Each year, 60 percent of maternal deaths (and 75 percent of newborn deaths) occur in the first seven days postpartum. Moreover, many new mothers continue to have critical health needs throughout the postpartum period. Even though the key services of a postpartum care package are known and often are available in clinics, fewer than 30 percent of women in developing countries seek or receive care or medical follow-up during the postpartum period. The postpartum needs of women living with HIV are particularly acute and underserved.
Population Council focus
Through research and technical assistance, the Council is developing sustainable means for increasing access to and use of postpartum care by strengthening and increasing the range of existing services, decentralizing services to the community level, and testing innovative strategies to improve service effectiveness. In addition, the Council seeks to understand and reduce the gap between availability and use of services by educating and mobilizing communities on the importance of postpartum care. The Council's programs in this area focus on:
- Increasing access to and use of postpartum care
- Decentralizing services to the community level
- Testing strategies to improve service effectiveness
- Educating and mobilizing
Population Council impact
- In Mexico, the Council conducted a large study of the verbal autopsy methodology that demonstrated that verbal autopsy has inherent limitations in identifying the medical causes of death and reconfirms that mortality/morbidity among poor women with low access to care is substantially higher than among wealthier women.
- An assessment of postpartum care in low socioeconomic settlements of Pakistan, where few women attend the recommended six weekly postpartum visits, indicated that spousal opposition was the main reason for not opting to delay the next pregnancy and use contraception.
- Expanding service delivery (ESD) projects in India and Egypt are scaling up demonstrated models of community-level postpartum care that use community mobilization focusing on male partners and leaders and on promoting birth-spacing messages to increase understanding of the importance of postpartum care.
- Council activities in Kenya, South Africa, and Swaziland are developing and evaluating the effectiveness of integrated packages of postpartum care that systematically offer women services at one to two weeks, six weeks, and six months. These packages address the needs of new mothers living with and without HIV.
Projects
Increasing access to and use of postpartum care
- Strengthening Postnatal Care Services Including Early Postpartum Family Planning in Kenya (more)
Council researchers worked with Kenya's Division of Reproductive Health and ACCESS-FP/JHPIEGO to develop and introduce a strengthened postnatal care package for Kenyan women in selected facilities with maternity units.
(8/2006 - 3/2008)
Kenya - Technical Assistance for Implementing Best Practices in the Asia and Near East Region (more)
Council researchers worked with local counterparts in two countries to increase the use of proven best practices for identifying clients’ reproductive health needs and promoting the lactational amenorrhea method for postpartum contraception.
(1/2007 - 3/2008)
Egypt, India
- Using Operations Research to Enhance Delivery of Postpartum/Postabortion Family Planning Services in the Arab Region (more)
A workshop enhanced the capacity of RH/FP programs in Egypt to introduce and scale up proven integrated family planning interventions through demonstration and expansion projects.
(11/2007 - 3/2008)
Egypt
- Enhancing Correct Use of Lactational Amenorrhea Method (LAM) and Postabortion Use of Family Planning in Egypt (more)
Researchers with the Council’s FRONTIERS program helped the Egyptian government build its capacity to promote the correct use of the lactational amenorrhea method.
(6/2007 - 1/2008)
Egypt
- Helping Women Achieve Optimal Birth-spacing Intervals Through Fostering Linkages Between MCH and FP Services (more)
In Egypt, Council research helped providers integrate maternal and child health and family planning services.
(7/2005 - 1/2008)
Egypt
- Creating Conditions for Implementing a Province-wide Comprehensive, Evidence-based Antenatal and Postnatal Care Package in KwaZulu-Natal (more)
Council researchers assisted in the development of policy to improve antenatal and postnatal care in South Africa.
(12/2004 - 12/2007)
South Africa
- Evaluation of the Integrated Strategy to Reduce Maternal and Neonatal Mortality in Senegal (more)
Council researchers investigated the integrated introduction of active management of the third stage of labor and essential newborn care in five regions in Senegal.
(9/2007 - 10/2007)
Senegal - Scaling Up the Provision of Family Planning Messages in Antenatal and Postpartum Services in Upper Egypt (more)
The Population Council is assisting the Government of Egypt in integrating birth spacing and family planning messages into antenatal and postpartum services, with the ultimate goal of helping Egyptian women achieve healthy birth intervals and avoid unplanned, closely spaced pregnancies.
