Maternal Health – Lessons Learned

Malawi case study : choice, not chance : a repositioning family planning case study

Solo, Julie and Jacobstein, Roy and Malema, Deliwe | 2005
  • Author(s): Solo, Julie and Jacobstein, Roy and Malema, Deliwe
  • Publisher: ACQUIRE project
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: family planning, malawi
ACQUIRE has compiled country-specific case studie that showcases the importance of family planning and the need for its continued support in Malawi.

Moving family planning programs forward : learning from success in Zambia, Malawi, and Ghana : the repositioning family planning case study synthesis report

Solo, Julie and Klitsch, Michael | 2005
  • Author(s): Solo, Julie and Klitsch, Michael
  • Publisher: ACQUIRE project
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: family planning, zambia, malawi, ghana
A Synthesis Report about family planning success in Zambia, Malawi and Ghana.

Zambia case study : ready for change : a repositioning family planning case study

Solo, Julie and Luhanga, Monde and Wohlfahrt, Damien | 2005
  • Author(s): Solo, Julie and Luhanga, Monde and Wohlfahrt, Damien
  • Publisher: ACQUIRE project
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: family planning, zambia
ACQUIRE has compiled country-specific case studie that showcases the importance of family planning and the need for its continued support in Zambia.

Women's perceptions of homebirths in two rural medical districts in Burkina Faso : a qualitative study

Some, Télesphore D. and Sombie, Issiaka and Meda, Nicolas | 2011
  • Author(s): Some, Télesphore D. and Sombie, Issiaka and Meda, Nicolas
  • Publisher: BioMed central
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: financial aspects, maternal health services, rural areas, midwives, maternal welfare, pregnancy, burkina faso
The purpose was to describe women's perceptions of homebirths. A qualitative approach was used. Findings show that homebirths are frequent because of prohibitive distance to health facilities, fast and easy labour, financial constraints, lack of decision making power to reach health facilities.

Measuring the effects of the SIAGA behavior change campaign in Indonesia with population-based survey results

Sood, Suruchi | cop. 2004
  • Author(s): Sood, Suruchi
  • Publisher: JHPIEGO [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health personnel, maternal and child health, indonesia
The Maternal and Neonatal Health (MNH) Program in Indonesia focused on increasing skilled attendance at birth. This report evaluates the program.
 

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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.