Mulligan, Jo | 2010
- Author(s): Mulligan, Jo
- Publisher: Department for international development (DFID)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: maternal welfare, maternal health services, family planning, abortion
This report provides a summary of the evidence on reducing the burden of unintended pregnancies through family planning and safe abortion. The paper synthesizes the evidence on interventions to reduce barriers to the supply of and demand for these services, including estimates of cost-effectiveness.
Mwangi, Annie | 2008
- Author(s): Mwangi, Annie
- Publisher: Population council. Frontiers in reproductive health program (FRONTIERS) [etc.]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: reproductive health, family planning, maternal and child health, kenya
The objectives of the study were to develop and introduce a strengthened postnatal care package, to document the feasibility, acceptability and quality of care of the strengthened postnatal care, and to evaluate the effectiveness of the postnatal package on women's reproductive health behaviors.
Nahar, Shamsun and Banu, Morsheda and Nasreen, Hashima E. | 2011
- Author(s): Nahar, Shamsun and Banu, Morsheda and Nasreen, Hashima E.
- Publisher: BioMed central
- Pages: --
- Keywords: maternal health services, maternal and child health, obstetrics, bangladesh
Recognizing the burden of maternal mortality, BRAC established a woman-focused development intervention in urban slums of Bangladesh. The intervention emphasizes strengthening the continuum of maternal and child care through community, delivery centre and timely referral of obstetric complications.
Nair, M. and Ariana, P. and Webster, P. | 2012
- Author(s): Nair, M. and Ariana, P. and Webster, P.
- Publisher: James Cook university]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: rural population, maternal health services, midwives, india
The objectives of this study were to assess the prevalence and the determinants of institutional delivery by skilled birth attendants in a rural population in Andhra Pradesh, India.
Nasreen, Hashima E. | 2012
- Author(s): Nasreen, Hashima E.
- Publisher: BioMed central
- Pages: --
- Keywords: rural population, maternal health services, maternal and child health, men, disease prevention, health education, bangladesh
Improvement in men’s knowledge in intervention district is likely. Emphasis of behaviour change communications messages should be placed on birth preparedness for clean delivery and referral and on newborn care. Messages directed to men at informal meeting places like market places and tea stalls.