FRONTIERS Projects | Improving Postpartum Care Among Low-parity Mothers in Palestine

FRONTIERS PROJECT
Improving Postpartum Care Among Low-parity Mothers in Palestine

This project was designed with the Palestinian Ministry of Health and the Center for Development in Primary Health Care of Al-Quds University to develop a service strategy to increase postpartum use of health care services by first-time mothers or women with one or two children. The project included postpartum visits to the client’s home by a community health worker. The second visit produced a substantial increase in visits to the maternal and child clinic on day 40, which is when women were asked to return for a well-baby checkup. However, neither clients’ knowledge nor use of family planning increased.

Location

West Bank/Gaza

Duration

March 2001–March 2002

Population Council researcher

Laila Nawar

Non-Council collaborators

Ministry of Health

Center for Development in Primary Health Care, Al-Quds University

Donor

US Agency for International Development

Publications/Resources
Council researchers' names appear in boldface type.

2003
Center for Development in Primary Health Care. "Improving postpartum care among low parity mothers in Palestine," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 830 KB)