Maternal Health – Lessons Learned

Catalyzing change : improving youth sexual and reproductive health through DISHA, an integrated program in India

Kanesathasan, Anjala | cop. 2008
  • Author(s): Kanesathasan, Anjala
  • Publisher: International center for research on women (ICRW)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: reproductive health, india
DISHA was one of the first large-scale integrated programs in India to address the broader context of young people’s sexual and reproductive health needs. The report describes the results and lessons learned.

The relationship between maternal education and mortality among women giving birth in health care institutions : analysis of the cross sectional WHO global survey on maternal and perinatal health

Karlsen, Saffron | 2011
  • Author(s): Karlsen, Saffron
  • Publisher: BioMed central
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal mortality, educational aspects, maternal and child health, maternal health services
Lower levels of maternal education were associated with higher maternal mortality even amongst women able to access facilities. More attention should be given to the wider social determinants of health when devising strategies to reduce maternal mortality.

India : \"No tally of the anguish\" : accountability in maternal health care in India

Kashyap, Aruna and Varia, Nisha | 2009
  • Author(s): Kashyap, Aruna and Varia, Nisha
  • Publisher: Human rights watch (HRW)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal mortality, morbidity, motherhood, obstetrics, maternal health services, human rights violations, india
A key finding of this report is that while authorities are taking important steps to improve access to maternal care, accountability systems are not working. While accountability measures may seem dry or abstract, they literally can be a matter of life and death.

Systematic review of the magnitude and case fatality ratio for severe maternal morbidity in sub-Saharan Africa between 1995 and 2010

Kaye, Dan K. and Kakaire, Othman and Osinde, Michael O. | 2011
  • Author(s): Kaye, Dan K. and Kakaire, Othman and Osinde, Michael O.
  • Publisher: BioMed central
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal mortality, maternal health services
Case fatality ratio of maternal near misses are high in studies from sub-Saharan Africa. Differences exist between countries. This could be due to variation in criteria used to define maternal near misses morbidity. Research should adopt the WHO recommendation on classification of maternal mortality

Learning from RHI partnerships 1998-2002 : Bangladesh, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Viet Nam

Kent, Caroline Jane | [2002]
  • Author(s): Kent, Caroline Jane
  • Publisher: United Nations fund for population activities (UNFPA)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: reproductive health, bangladesh, cambodia, lao, nepal, pakistan, sri lanka, vietnam
The following publication shows how this groundbreaking Initiative operated, outlines new strategies and approaches and highlights lessons drawn from its four years of implementation.
 

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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.