia will not be attended by a skilled birth attendant between 2011 and 2015?

Crowe, Sonya | 2012
  • Author(s): Crowe, Sonya
  • Publisher: BioMed central
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal health services, midwives, africa south of sahara, south east asia

Shaping policy for maternal and newborn health : a compendium of case studies

Crump, Sandra | 2003
  • Author(s): Crump, Sandra
  • Publisher: JHPIEGO
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal and child health
This collection of case studies was developed by HPIEGO/Maternal and Neonatal Health Program, Saving Newborn Lives/Save the Children, and Family Care International to demonstrate different approaches to influencing national policies on maternal and newborn health.

No more needless deaths : a call to action on human rights and maternal mortality

Csete, Joanne | cop. 2009
  • Author(s): Csete, Joanne
  • Publisher: International initiative on maternal mortality and human rights (IIMMHR)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal welfare, mortality, maternal health services, human rights, health policy
This report is about a rights-based approach to maternal mortality. If governments intend to reduce life-threatening complications of pregnancy they must also create laws and policies that guarantee women’s right to comprehensive health services, including contraception.

Contraceptive discontinuation and unintended pregnancy : an imperfect relationship

Curtis, Siân and Evens, Emily and Sambisa, William | 2011
  • Author(s): Curtis, Siân and Evens, Emily and Sambisa, William
  • Publisher: Guttmacher institute
  • Pages: 58--66
  • Keywords: reproductive health, contraceptive usage, maternal health services, bangladesh, dominican republic, kazakhstan, kenya, philippines
To explore how fertility desires contribute to stopping contraceptive use, the researchers examined women’s attitudes toward pregnancies following discontinuation for reasons other than a desire to have a child.
 

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.