Population Council Research that makes a difference

Plenary Session
11:00 am–12:30 pm

"What do the numbers mean and how do we use them?"

Plenary Session 1—Global Progress on Maternal Health: The Numbers and Their Implications

Saroj Pachauri

Oral Sessions
1:30–3:00 pm

Theme—Strengthening Systems for Maternal Health

"Improving the health of indigenous Guatemalan women by strengthening maternity waiting homes"

Session 3: Improving Access to Facility Deliveries (Location: Magnolia)

Marieke van Dijk, Marta Julia Ruiz, Alejandra Munguía, Courtney Burks, and Sandra G. García

Theme—Reproductive and Sexual Health

"Meeting the needs of HIV-positive women in family planning settings"

Saiqa Mullick, Richard Hayes, Katherine Fielding, and Ian Askew

"Addressing unmet need for family planning among HIV-positive women: Family planning as part of HIV care"

Session 3: HIV Program Linkages to Reduce Maternal Mortality Among HIV-positive Women (Location: Theatre 2)

Moderator: Deborah Weiss

Avina Sarna

3:30–5:00 pm

Theme—Ideas and Interventions to Improve Maternal Health

"Magnesium sulfate use for the treatment of severe pre-eclampsia and eclampsia in Mexico"

Session 7: Safe Delivery Practices (Location: Theatre 3)

Claudia Díaz Olavarrieta, Sandra G. García, Marieke van Dijk, Jorge A. Valencia, Patricio Sanhueza Smith, Patricia Uribe Zuñiga, Rufino Luna Gordillo, and Maria Elena Reyes Gutierrez

Oral Sessions
10:45 am–12:15 pm

Theme—Reproductive and Sexual Health

"Men’s behavior regarding maternal and neonatal health after behavior change communication in Pakistan"

Ashfa Hashmi and Abdul Wajid

"Increasing male involvement contributes to increased uptake of NSV in Bangladesh"

Sharif Mohammed Ismail Hossain, Maboob-E-Alam, Ellen Themmen, and Abu Jamil Faisel

"Perspectives and roles of young men in delaying first pregnancy: Findings from an early marrying setting in India"

Session 7: Male Involvement in Reproductive and Maternal/Newborn Health (Location: Maple)

"A health care response to gender-based violence in Vietnam"

Session 3: Violence and Pregnancy (Location: Willow)

Katherine Williams, Meiwita Budiharsana, and Tung Quoc Mai (presenter)

Poster Session
12:15–1:45

Theme—Ideas and Interventions to Improve Maternal Health

"Which cadres of birth attendant are likely to be more effective in rural Pakistan?"

Oral Sessions
1:45–3:15 pm

Theme—Ideas and Interventions to Improve Maternal Health

"Does integration improve the quality of postnatal care?"

Session 15: Community-based Postpartum Care (Location: Jacaranda 1)

Charlotte Warren, Erick Oweya, Nelisiwe Sikhosana, Jackie Kivunaga, Joshua Kikuvi, and Charity Nwdiga on behalf of the INTEGRA Research Team

"Strengthening the prevention of mother-to-child transmission in antenatal and postnatal services in South Africa"

Hlamalani Sophy Mabasa, Saiqa Mullick, Edwin Maroga, Doctor Khoza, and Mantshi Teffo-Menziwa (presenter)

"Provision of postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) for HIV prevention: Findings from an assessment of facilities in Limpopo, South Africa"

Session 9: Maternal Health and HIV (Location: Willow)

Moderator: John Townsend

Saiqa Mullick, Elizabeth Mbizvo, Mantshi Teffo-Menziwa, Edwin Maroga, and Mabena Mhlahlandela

"Behavior change communication influencing reproductive health behavior: How and when it makes a difference"

Session 14: Using Behavior Change Communications as an Intervention to Achieving MDGs 4 and 5 (Location: Gulmohar)

Oral Sessions
10:45 am–12:15 pm

Theme—Strengthening Systems for Maternal Health

"Do reproductive health vouchers work for the poor?"

Session 19: Demand-side Financing for Maternal and Reproductive Health (Location: Jacaranda 1)

Ben Bellows, Charlotte Warren, Ian Askew, and Nicole Bellows

Theme—Reproductive and Sexual Health

"Mexico City’s novel elective abortion program: Women’s characteristics and contraceptive uptake"

Armando Ahued Ortega, Patricio Sanhueza Smith, Jorge Morales Velazquez, Claudia Díaz Olavarrieta, Kate S. Wilson, Eileen A. Yam, Aremis Villalobos, and Sandra G. García

"Increasing access to safe abortion: Evidence of the feasibility of provision of abortion by Ayurveds and nurses"

Session 10: Access to Abortion Services (Location: Theatre 2)

Poster Sessions
12:15–1:45 pm

Theme—Strengthening Systems for Maternal Health

"Maximizing human resource utilization in low-resource settings: Mentoring works!"

Charity Ndwiga and Charlotte Warren on behalf of the INTEGRA Research Team

Marieke van Dijk, Katherine Wilson, Xipatl Contreras, Allison Ettenger, H. Dawn Fukuda, and Sandra G. García

"Creating a space for men and youth at health and family welfare centers"

Ubaidur Rob and Ismat Ara Hena

Oral Sessions
1:45–3:15 pm

Theme—Measuring and Monitoring Maternal Health

"Can a decline in maternal mortality be gauged from outcomes at health facilities?"

Session 6: Approaches to Monitoring Maternal Mortality and Morbidity (Location: Theatre 2)

Anrudh K. Jain, Zakir Hussain Shah, and Momina Salim

"Does access matter for maternal and child health, especially for the poor?"

Session 7: Maternal Healthcare Seeking Behavior (Location: Casuarina)

"Performance of Janani Suraksha Yojana: Can it help in achieving MDGs 4 and 5?"

Session 24: Economics of Maternal Health Interventions (Location: Jacaranda 2)

M.E. Khan

"Healthy timing and spacing of pregnancy promotion among young low-parity women in India"

Session 25: Engaging and Mobilizing Communities (Location: Theatre 1)

"Tying incentive with the quality of care to improve maternal health care in Bangladeshi facilities"

Session 21: The Quality and Continuum of Maternal Healthcare (Location: Deck Suite)

Laila Rahman, Ubaidur Rob, Lubana Ahmed, Ismat Ara Hena, and Md. Noorunnabi Talukder