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.
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
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.
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.
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.