(6/2009 - 9/2010)
Egypt - Assessing the Feasibility of Home Administration of Misoprostol in the Prevention of Postpartum Hemorrhage in Rural Pakistan (more)
As part of the PAIMAN project, Council researchers tested the feasibility of home administration of misoprostol to prevent and manage postpartum hemorrhage.
(10/2009 - 10/2010)
Pakistan
Decentralizing services to the community level
- Taking Critical Services to the Home: Scaling Up Home-based Maternal and Postnatal Care, Including Family Planning, Through Community Midwives (more)
Council research aims to improve access to skilled delivery care, newborn care, and post-delivery family planning services among women living in remote and resource-poor areas.
(1/2007 - 10/2011)
Kenya - Monitoring and Evaluating the Primary Healthcare Revitalization, Integration and Decentralization in Earthquake-affected Areas (PRIDE) Program (more)
In Pakistan, the Council is providing support to the overall monitoring and evaluation functions of the PRIDE program.
(1/2007 - 8/2010)
Pakistan
Testing strategies to improve service effectiveness
- Midterm Evaluation of a Project to Fight Obstetric Fistula in the Sahel Region, MOH/UNFPA Intervention Zone (more)
The Population Council is providing technical support to the government in Burkina Faso to reduce the maternal morbidity and mortality caused by obstetric fistula in the Sahel region.
(5/2010 - 7/2010)
Burkina Faso - Pilot-testing the KwaZulu-Natal Integrated Antenatal and Postnatal Policy and Guidelines (more)
Council researchers are conducting a trial of the KwaZulu-Natal ANC/PNC guidelines in three priority districts in South Africa: Amajuba, Zululand, and Umkhanyakude.
(10/2007 - 9/2010)
South Africa
- Evaluation of the Integrated Strategy to Reduce Maternal and Neonatal Mortality in Senegal (more)
Council researchers investigated the integrated introduction of active management of the third stage of labor and essential newborn care in five regions in Senegal.
(9/2007 - 10/2007)
Senegal - Repositioning Postnatal Care in a High HIV Prevalence Environment: Operations Research in Swaziland (more)
Council operations research tested whether a change in the Swaziland National Guidelines for postnatal care strengthened postnatal care attendance and follow-up of mothers and infants.
(1/2006 - 7/2007)
Swaziland - Evaluation of mothers2mothers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (more)
The Council’s Horizons program conducted an operations research study to examine the impact of mothers2mothers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, on the use of key prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) services and on key PMTCT indicators by pregnant and postpartum HIV-positive women.
(7/2006 - 6/2007)
South Africa - Situation Analysis of the Integration of Family Planning Services in Postpartum, Postabortion, and Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission Programs in the Dominican Republic (more)
This Council project was designed to assess the use of contraception within services for postpartum care, postabortion care, and prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV.
(11/2005 - 4/2007)
Dominican Republic
- Situation Analysis of the Use of Contraception in Postpartum, Postabortion, and Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission (PMTCT) Programs (more)
Council researchers assessed the use of family planning in postpartum, postabortion, and prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV services in Nicaragua.
(11/2005 - 4/2007)
Nicaragua
- Situation Analysis of the Use of Contraception in Postpartum, Postabortion, and Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission (more)
Council researchers with the FRONTIERS program collaborated on an assessment of the use of family planning in postpartum, postabortion, and prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV services in Haiti.
(1/2006 - 1/2007)
Haiti
Educating and mobilizing
- Enhancing Correct Use of Lactational Amenorrhea Method (LAM) and Postabortion Use of Family Planning in Egypt (more)
Researchers with the Council’s FRONTIERS program helped the Egyptian government build its capacity to promote the correct use of the lactational amenorrhea method.
(6/2007 - 1/2008)
Egypt - Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN) (more)
The Council is overseeing the management of the monitoring and evaluation component of the Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN) a five-year project designed to assist the Government of Pakistan in implementing the full spectrum of interventions necessary to address mother and newborn health.
(11/2004 - 9/2009)
Pakistan
Resources
"Community health workers for maternal and child health," fact sheet (PDF)
Jarvis,Leah; Termini,Nancy
Publication date: 2012
Future demand for maternal and child health services from public health facilities in Bihar (HTML)
Ram,F.; Khan,M.E.; Darmstadt,Gary L.; Tarigopula,Usha Kiran; Ganju,Deepika; Donnay,France
from Shaping Demand and Practices to Improve Family Health Outcomes: Designing a Behavior Change Communication Strategy in India, Volume 2: Bihar
Publication date: 2012
Increasing access to family planning and reproductive health services through community work: A case study of a dual cadre model in India (PDF)
Ahmad,Jaleel; Bhatnagar,Isha; Khan,M.E.
