Freij, Leah Sawalha | [ca. 2008]
- Author(s): Freij, Leah Sawalha
- Publisher: Extending service delivery (ESD) project [etc.
- Pages: --
- Keywords: maternal welfare, mortality, yemen
This paper describes how the “Safe Age of Marriage” program is implemented as part of Yemen’s national effort to reduce maternal and neonatal mortalities. The program has aimed to end child marriage, marriage before age of 18, and improve the poor health and social outcomes of young girls.
Friberg, Ingrid K. | 2010
- Author(s): Friberg, Ingrid K.
- Publisher: Public library of science (PLoS) medicine]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: maternal and child health, maternal welfare, maternal health services
Two conclusions from this analysis are: modest increases in selected outreach interventions can save lives; addressing missed opportunities for births already occurring in health facilities can save maternal and newborn lives.
Fried, Susana | 2012
- Author(s): Fried, Susana
- Publisher: Harvard school of public health. François-Xavier Bagnoud center for health and human rights]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: human rights, gender, aids, maternal health services, maternal welfare, maternal mortality
This article makes the argument that a sustainable approach must be anchored in human rights and gender equality in order to tackle immediate health and rights concerns while addressing the structural drivers that underlie HIV and maternal mortality and morbidity.
Fry, Kenzo and Hopkins, Kristen and May, Katharine E. and Weinberger, Michelle | 2012
- Author(s): Fry, Kenzo and Hopkins, Kristen and May, Katharine E. and Weinberger, Michelle
- Publisher: Marie Stopes international (MSI)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: maternal and child health, maternal health services, maternal welfare, pregnancy, family planning
This report tracks progress during 2011 towards the global mission of Mary Stopes ‘children by choice, not chance’. The report takes a detailed look at the quality, scale and impact of services, and examines to what degree it reaches under-served groups.
Gabrysch, Sabine | 2009
- Author(s): Gabrysch, Sabine
- Publisher:
- Pages: 724--729
- Keywords: maternal welfare, maternal health services, midwives, cultural aspects, peru
This article describes lessons from the field, by implementing a model of skilled delivery attendance that integrates modern medical and traditional Andean elements proves to be feasible and sustainable.