Maternal Health – Lessons Learned
Varcoe, Colleen | 2013
- Author(s): Varcoe, Colleen
- Publisher: BioMed central
- Pages: --
- Keywords: maternal health services, indigenous populations, maternal and child health, rural population, australia
Birth outcomes could be improved if health care providers learned about Aboriginal people's varied encounters. Efforts to improve maternity care that account for the social and historical production of health inequities are crucial.
Vicente, Yesenia Pedro | 2012
- Author(s): Vicente, Yesenia Pedro
- Publisher: SIT graduate institute
- Pages: --
- Keywords: maternal health services, maternal welfare, samoa
This study will explore how progress in Samoa is measured regarding MDG 5. Health practices of women will be surveyed and similarities and discrepancies between reported behavior and actual practice will be discussed, including insight from health professionals interviewed on the topic.
Vlassoff, Michael | 2012
- Author(s): Vlassoff, Michael
- Publisher: Oxford university press
- Pages: --
- Keywords: maternal health services, abortion, maternal welfare, financial aspects, uganda
This article presents estimates based on research of the cost of providing post-abortion care. Post abortion care consumes a substantial portion of the total expenditure in reproductive health. Investing in family planning to prevent unwanted pregnancies would help reduce health systems costs.
Vlassoff, Michael | 2009
- Author(s): Vlassoff, Michael
- Publisher: Guttmacher institute [etc.]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: reproductive health, uganda
This brief describes current patterns of contraceptive use in Uganda and documents the high costs associated with persistently high unmet need for modern contraceptives.
Wall, Timothy | 2012
- Author(s): Wall, Timothy
- Publisher: United nations (UN)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: gender, aids, maternal welfare
The report presents the yearly assessment of global progress towards the MDGs, highlighting several milestones.
About this portal
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.