Publication date: 2012
Increasing postnatal care for mothers and newborns (HTML)
Varma,Deepthi S.; Khan,M.E.; Hazra,Avishek; Darmstadt,Gary L.; Tarigopula,Usha Kiran; Ganju,Deepika; Donnay,France
from Shaping Demand and Practices to Improve Family Health Outcomes: Designing a Behavior Change Communication Strategy in India, Volume 1: Uttar Pradesh, pp. 56-89
Publication date: 2012
Increasing postpartum contraception (HTML)
Goel,Shruti; Bhatnagar,Isha; Khan,M.E.; Hazra,Avishek; Darmstadt,Gary L.; Tarigopula,Usha Kiran; Ganju,Deepika; Donnay,France
from Shaping Demand and Practices to Improve Family Health Outcomes: Designing a Behavior Change Communication Strategy in India, Volume 1: Uttar Pradesh, pp. 144-173
Publication date: 2012
Providing maternal and newborn health services: Experiences of auxiliary nurse midwives in Rajasthan (PDF)
Santhya,K.G.; Jejeebhoy,Shireen J.
Publication date: 2012
Role of private sector in delivering birth spacing services in FALAH districts
ul Haque,Minhaj; Miller,Peter C.; Kamran,Iram
Publication date: 2012
Shaping Demand and Practices to Improve Family Health Outcomes: Designing a Behavior Change Communication Strategy in India, Volume 1: Uttar Pradesh (HTML)
Publication date: 2012
Shaping Demand and Practices to Improve Family Health Outcomes: Designing a Behavior Change Communication Strategy in India, Volume 2: Bihar (HTML)
Publication date: 2012
A pay-for-performance innovation integrating the quantity and quality of care in maternal, newborn and child health services in Bangladesh
Rahman,Laila; Rob,Ubaidur; Mahmud,Riad; Hena,Ismat Ara; Talukder,Md.Noorunnabi; Rahman,Md.Hafizur
P4P Final Report
Publication date: 2011
A pay-for-performance model for increased utilization of maternal, newborn and child health services in Bangladesh
Talukder,Md.Noorunnabi; Rob,Ubaidur; Rahman,Laila; Hena,Ismat Ara; Zafar Ullah Khan,A.K.M.
P4P Policy Brief
Publication date: 2011
Abuse from in-laws during pregnancy and post-partum: Qualitative and quantitative findings from low-income mothers of infants in Mumbai, India (abstract)
Raj,Anita; Sabarwal,Shagun; Decker,Michele R.; Nair,Saritha; Jethva,Meghna; Krishnan,Suneeta; Donta,Balaiah; Saggurti,Niranjan; Silverman,Jay G.
Maternal and Child Health Journal 15(6): 700-712
Publication date: 2011
Costing and economic analysis of strengthening union level facility for providing normal delivery and newborn care services in Bangladesh (PDF)
Howlader,Sushil Ranjan
Publication date: 2011
Future demand for maternal and child health services from public health facilities in Bihar
Ram,F.
Policy Brief (no. 7)
Publication date: 2011
Identifying opportunities and challenges to strengthen union level facility for providing normal delivery and newborn care services: Findings from policy advocacy activities (PDF)
Talukder,Md.Noorunnabi; Rob,Ubaidur; Zafar Ullah Khan,A.K.M.
Publication date: 2011
Increasing acceptance of spacing methods in rural Bihar: Implications for behavior change communication
Bhatnagar,Isha; Khan,M.E.; Hazra,Avishek
Policy Brief (no. 5)
Publication date: 2011
Increasing complementary feeding in rural Bihar: Implications for behavior change communication
Aruldas,Kumudha; Khan,M.E.; Hazra,Avishek
Policy Brief (no. 4)
Publication date: 2011
Increasing early and exclusive breastfeeding in rural Bihar: Implications for behavior change communication
Aruldas,Kumudha; Khan,M.E.; Hazra,Avishek
Policy Brief (no. 3)
Publication date: 2011
Increasing postnatal care of mothers: Implications for behavior change communication in rural Bihar
Varma,Deepthi S.; Khan,M.E.
