Maternal Health – Lessons Learned

HRP biennial technical report 2009-2010

| cop. 2011
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: World health organization (WHO)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal welfare, maternal health services, family planning, gender
This report is intended to be a key tool for disseminating information on sexual and reproductive health to scientists, researchers, programme managers and other partners. Quality of care in sexual and reproductive health services has been identified as a priority area of research.

Community mobilisation through women's groups to improve the health of mothers and babies : good practice guide

| cop. 2011
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Perinatal care project (BADAS) [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal and child health, maternal mortality, maternal health services, health education, india, bangladesh
This Good Practice Guide describes an approach that has the potential to reduce maternal and newborn deaths and successfully address maternal and newborn health problems, in India and Bangladesh.

International data center : advancing sexual and reproductive health worldwide through research, policy analysis and public education

| cop. 2010-
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Guttmacher institute
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: information sources, reproductive health, maternal and child health
This new tool of the Guttmacher Institute allows researchers, advocates, policymakers and others working on reproductive health issues at the international level to build, download and print custom tables using the most current information available from a wide range of countries and regions.

Averting maternal death and disability [program] (AMDD)

| cop. 2010-
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Columbia university
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal and child health, maternal mortality, health programmes, developing countries
Averting Maternal Death and Disability (AMDD) works with partners worldwide to stimulate new thinking and generate evidence-based solutions to improve maternal and newborn survival.

Maternal health task force

| cop. 2010-
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: EngenderHealth
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal and child health, maternal welfare
The Maternal Health Task Force at EngenderHealth contributes to shaping collective efforts to improve maternal health worldwide. The Task Force provides a new forum dedicated specifically to maternal health.
 

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.