Maternal Health – Lessons Learned

Should oral misoprostol be used to prevent postpartum haemorrhage in home-birth settings in low-resource countries? : a systematic review of the evidence

Hundley, V.A. | 2012
  • Author(s): Hundley, V.A.
  • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal health services, health personnel, maternal welfare, maternal mortality
Distribution of oral misoprostol through frontline health workers is effective in reducing postpartum haemorrhage (PPH). Given the limited number of high-quality studies in this review, further randomised controlled trials are required to confirm the association in different implementation settings.

Report of the special rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health : mission to India

Hunt, Paul | 2010
  • Author(s): Hunt, Paul
  • Publisher: United nations (UN)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal welfare, mortality, midwives, maternal health services
While the report gives particular attention to maternal mortality in Rajasthan and Maharashtra, the analysis and recommendations are relevant to all states in India. They are also relevant to countries in every region of the world.

Reducing maternal mortality : the contribution of the right to the highest attainable standard of health

Hunt, Paul and Bueno De Mesquita, Judith | [ca. 2007]
  • Author(s): Hunt, Paul and Bueno De Mesquita, Judith
  • Publisher: University of Essex. Human rights centre : with UNFPA
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal and child health, health policy, human rights
This report introduces the contribution of the right to the highest attainable standard of health to reducing maternal mortality. The focus is on a framework for designing effective policies to reduce maternal mortality and on tools and strategies for advocacy and accountability.

Improving maternal health : lessons from the Basic health services project in China

Huntingdon, Dale | 2008
  • Author(s): Huntingdon, Dale
  • Publisher: Department for international development (DFID) China
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal welfare, mortality, maternal and child health, china
This policy briefing paper, published by the Department for International Development (DFID), summarizes lessons from a 10 year project that piloted strategies for addressing access to China's rural health system. The authors observe one dramatic outcome: a 40 percent fall in maternal mortality.

A systems approach to improving maternal health in the Philippines

Huntington, Dale and Banzon, Eduardo and Dy Recidoro, Zenaida | 2012
  • Author(s): Huntington, Dale and Banzon, Eduardo and Dy Recidoro, Zenaida
  • Publisher: World health organization (WHO)
  • Pages: 104--110
  • Keywords: health planning, maternal health services, maternal and child health, philippines
To examine the impact of health-system-wide improvements on maternal health outcomes in the Philippines. One of the conclusions is that making health-system-wide reforms to improve maternal health has positive synergistic effects.
 

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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.