Maternal Health – Lessons Learned

Improving lives through CARE's sexual and reproductive health programs : using social analysis and action in Madagascar to break from family planning 'business as usual'

Loucks, Jennifer and Jaffe, Anthony | 2012
  • Author(s): Loucks, Jennifer and Jaffe, Anthony
  • Publisher: [Cooperative for assistance and relief everywhere] (CARE)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: attitudes, health education, health programmes, maternal welfare, family planning, madagascar
How effective can FP strategies be if issues around contraceptive non-use are not addressed? Field agents realized that family planning projects have limited impact unless they broke from “business as usual” and focused on identifying the social norms that negatively impact family planning use.

Achieving the Millennium development goal of improving maternal health : determinants, interventions and challenges

Lule, Elizabeth | 2005
  • Author(s): Lule, Elizabeth
  • Publisher: World bank
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: mortality, maternal welfare, reproductive health
This paper synthesize key actions that can accelerate progress toward achieving the maternal health MDG. The paper describes the progress made to date and lessons learned. It continues with an analysis of the key evidence on the effective interventions for attaining the maternal health

From research to practice : the example of antenatal care in Thailand

Lumbiganon, Pisake | 2004
  • Author(s): Lumbiganon, Pisake
  • Publisher:
  • Pages: 746--749
  • Keywords: prenatal care, maternal health services, child health, thailand
This article reports on the implementation of a new model of antenatal care in Thailand. This model of care, which requires fewer antenatal visits than previous programmes, was developed following a randomized trial and systematic review of antenatal care in developing countries.

Traditional birth attendant training for improving health behaviours and pregnancy outcomes

MacArthur, Christine | cop. 2009
  • Author(s): MacArthur, Christine
  • Publisher: World health organization (WHO)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: midwives, health personnel, maternal welfare, pakistan, bangladesh, malawi, guatemala
This review includes four studies of the result of training of traditional birth attendants in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Malawi and Guatemala. Over 2000 traditional birth attendants (TBAs) and 27000 women were involved.

What is the impact of contraceptive methods and mixes of contraceptive methods on contraceptive prevalence, unmet need for family planning, and, unwanted and unintended pregnancies? : an overview of systematic reviews

Mackenzie, Heather | 2010]
  • Author(s): Mackenzie, Heather
  • Publisher: Department for international development (DFID)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: pregnancy, maternal health services, family planning, developing countries
In developing countries, unintended pregnancies are one of the major consequences of an unmet need for contraception. Unintended pregnancies often lead to closely spaced pregnancies and child births, early child bearing, and abortions, which in turn lead to high maternal and infant mortality.
 

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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.