Alam, Mafruha | 2010]
- Author(s): Alam, Mafruha
- Publisher: Click diagnostics
- Pages: --
- Keywords: mobile telecommunication services, maternal and child health, maternal health services, health personnel, data collection, evaluation, slums, bangladesh
The paper presents methodology, results and limitations of a project using mobile phones to improve data collection on maternal, newborn and child health in urban slums. CHWs were enabled to better assess the level of risk of pregnant women and prioritize resources for targeted intervention.
Alcock, Glyn and Josson, Priyanka and Houweling, Tanja A.J. | 2012
- Author(s): Alcock, Glyn and Josson, Priyanka and Houweling, Tanja A.J.
- Publisher: Equinam
- Pages: --
- Keywords: health programmes, maternal health services, maternal welfare, nepal, india, bangladesh
Inequalities in maternal health are huge, effective interventions rarely reach those who need them most. Report summerizes interviews with policy makers and practitioners on what works to reach lower socioeconomic groups with maternal and newborn health interventions and to reduce inequalities.
Althabe, Fernando and Howson, Christopher and Kinney, Mary and Lawn, Joy | 2012
- Author(s): Althabe, Fernando and Howson, Christopher and Kinney, Mary and Lawn, Joy
- Publisher: World health organization (WHO) [etc.]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: empowerment, family planning, maternal health services, maternal and child health, adolescents, prenatal care, pregnancy, maternal welfare, child health, child mortality
One of the conclusions of this report is that family planning and increased empowerment of women, especially adolescents, plus improved quality of care before, between and during pregnancy can help to reduce preterm birth rates.
Altman, Daniel and Fogstad, Helga and Grّnseth, Lars and Kristensen, Frederik | 2011
- Author(s): Altman, Daniel and Fogstad, Helga and Grّnseth, Lars and Kristensen, Frederik
- Publisher: Ministry of foreign affairs
- Pages: --
- Keywords: maternal health services, health programmes, health policy, maternal and child health
This report describes business models that innovators have used with success, as well as case studies of some of the most powerful and ingenious innovations in women and children’s health.
Amano, Abdella and Gebeyehu, Abebaw and Birhanu, Zelalem | 2012
- Author(s): Amano, Abdella and Gebeyehu, Abebaw and Birhanu, Zelalem
- Publisher: BioMed central
- Pages: --
- Keywords: midwives, maternal welfare, maternal health services, maternal mortality, ethiopia
One of the key strategies for reducing maternal morbidity and mortality is increasing institutional delivery service utilization of mothers under the care of skilled birth attendants. Aim of this study was to determine the level of institutional delivery service utilization and associated factors.