Maternal Health – Lessons Learned

Curbing maternal and child mortality : the Nigerian experience : research paper

Olusegun, Ogunjimi Lucas and Ibe, Rosemary Thomas and Micheal, Ikorok Maria | 2012
  • Author(s): Olusegun, Ogunjimi Lucas and Ibe, Rosemary Thomas and Micheal, Ikorok Maria
  • Publisher: Academic journals
  • Pages: 33--39
  • Keywords: maternal health services, maternal mortality, maternal welfare, maternal and child health, nigeria
The paper examined the high maternal and child mortality in Nigeria. Factors associated with these problems include, poor socio-economic development, weak health care system and barriers to care utilization. Interventions include, care during pregnancy and birth supports.

Preventing postpartum hemorrhage at the community level in Senegal with misoprostol

Ortiz, Christine | 2010
  • Author(s): Ortiz, Christine
  • Publisher: Abt associates [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health care delivery, maternal health services, midwives
This study was designed to investigate whether auxiliary midwives under the supervision of a certified midwife could safely give misoprostol to women giving birth at maternity huts.

Improving the Ghanaian safe motherhood programme : evaluating the effectiveness of alternative training models and other performance improvement factors on the quality of maternal care and client outcomes

Osei, Ivy | 2005
  • Author(s): Osei, Ivy
  • Publisher: Population council]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal welfare, ghana
This publication is evaluating the effectiveness of alternative training models and other performance improvement factors on the quality of maternal care and client outcomes.

Lives worth saving : abortion care in sub-Saharan Africa since ICPD : a progress report

Otsea, Karen and Hardy, Ralph and Jarrell, Marty | cop. 2004
  • Author(s): Otsea, Karen and Hardy, Ralph and Jarrell, Marty
  • Publisher: Ipas
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: reproductive health, abortion, africa
This review of post-ICPD developments in sub-Saharan Africa offers examples of progress in the region in abortion-related care.

Monitoring safe abortion care service provision in Tigray, Ethiopia : report of a baseline assessment in public-sector facilities

Otsea, Karen and Tesfaye, Solomon | 2007
  • Author(s): Otsea, Karen and Tesfaye, Solomon
  • Publisher: Ipas
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal health services, abortion, training programmes, ethiopia
The findings of this baseline assessment show that there is limited availability of both basic and comprehensive SAC services in the Tigray region but considerable potential to increase the number of save abortion care sites.
 

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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.