Policy Brief (no. 2)
Publication date: 2011
Innovative financing through pay-for-performance for providers to improve quality of care in Bangladesh: Transforming research into action (PDF)
Talukder,Md.Noorunnabi; Rob,Ubaidur; Rahman,Laila; Hena,Ismat Ara
Workshop report
Publication date: 2011
Innovative financing through pay-for-performance for providers to improve quality of care in Bangladesh: Transforming research into action (PDF)
Talukder,Md.Noorunnabi; Rahman,Laila; Hena,Ismat Ara
Workshop brief
Publication date: 2011
Integrating tuberculosis case finding and treatment into postnatal care (PDF)
Ndwiga,Charity; Birungi,Harriet; Undie,Chi-Chi; Kuria,Shiphrah; Sitenei,Joseph; Ochola,Sam
APHIA II Operations Research Project in Kenya Report
Publication date: 2011
Introducing pay-for-performance approach to increase utilization of maternal, newborn and child health services in Bangladesh
Hena,Ismat Ara; Rahman,Laila; Rob,Ubaidur; Julkarnayeen,Md.; Acharja,Liton
P4P Research Update (no. 2)
Publication date: 2011
Measuring the quality of care in maternal, newborn and child health services in Bangladesh
Rahman,Laila; Rob,Ubaidur; Hena,Ismat Ara; Talukder,Md.Noorunnabi; Ratcliffe,Hannah; Haque,Eashita; Rahman,Md.Ataur; Julkarnayeen,Md.; Dey,Anup Kumar; Sultana,Nargis
P4P Research Update (no. 3)
Publication date: 2011
Performance based financing for providers to address the maternal, newborn and child health services in Bangladesh
Rahman,Laila; Rob,Ubaidur; Mahmud,Riad; Alim,Dr.Azizul; Hena,Ismat Ara; Talukder,Md.Noorunnabi
P4P Project Brief
Publication date: 2011
Readiness of health facilities for maternal and newborn health care in Uttar Pradesh: A case study of Bahraich District
Khan,Nizamuddin; Khan,M.E.; Lewis,Sara; Hamilton,Marsha; Jana,Laboni
Publication date: 2011
Strengthening union level facility for providing normal delivery and newborn care services: Facility assessment report (PDF)
Talukder,Md.Noorunnabi; Rob,Ubaidur; Zafar Ullah Khan,A.K.M.; Krishna Baidya,Amar; Khan,M.Mostafizur Rahman; Sultana,Nargis
Publication date: 2011
Strengthening union level facility for providing normal delivery and newborn care services: Workshop report (PDF)
Rob,Ubaidur; Talukder,Md.Noorunnabi; Zafar Ullah Khan,A.K.M.
Publication date: 2011
A strategy for the reduction of maternal and neonatal mortality (PDF)
Population Council
Brief
Publication date: 2010
Assessing the feasibility of home administration of misoprostol in the prevention of postpartum hemorrhage in rural Pakistan (PDF)
Mir,Ali Mohammad; Wajid,Abdul; Gull,Sadaf
Publication date: 2010
Care seeking for maternal health: Challenges remain for poor women (abstract) (PDF)
Warren,Charlotte
Ethiopian Journal of Health Development 24(Special Issue 1): 100-104
Publication date: 2010
Commentary: Janani Suraksha Yojana and the maternal mortality ratio (abstract)
Jain,Anrudh K.
