Maternal Health – Lessons Learned

Multi-sectoral determinants of maternal mortality in Viet Nam

Yen, Nguyen Hoang | 2008
  • Author(s): Yen, Nguyen Hoang
  • Publisher: United nations. Economic and social commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN. ESCAP). Health bureau of Anhui province
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal and child health, mortality, contraceptives, maternal health services, china, vietnam, nepal
This report presents the findings of the study conducted under a project entitled 'Addressing Multi-sectoral determinants of maternal mortality in the ESCAP region', which seeks to address the problem of high maternal mortality in Bangladesh, Anhui province of China, Nepal and Vietnam.

Maternal mortality in Henan province, China : changes between 1996 and 2009

You, Fengzhi | 2012
  • Author(s): You, Fengzhi
  • Publisher: Public library of science] (PLoS)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal health services, health policy, health personnel, health education, educational aspects, maternal mortality, china
This study indicates that improving the health care network for women, training of obstetric staff at basic-level units, promoting maternal education, and increasing household income are important interventional strategies to reduce the maternal mortality ration further.

Revisiting the exclusion of traditional birth attendants from formal health systems in Ethiopia

Yousuf, Jemal | 2010
  • Author(s): Yousuf, Jemal
  • Publisher: African medical & research foundation (AMREF)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: midwives, maternal health services, maternal and child health, pastoralism
This study indicates that trained traditional birth attendants are the backbone of the maternal and child health development in pastoralist communities. Current numbers are inadequate and cannot meet the needs of the pastoralist communities including delivery, postnatal care and family planning.

Inequities in maternal and child health outcomes and interventions in Ghana

Zere, Eyob | 2012
  • Author(s): Zere, Eyob
  • Publisher: BioMed central
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal welfare, maternal health services, maternal and child health, ghana
The objective of this paper is to examine the equity dimension of child and maternal health outcomes and interventions using Ghana as a case study.

Saving mothers : giving life

| cop. 2012-
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  • Publisher: United States agency for international development (USAID)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal welfare, maternal mortality, information sources
Saving Mothers, Giving Life was launched with the goal of supporting countries where women are dying during pregnancy and childbirth to reduce maternal mortality.
 

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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.