Hannan, Muhammad Maksudul and Sharma, Ishita | [2010]
- Author(s): Hannan, Muhammad Maksudul and Sharma, Ishita
- Publisher: International planned parenthood federation (IPPF) [etc.]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: maternal health services, reproductive health, youth, bangladesh
The message of this report is that progress towards MDG 5b, regarding young people’s access to reproductive health services, remains inadequate and that greater investment from the government is called for on MDG 5b and young people’s reproductive health needs if MDG targets are to be met.
Hardee, Karen and Gay, Jill and Blanc, Ann K. | 2012
- Author(s): Hardee, Karen and Gay, Jill and Blanc, Ann K.
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis]
- Pages: 603--617
- Keywords: developing countries, maternal health services, maternal mortality, maternal and child health
This article addresses relatively neglected aspects of maternal morbidity to illustrate morbidities that can affect women related to pregnancy and childbearing in developing countries: anaemia, maternal depression, infertility, fistula, uterine rupture and scarring and genital and uterine prolapse.
Harper, Pamela and Klitsch, Michael | cop. 2010
- Author(s): Harper, Pamela and Klitsch, Michael
- Publisher: EngenderHealth. The Respond project
- Pages: --
- Keywords: maternal welfare, mortality, bangladesh
This brief describes the Mayer Hashi project that has successfully reduced the incidence of often-fatal postpartum hemorrhage by ensuring that all women receive misoprostol tablets before they deliver, and the plans to scale up this approach in other parts of Bangladesh.
Harris, Amanda | 2010
- Author(s): Harris, Amanda
- Publisher: Oxford university press [etc.]
- Pages: 311--318
- Keywords: maternal health services, health care delivery, rural areas, minorities, health policy, social aspects, cultural aspects, china
This article is about factors that affect women obtaining care. Utilization of maternal health care services is associated with social, economic, cultural factors as well as the policies of delivery of services. Utilization is not necessarily increased through easy access to a health facility.
Harvey, Steven A. | 2007
- Author(s): Harvey, Steven A.
- Publisher: World health organization (WHO)
- Pages: 783--[793]
- Keywords: midwives, health personnel, vocational training, ecuador, nicaragua, niger
There is a wide gap between current evidence-based standards and provider competence to manage selected obstetric and neonatal complications. The paper discusses approaches to close it and describes briefly current efforts to do so in Ecuador, Nicaragua and Niger.