Economic and Political Weekly 45(11): 15-16
Publication date: 2010
Impact of Janani Suraksha Yojana on selected family health behaviors in rural Uttar Pradesh (PDF)
Khan,M.E.; Hazra,Avishek; Bhatnagar,Isha
Journal of Family Welfare 56(special issue): 9-22
Publication date: 2010
Increasing postnatal care of mothers and newborns including follow-up cord care and thermal care in rural Uttar Pradesh (PDF)
Varma,Deepthi S.; Khan,M.E.; Hazra,Avishek
Journal of Family Welfare 56(special issue): 31-41
Publication date: 2010
Increasing postpartum contraception in rural Uttar Pradesh (PDF)
Goel,Shruti; Bhatnagar,Isha; Khan,M.E.; Hazra,Avishek
Journal of Family Welfare 56(special issue): 57-64
Publication date: 2010
Increasing postpartum contraception in rural Uttar Pradesh: Implications for behavior change communication (PDF) (HTML)
Population Council
Shaping Demand and Practices to Improve Family Health Outcomes in Northern India Policy Brief (no. 7)
Publication date: 2010
Intégration des Services au Sénégal (PDF)
Population Council
Brief
Publication date: 2010
Integration of services in Senegal (PDF)
Population Council
Brief
Publication date: 2010
Lessons learned from the Ghana Essential Medicines Initiative (PDF)
Population Council
GEMI (Ghana Essential Medicines Initiative) Final Report
Publication date: 2010
Looking back, moving forward: Implementing PMTCT programs in resource-constrained settings, Horizons studies 1999 to 2007 (PDF)
Baek,Carolyn; Rutenberg,Naomi
Horizons Synthesis Background Papers
Publication date: 2010
Private sector's role in health service provision in Senegal (PDF)
Population Council
Brief
Publication date: 2010
Rôle du secteur privé dans l'offre de services de santé au Sénégal (PDF)
Population Council
Brief
Publication date: 2010
Training service providers increases TB screening in postnatal care (PDF)
APHIA II Operations Research Project in Kenya OR Summary (no. 1)
Publication date: 2010
Une bonne surveillance de la grossesse pour préparer l'accouchement (PDF)
Population Council
Brief
Publication date: 2010
Une stratégie pour la réduction de la mortalité maternelle et néonatale (PDF)
Population Council
Brief
Publication date: 2010
Adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people (HTML)
Series of 51 data guides by country
Publication date: 2009
Attention to neglected postnatal period saves lives (PDF)
Population Briefs 15(3)
Publication date: 2009
Evaluation of HIV counseling and testing in ANC settings and adherence to short course antiretroviral prophylaxis for PMTCT in Francistown, Botswana (PDF)
Baek,Carolyn; Creek,Tracy; Jones,Lee Ann; Apicella,Louis; Redner,Jennifer; Rutenberg,Naomi
Horizons Final Report
Publication date: 2009
Understanding pregnancy-related morbidity and mortality among young women in Rajasthan (PDF)
Santhya,K.G.
Publication date: 2009
Adapting focused antenatal care: Lessons from three African countries (PDF)
Birungi,Harriet
FRONTIERS Program Brief (no. 11)
Publication date: 2008
Assessing Integration Methodology (AIM): A handbook for measuring and assessing the integration of family planning and other reproductive health services (PDF) (HTML)
Rivero-Fuentes,M.Estela; RamaRao,Saumya; Estrada,Ricardo; Warren,Charlotte; Mullick,Saiqa; Askew,Ian; Birungi,Harriet; Townsend,John W.; Medina,Susana
Publication date: 2008
Assessing routine health information system in selected PAIMAN districts by using lot quality assurance sampling (LQAS) technique (PDF)
Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN)
Publication date: 2008
Assessment of knowledge and attitudes of married women on maternal and newborn health (MNH) in selected union councils of project districts (PDF)
Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN)
Publication date: 2008
Clinical guidelines for integrating family planning into postpartum and postabortion care
El-Fikky,Alaa; Abdel-Tawab,Nahla; Afifi,Ahmed
Publication date: 2008
Community-based kangaroo mother care to prevent neonatal and infant mortality: A randomized, controlled cluster trial (abstract)
Sloan,Nancy L.; Ahmed,Salahuddin; Mitra,Satindra N.; Choudhury,Nuzhat; Chowdhury,Mushtaque; Rob,Ubaidur; Winikoff,Beverly
Pediatrics 121(5): 1047-1059
Publication date: 2008
Desire for motherhood: Exploring HIV-positive women's desires, intentions and decision-making in attaining motherhood (abstract)
Kanniappan,S.; Jeyapaul,M.J.; Kalyanwala,Shveta
AIDS Care 20(6): 625-630
Publication date: 2008
Developing comprehensive and evidence-based policy and guidelines for antenatal and postnatal care in KwaZulu-Natal (PDF)
Ditlopo,Prudence; Menziwa,Mantshi; Mullick,Saiqa; RamaRao,Saumya; Dalton,Janet; Nyasulu,Dolly; Beksinska,Mags; Kunene,Busi
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2008
Dominican Republic, Haiti, Nicaragua: Promoting family planning during the postpartum period can increase contraceptive acceptance (PDF)
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 74)
Publication date: 2008
Empowering communities to make pregnancy safer: An intervention in rural Andhra Pradesh (PDF)
Sinha,Dipa
Health and Population Innovation Fellowship Programme Working Paper (no. 5)
Publication date: 2008
Experiences from implementation of maternal voucher scheme in rural Bangladesh
Rahman,Md.Moshiur; Rob,Ubaidur; Kibria,Tasnima; Hena,Ismat Ara
DBRHCP Research Update (no. 5)
Publication date: 2008
Extending prevention of mother-to-child transmission through postpartum family planning in Lesotho (PDF)
Warren,Charlotte; Phafoli,Semakaleng; Majara,Bosielo; Tsukuluet,Thato
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2008
Helping Egyptian women achieve optimal birth spacing intervals through fostering linkages between family planning and maternal/child health services (PDF)
Abdel-Tawab,Nahla; Loza,Sarah; Zaki,Amal
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2008
Meeting the family planning needs of postpartum women (PDF)
Vernon,Ricardo
FRONTIERS Program Brief (no. 10)
Publication date: 2008
Methods for estimating abortion incidence and abortion-related morbidity: A review
Wilson,Katherine; Garcia,Sandra G.; Lara,Diana K.
