Mahendra, Shanti and Blencowe, Hannah | 2011
- Author(s): Mahendra, Shanti and Blencowe, Hannah
- Publisher: World health organization (WHO). The Partnership for maternal, newborn & child health (PMNCH)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: pregnancy, maternal and child health, infant mortality, maternal health services, midwives
To prevent stillbirths, pregnancy care is important. Screening during pregnancy for infections, high blood pressure can reduce stillbirths. During labour and delivery, emergency obstetric care and skilled professional birth attendants are critical to prevent stillbirths as well as maternal deaths.
Maine, Deborah | cop. 2009
- Author(s): Maine, Deborah
- Publisher: World health organization (WHO)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: maternal welfare, obstetrics
The handbook focuses on the critical role of EmOC in saving lives of women with obstetric complications during pregnancy and childbirth. It describes the saving of newborns intrapartum and indicators that can be used to assess, monitor, evaluate the availability, use and quality of EmOC.
Mantini, Lee | 2009-2010
- Author(s): Mantini, Lee
- Publisher: Comprehensive rural health project (CRHP)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: maternal health services, rural areas, india
This blog is about a Comprehensive Rural Health Project (CRHP) in India. The project has been investing in women for almost 40 years. One of the aspects is the role of Village Health Workers regarding the reduction of maternal and infant mortality.
Marchant, Tanya | 2013
- Author(s): Marchant, Tanya
- Publisher: London school of hygiene & tropical medicine. IDEAS project
- Pages: --
- Keywords: health personnel, maternal health services, maternal and child health, nigeria
Aim of study to gather information about frequency, quality, and equity of interactions with frontline workers during pregnancy, delivery and first 28 days after birth.
Matthews, Mathai and Severin, Xylander and Jelka, Zupan | 2010
- Author(s): Matthews, Mathai and Severin, Xylander and Jelka, Zupan
- Publisher: World health organization (WHO)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: maternal welfare, maternal health services, health personnel
The WHO is in the process of revising and updating its guidance on postpartum and postnatal care delivered by skilled providers. The purposes of revision are to encourage and support broader provision of care and to foster a new, woman-centred concept of care that promotes health.