Ronsmans, Carine | ca. 2008]
- Author(s): Ronsmans, Carine
- Publisher: Family care international (FCI) : with UNFPA
- Pages: --
- Keywords: maternal welfare, mortality
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Ronsmans, C. | 2009
- Author(s): Ronsmans, C.
- Publisher:
- Pages: 416--423
- Keywords: midwives, maternal health services, maternal welfare, mortality, indonesia
Achieving coverage of all births by health professionals is still a distant goal in Indonesia, but even among women who receive professional care, maternal mortality ratios remain high. Fee exemption and transport incentives may be a way to reduce Indonesia’s maternal mortality ratio.
Rottach, Elisabeth | 2012
- Author(s): Rottach, Elisabeth
- Publisher: Futures group. Health policy project
- Pages: --
- Keywords: maternal and child health, developing countries, maternal health services, family planning, gender
This working paper focuses on efforts to scale up interventions in FP and MNCH in developing countries. It describes frameworks and approaches to scaling up and how they address gender. The paper reviews the experience of selected organizations in scaling up best practices and addressing gender.
Rottach, Elisabeth and Schuler, Sidney Ruth and Hardee, Karen | 2009
- Author(s): Rottach, Elisabeth and Schuler, Sidney Ruth and Hardee, Karen
- Publisher: Interagency gender working group (IGWG) [etc.]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: gender, reproductive health, maternal and child health, empowerment, aids, youth
This publication assembles the latest data and presents the evidence as to the impact of incorporating a gender perspective into reproductive health programs. The 40 programmes examined include evaluated interventions that focus on unintended pregnancy, maternal health, HIV/AIDS and other STIs.
Roudi-Fahimi, Farzaneh | 2012
- Author(s): Roudi-Fahimi, Farzaneh
- Publisher: Population reference bureau (PRB) [etc.]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: maternal health services, maternal welfare, family planning
This policy brief examines women's need for family planning in Arab countries, drawing from national surveys of married women conducted over the past 10 years. The brief also describes why countries should work to reduce unmet need by addressing demand for and supply of family planning services.