Maternal Health – Lessons Learned

Women's reproductive health seeking behavior in four districts in Sana'a, Yemen : quantitative and qualitative analysis

Basaleem, Huda Omer | 2012
  • Author(s): Basaleem, Huda Omer
  • Publisher: OMICS publishing group]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: men, family planning, midwives, maternal health services, yemen
Women’s reproductive health seeking behaviour appears far from optimum. Future intention for home delivery and unskilled childbirth was highly indicated. Inadequate awareness and decision making were obvious. Effective measures need to be considered at the community and health sector level.

Pay for performance : improving maternal health services in Pakistan

Bashir, Hamid | 2009
  • Author(s): Bashir, Hamid
  • Publisher: Abt associates. Health systems 20/20 project
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal health services, payments arrangements, pakistan
Pay for performance in Pakistan consists of supply side payments to providers and demand-side vouchers that subsidize the costs of a package of reproductive health care services and transportation for poor women. The aim is to reduce maternal mortality by increasing utilization of antenatal care.

Unintended pregnancy and induced abortion in Rwanda : causes and consequences

Basinga, Paulin | cop. 2012
  • Author(s): Basinga, Paulin
  • Publisher: Guttmacher institute [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal health services, abortion, maternal welfare, rwanda
This report presents the first attempt to quantify the incidence of abortion in Rwanda, by using a methodology that builds on the only accessible data on the subject--the number of women who seek care at health facilities for abortion related complications.

Measuring the effects of behavior change interventions in Burkina Faso with population-based survey results

Baya, Banza and Sangli, Gabriel and Maiga, Abdoulaye | cop. 2004
  • Author(s): Baya, Banza and Sangli, Gabriel and Maiga, Abdoulaye
  • Publisher: JHPIEGO [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health personnel, maternal and child health, pregnancy, childbirth, burkina faso
The objective of the maternal and neonatal health (MNH) Program in Burkina Faso is to increase the use of skilled providers during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum and newborn periods. This report evaluates the results of the program.

The worldwide incidence of preterm birth : a systematic review of maternal mortality and morbidity

Beck, Stacy | 2010
  • Author(s): Beck, Stacy
  • Publisher: World health organization (WHO)
  • Pages: 31--38
  • Keywords: prenatal care, maternal and child health, mortality, morbidity
This analysis demonstrates that preterm birth is a significant perinatal health problem across the globe, not only in terms of associated mortality but also with regard to short- and long-term morbidity and financial implications for health-care systems.
 

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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.