Maternal Health – Lessons Learned

Private midwives serve the hard-to-reach : a promising practice model

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.

Poverty, gender inequality and social exclusion and their impact on maternal and newborn health in Pakistan : a briefing paper

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.

Systematic review of effect of community-level interventions to reduce maternal mortality

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.

Quality of caesarean delivery services and documentation in first-line referral facilities in Afghanistan : a chart review

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.

Sub-Saharan Africa's mothers, newborns, and children : where and why do they die?

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.
 

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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.