Maternal Health – Lessons Learned

Traditional birth attendants in rural Nepal : knowledge, attitudes and practices about maternal and newborn health

Thatte, N. | 2009
  • Author(s): Thatte, N.
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • Pages: 1--17
  • Keywords: midwives, health personnel, maternal and child health, mortality, nepal
This study provides insights about TBA practices that may impact maternal and newborn health outcomes. Delivery practices to improve maternal outcomes remain a challenge, given the lack of standardisation among TBAs.

Sharing best practices through online communities of practice : a case study

Thomas, Annamma Udaya | cop. 2010
  • Author(s): Thomas, Annamma Udaya
  • Publisher: BioMed central
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: training programmes, family planning, cultural aspects, communication process, maternal mortality
The success of the Global Alliance for Nursing and Midwifery's ongoing web-based community of practice provided an example of the successful use of this medium for decreasing maternal mortality. Rather than focusing solely on FP competencies, the focus was also on communication, cultural sensitivity

Death and denial : unsafe abortion and poverty

Thomas, Gareth | cop. 2006
  • Author(s): Thomas, Gareth
  • Publisher: International planned parenthood federation (IPPF)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: reproductive health, women, abortion, adverse health practices, poverty, primary health care, abortion policy, health care delivery
This report offers an overview of the current situation regarding unsafe abortion around the world. In doing so it seeks to open a much needed and timely debate among governments, parliamentarians, public health, development and medical experts.

High rates of burnout among maternal health staff at a referral hospital in Malawi : a cross-sectional study

Thorsen, Viva Combs and Tharp, Andra L. Teten and Meguid, Tarek | 2011
  • Author(s): Thorsen, Viva Combs and Tharp, Andra L. Teten and Meguid, Tarek
  • Publisher: BioMed central
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health personnel, maternal health services, malawi
The aims of the study were to examine the prevalence and degree of burnout reported by healthcare workers who provide antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal services in a district referral hospital and to explore factors that may influence the level of burnout healthcare workers experience.

Health workers' attitudes toward sexual and reproductive health services for unmarried adolescents in Ethiopia

Tilahun, Mesfin | 2012
  • Author(s): Tilahun, Mesfin
  • Publisher: BioMed central
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health personnel, adolescents, health education, maternal health services
A minority of health workers has negative attitudes toward sexual and reproductive health to adolescents. This is a barrier to service utilization. The authors call for a targeted effort toward alleviating negative attitudes toward adolescent-friendly reproductive health service.
 

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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.