Maternal Health – Lessons Learned

Every woman, every child : access for all to skilled, motivated, and supported health workers

| 2010
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: The Partnership for maternal, newborn & child health (PMNCH)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal health services, health personnel, midwives
One of the conclusions of this report is that the higher the density and the more equitable the distribution of health workers, the higher the coverage of life-saving interventions such as skilled birth attendance and immunization, and the better the health outcomes.

Maternal, newborn, child and reproductive health

| 2010
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Global health council (GHC)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal and child health, reproductive health
This position paper focusses on maternal, newborn and child health.

Left without a choice : barriers to reproductive health in Indonesia

| 2010
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Amnesty international
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal health services, maternal welfare, reproductive health, human rights, indonesia
In this report, Amnesty International highlights the multiple barriers women and girls face in realizing their sexual and reproductive rights.

Human rights-based approaches to maternal mortality reduction efforts : briefing paper

| 2010
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: International initiative on maternal mortality and human rights (IIMMHR)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal mortality, human rights, family planning, maternal health services, india, kenya, peru
This report focuses on: What exactly does a human rights approach to maternal mortality reduction efforts involve? What's the value-added? By drawing on lessons learned from field projects in India, Kenya, and Peru, this briefing paper seeks to help advocates answer these questions.

Facts on satisfying the need for contraception in developing countries

| 2010
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Guttmacher institute [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: contraceptive usage, maternal health services, reproductive health, developing countries
This paper focusses on the fact that efforts to meet the demand for contraceptives will have a tremendous impact on the health and well-being of women and their families, and on progress toward meeting the Millennium Development Goals.
 

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.