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Maternal Health – Lessons Learned

The influence of logistics on contraceptive use

| 2005
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: United States agency for international development (USAID). DELIVER
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: family planning
This paper explains the importance of logistics to family planning programs. Refers to a study that shows contraceptive use would drop by nearly one-fifth in developing countries with less efficient supply chain management.

Strategic directions for accelerating the reduction of maternal mortality in the eastern Mediterranean region : a regional framework

| 2005
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: World health Organization (WHO)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: mortality, maternal welfare
This paper discribes the strategic directions for accelerating the reduction of maternal mortality in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.

Perspectives on unmet need for family planning in West Africa : Benin

| 2005
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: United States agency for international development (USAID)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: family planning, reproductive health, benin
This brief is designed to contribute to offering some perspectives on the nature and dimensions of unmet need for family planning based on the findings of Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) in 11 West African countries. This brief focuses on Benin.

Making pregnancy safer : the critical role of the skilled attendant : a joint statement by WHO, ICM and FIGO

| 2004
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: World health organization (WHO). Department of reproductive health and research (RHR)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: midwives, health personnel, maternal welfare
Five factors are important when planning a strategy for the provision of skilled attendants. The education and regulation of skilled attendants and the need for a well functioning health system supporting maternal and child health initiatives are explained and described in this article.

Franchising the Better life options program through the BLOOM adolescent network

| 2004
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: CEDPA India team
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: reproductive health
The report describes how the program was implemented with several BLOOM Adolescent Network partner agencies, highlights the program’s major results and impacts, and shares challenges and lessons learned in its implementation.
 

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.