Maternal Health – Lessons Learned

Delivering health, saving lives : the state of the world's midwifery 2011

Campbell, Jim | cop. 2011
  • Author(s): Campbell, Jim
  • Publisher: United nations population fund (UNFPA)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: midwives, maternal health services, maternal and child health, maternal mortality
The role of skilled birth attendants is widely acknowledged as being critical to addressing maternal mortality and morbidity. Recent analyses show that midwifery personnel and services are unequally distributed. The global report documents the situation in countries with high maternal mortality.

Increasing family planning access and choice : key lessons from Marie Stopes international's clinical outreach programmes

Campbell, Jack and Corby, Nick | [2011]
  • Author(s): Campbell, Jack and Corby, Nick
  • Publisher: Marie Stopes international
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal health services, family planning
The report details key lessons and emerging practices around how to improve access to services through outreach. It is designed to help service providers which are offering family planning services.

Maternal mortality measurement resource website

Campbell, Oona and Foster, Lauren and Hauke, Elizabeth | cop. 2007-
  • Author(s): Campbell, Oona and Foster, Lauren and Hauke, Elizabeth
  • Publisher: Maternal mortality measurement resource (MMM-R)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal welfare, mortality
Maternal Mortality Measurement Resource (MMM-R) is a web-based collection of methods, techniques and approaches for measuring maternal mortality.

Strategies for reducing maternal mortality : getting on with what works

Campbell, Oona M.R. and Graham, Wendy J. | 2006
  • Author(s): Campbell, Oona M.R. and Graham, Wendy J.
  • Publisher: The Lancet
  • Pages: 1284--1299
  • Keywords: maternal welfare, mortality
This article examines different strategies to reduce maternal mortality. It finds that whilst there are numerous interventions for maternal health, few have maternal mortality as an outcome. It also shows that no interventions alone can reduce the rate of maternal mortality in a population.

Review of global literature on maternal health interventions and outcomes related to provision of skilled birth attendance

Canavan, Ann | cop. 2008
  • Author(s): Canavan, Ann
  • Publisher: Royal tropical institute (KIT)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: midwives, maternal welfare, mortality, health personnel
This paper aims to provide an overview of some of the recent findings on maternal health interventions and outcomes, more specific focused on the role of skilled birth attendants.
 

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.