Maternal Health – Lessons Learned

The World health organization multicountry survey on maternal and newborn health : study protocol

Souza, Joمo Paulo | 2011
  • Author(s): Souza, Joمo Paulo
  • Publisher: BioMed central
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: who, health policy, maternal and child health, maternal health services
This study was to determine the prevalence of maternal near-miss cases. The findings will be a good starter for a more comprehensive dialogue with governments, professionals and civil societies for promoting best practices and improving quality of maternal health care.

Evaluating the quality of care for severe pregnancy complications : the WHO near-miss approach for maternal health

Souza, Joمo Paulo and Bartlett, Linda | cop. 2011
  • Author(s): Souza, Joمo Paulo and Bartlett, Linda
  • Publisher: World health organization (WHO)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal health services, maternal mortality, health programmes, health policy
This guide is intended to be used by health-care workers and programme managers who are responsible for quality of maternal health care. It presents the WHO maternal near-miss approach for monitoring the implementation of critical interventions in maternal health care.

Access to essential technologies for safe childbirth : a survey of health workers in Africa and Asia

Spector, Jonathan M. | 2013
  • Author(s): Spector, Jonathan M.
  • Publisher: BioMed central
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health personnel, maternal health services, maternal and child health
Reliable availability of health technologies, as equipment and medicines, is essential to ensure successful childbirth. This study presents a survey of health workers in order to profile the availability of health technologies considered to be essential to providing safe childbirth care.

Improving quality of care for maternal and newborn health : prospective pilot study of the WHO safe childbirth checklist program

Spector, Jonathan M. | 2012
  • Author(s): Spector, Jonathan M.
  • Publisher: Public library of science] (PLoS)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal mortality, health personnel, health policy, maternal health services, maternal and child health
Most of the maternal deaths that occur each year could be avoided through delivery of timely interventions. Integration of checklist programs into clinical practice has been shown to reduce deaths and complications in intensive care medicine and surgery.

Women's perceptions of quality and satisfaction with maternal health services

Srivastava, Aradhana and Bhattacharyya, Sanghita and Avan, Bilal I. | [2012]
  • Author(s): Srivastava, Aradhana and Bhattacharyya, Sanghita and Avan, Bilal I.
  • Publisher: University of Aberdeen [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health programmes, maternal health services, maternal welfare
This study aimed to identify dimensions of care that are important to women's perception of quality of care and satisfaction; and to gather evidence on the current status of satisfaction with maternal health care services in India.
 

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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.