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Maternal Health – Lessons Learned

Forsaken lives : the harmful impact of the Philippine criminal abortion ban

| cop. 2010
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Center for reproductive rights
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: abortion, law, maternal mortality, maternal health services, philippines
The Philippines is one of the few countries in the world to criminalize abortion in all circumstances. As a consequence, women continue to die or suffer grave complications from unsafe abortion procedures, producing a massive public health crisis and violating the human rights of Filipino women.

Trends in maternal mortality : 1990 to 2008 : estimates developed by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA and The World bank

| cop. 2010
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: World health organization (WHO) [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal mortality, maternal health services, maternal and child health
Maternal mortality remains unacceptably high. New data show signs of progress in improving maternal health -- the health of women during pregnancy and childbirth -- with some countries achieving significant declines in maternal mortality ratios.

Packages of interventions for family planning, safe abortion care, maternal, newborn and child health

| cop. 2010
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: World health organization (WHO)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: reproductive health, maternal and child health, family planning, prenatal care, abortion, pregnancy, childbirth, health care delivery
This document describes the key effective interventions organized in packages across the continuum of care through pre-pregnancy, pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum, newborn care and care of the child. The packages are defined for community and facility levels in developing countries.

Keeping motherhood safe

| cop. 2010
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Population council
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal health services, maternal and child health, maternal welfare, reproductive health, midwives
The focus of this issue of Momentum is on saving lives by spacing births, on delivering births care through skilled hands, on providing a life saving drug and on supporting women’s reproductive options.

PMTCT strategic vision 2010-2015 : preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV to reach the UNGASS and Millennium development goals : moving towards the elimination of paediatric HIV

| cop. 2010
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: World health organization (WHO)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: aids, maternal and child health, maternal health services, disease prevention
 

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.