Maternal Health – Lessons Learned

How mistimed and unwanted pregnancies affect timing of antenatal care initiation in three districts in Tanzania

Exavery, Amon | 2013
  • Author(s): Exavery, Amon
  • Publisher: BioMed central
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal health services, maternal welfare, tanzania
Late ANC initiation is a significant maternal and child health consequence of mistimed and unwanted pregnancies in Tanzania. Appropriate counseling to women, especially those who happen to conceive unintentionally is needed to minimize the possibility of delaying ANC initiation.

Saving newborn lives in Nigeria : newborn health in the context of the integrated maternal, newborn and child health strategy

Ezeaka, Chinyere V. and Kerber, Kate | 2011
  • Author(s): Ezeaka, Chinyere V. and Kerber, Kate
  • Publisher: Federal ministry of health
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal and child health, maternal health services, health centres, health education, nigeria
The report calls for an increased focus on reducing newborn deaths by teaching mothers about danger signs and encouraging them to seek help early at community health centres.

Are CMWs accessible in Punjab : a study funded by the Maternal and newborn health programme research and advocacy fund : summary report

Faisel, Arjumand | 2012
  • Author(s): Faisel, Arjumand
  • Publisher: Arjumand and associates (AAA) [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal health services, rural areas, midwives, pakistan
The study reveals that CMWs in Punjab are unable to reach pregnant women in all areas assigned to them, which on an average is limited to two-thirds of the assigned areas. Inability to pay CMW fee, lack of trust, distance to and from pregnant women’s home are factors mentioned.

Kesho Bora study : preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV during breastfeeding

Farley, Timothy | cop. 2011
  • Author(s): Farley, Timothy
  • Publisher: World health organization (WHO). Department of reproductive health and research (RHR)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal and child health, aids, pregnancy, breast feeding, pharmaceuticals
New evidence published in Lancet Infectious Diseases shows safety and efficacy of combination antiretroviral drugs during pregnancy, delivery and breastfeeding.

Presenting the upcoming State of the world's midwifery report

Fauveau, Vincent | 2011]
  • Author(s): Fauveau, Vincent
  • Publisher: United nations population fund (UNFPA) etc.
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: midwives, statistical data
The report, which will be the first of its kind, is intended to facilitate midwifery strengthening around the world. It will provide new information and data gathered from 60 countries in all regions of the world.
 

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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.