Kesselman, Jeanette | ca. 2010]
- Author(s): Kesselman, Jeanette
- Publisher: Extending service delivery (ESD) project [etc.
- Pages: --
- Keywords: midwives, maternal welfare, maternal and child health, maternal health services, yemen
Through a pilot program, the Extending Service Delivery Project has supported the Basic Health Services Project to assist midwives with setting up private practices in rural communities where fixed facilities and services do not exist, or are far away.
Khan, Seema | 2012
- Author(s): Khan, Seema
- Publisher: Maternal and newborn health programme. Research and advocacy fund (RAF)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: gender, maternal health services, maternal welfare, pakistan
This paper aims to provide an overview of the gender and social inequalities in Pakistan; and explore how these influence health policy and planning; delivery of maternal health services; and women's ability to exercise choice and control over the decisions that affect their well-being.
Kidney, Elaine | 2009
- Author(s): Kidney, Elaine
- Publisher: BioMed central
- Pages: --
- Keywords: maternal welfare, mortality, maternal and child health, health care delivery
The objective was to provide a systematic review of the effectiveness of community level interventions to reduce maternal mortality. The conclusion is that community-level interventions of improved perinatal care practices can bring about a reduction in maternal mortality.
Kim, Young-Mi | 2012
- Author(s): Kim, Young-Mi
- Publisher: BioMed central
- Pages: --
- Keywords: obstetrics, maternal health services, maternal and child health, maternal mortality, afghanistan
Increasing appropriate use of caesarean section has potential to decrease maternal mortality. Data was collected as part of a needs assessment of emergency obstetric and newborn care facilities, to gain understanding of the clinical indications, timeliness, and outcomes of CS deliveries.
Kinney, Mary V. | 2010
- Author(s): Kinney, Mary V.
- Publisher: Public library of science (PLoS) medicine]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: maternal health services, maternal and child health, midwives, health programmes, health policy, maternal welfare, africa south of sahara
The aim of this paper is to present the current situation in sub-Saharan Africa for mothers, newborns, and children under age 5 years: why and where deaths occur, what known interventions can be employed to prevent these deaths, and current coverage of these interventions.