Shrestha, Saraswoti Kumari | 2012
- Author(s): Shrestha, Saraswoti Kumari
- Publisher: BioMed central
- Pages: --
- Keywords: households, maternal welfare, maternal health services, nepal
This study identified whether practice of delivery is changing. Delivery at health institution was increased but strong differentials in urban--rural residency and social status of women. Shyness, dominance of mothers in law and fatalism was one of the main reasons contributing to home delivery.
Sigurdson Christiansen, Charlotte and Gibbs, Susannah and Chandra-Mouli, Venkatraman | 2013
- Author(s): Sigurdson Christiansen, Charlotte and Gibbs, Susannah and Chandra-Mouli, Venkatraman
- Publisher: Hindawi publishing corporation
- Pages: 1--5
- Keywords: maternal health services, maternal mortality, developing countries, adolescent pregnancy
This paper describes the contribution that two categories of “pregnancy-focused” programmes make, the provision of effective care and support in the antenatal, childbirth, and postnatal periods and the provision of effective promotive, preventive, and curative care in the prepregnancy period.
Silal, Sheetal P. | 2012
- Author(s): Silal, Sheetal P.
- Publisher: BioMed central
- Pages: --
- Keywords: health personnel, maternal mortality, maternal and child health, maternal health services, south africa
South Africa must address the access constraints facing women during pregnancy and delivery. More needs to be done to respond to these barriers by improving where services are provided, particularly in rural areas and for poor women, as well as altering the attitudes of health care providers.
Simfukwe, Victor and Barber, Caroline and Forster, Gary | 2009
- Author(s): Simfukwe, Victor and Barber, Caroline and Forster, Gary
- Publisher: Transaid, transport for life
- Pages: --
- Keywords: maternal and child health, maternal welfare, mortality, zambia
The report focuses on the evaluation of the bicycle ambulance project in the eastern province of Zambia. Research has indicated that a large percentage of the three mortality rates (infant, child and maternal) could be reduced by providing or supporting some intermediate modes of transport.
Singer, Peter and Geoghegan, Tracy and Arena, Karen | cop. 2011
- Author(s): Singer, Peter and Geoghegan, Tracy and Arena, Karen
- Publisher: Save the children
- Pages: --
- Keywords: maternal and child health, maternal health services, child mortality, developing countries, malawi
This report identifies countries that are lagging behind in the race to save lives. It also shows that effective solutions to this challenge are affordable - even in the world's poorest countries.