Miller, Suellen | 2010
- Author(s): Miller, Suellen
- Publisher: BioMed central
- Pages: --
- Keywords: maternal welfare, maternal health services, egypt, nigeria
The Non-pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment (NASG)is a low-technology, first-aid compression device. Adding the NASG to standard hemorrhage management may significantly improve maternal outcomes from hypovolemic shock secondary to obstetric hemorrhage at care facilities in lowresource settings.
Miller, Suellen | 2006
- Author(s): Miller, Suellen
- Publisher: JHPIEGO. ACCESS program]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: maternal and child health
This e-publication summarizes activities that save lives of mothers and infants in the household and community. Conclusion is that optimum maternal and newborn care can be delivered only through a continuum of household-to-hospital interventions.
Mir, Ali Mohammad and Wajid, Abdul and Gull, Sadaf | 2012
- Author(s): Mir, Ali Mohammad and Wajid, Abdul and Gull, Sadaf
- Publisher: BioMed central
- Pages: --
- Keywords: health programmes, health education, rural population, training programmes, midwives, pakistan
Community-based providers, such as traditional birth attendants and community midwives with proper training and counseling, play an important role in reducing postpartum hemorrhage. Counseling and information exchange are helpful for introducing new practices in rural communities.
Mishra, Arundhati and Levitt-Dayal, Marta | 2003
- Author(s): Mishra, Arundhati and Levitt-Dayal, Marta
- Publisher: Centre for development and population activities (CEDPA/India)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: reproductive health, india
This study assessed the project's impact in increasing adolescents' knowledge of puberty, family planning and HIV/AIDS. Significant changes were found among all age groups and educational levels.
Moccia, Patricia | cop. 2008
- Author(s): Moccia, Patricia
- Publisher: United nations children's fund (UNICEF)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: maternal and child health
The e-publication 'The State of the World’s Children 2009' focuses on maternal and neonatal health and identifies the interventions and actions that must be scaled up to save lives.