A publication of papers presented at the IUSSP Seminar on the Measurement of Abortion Incidence, Abortion-Related Morbidity and Mortality, 7-9 November 2007, Paris, France
Publication date: 2008
Obstetric fistula: Can community midwives make a difference? Findings from four districts in Kenya (PDF)
Warren,Charlotte; Mwangi,Annie
Publication date: 2008
PAIMAN News Roundup no. 2 (PDF)
Publication date: 2008
Promoting healthy timing and spacing of births in India through a community-based approach (PDF)
Khan,M.E.; Sebastian,Mary Philip; Sharma,Usha; Idnani,Rukma; Kumari,Kaushal; Maheshwari,Bharati; Ashraf,Shahid
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2008
Promoting optimal inter-pregnancy interval in India through integrated public delivery systems
Khan,M.E.; Sebastian,Mary Philip; Sharma,Usha; Idnani,Rukma; Kumari,Kaushal; Maheshwari,Bharati; Ashraf,Shahid
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2008
Promoting postpartum contraception among young low parity women: Some salient findings
Khan,M.E.; Sebastian,Mary Philip; Idnani,Rukma; Kumari,Kaushal
FRONTIERS Asia and Near East Research Update (no. 14)
Publication date: 2008
Repositioning postnatal care in a high HIV environment: Swaziland (PDF)
Warren,Charlotte; Shongwe,Rachel; Waligo,Allen; Mahdi,Mohammed; Mazia,Goldy; Narayanan,Indira
Horizons Final Report
Publication date: 2008
Situation analysis of the integration of family planning services in postpartum, postabortion and prevention of mother to child transmission programs in Haiti (PDF)
Rivero-Fuentes,M.Estela; Vernon,Ricardo; Boulos,Michaelle; Boulos,Louis-Marie
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2008
Situation analysis of the integration of family planning services in postpartum, postabortion and prevention of mother to child transmission programs in Nicaragua (PDF)
Solis,Freddy; del Carmen Rojas,Ana; Gadea,Adilia; Rivero-Fuentes,M.Estela; Vernon,Ricardo
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2008
Situation analysis of the integration of family planning services in postpartum, postabortion and prevention of mother to child transmission programs in the Dominican Republic (PDF)
Quiterio,Gisela; Molina,Maritza; Miric,Marija; Vernon,Ricardo; Rivero-Fuentes,M.Estela
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2008
Strengthening postnatal care services including postpartum family planning in Kenya (PDF)
Mwangi,Annie; Warren,Charlotte; Koskei,Nancy; Blanchard,Holly
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2008
Taking critical services to the home: Scaling-up home-based maternal and postnatal care, including family planning, through community midwifery in Kenya (PDF)
Mwangi,Annie; Warren,Charlotte
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2008
Using operations research to enhance delivery of postpartum/postabortion family planning services in the Arab region (PDF)
Frontiers in Reproductive Health
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2008
Voucher scheme for poor, rural women to utilize pregnancy care
Rahman,Md.Moshiur; Rob,Ubaidur; Kibria,Tasnima; Rahman,Md.Mostafizur
DBRHCP Research Update (no. 3)
Publication date: 2008
"Focused antenatal care acceptable, tricky to implement," fact sheet (PDF) (HTML)
Publication date: 2007
"Helping mothers, saving babies," pamphlet
Publication date: 2007
Community midwifery implementation guidelines: Taking midwifery services to the community
Publication date: 2007
Focused antenatal care acceptable, tricky to implement (PDF)
Population Briefs 13(1)
Publication date: 2007
Health systems and maternal mortality, neonatal mortality and child health: Review of selected service delivery models
Talukder,Md.Noorunnabi; Rob,Ubaidur
Publication date: 2007
Knowledge, practice, and coverage (KPC) survey: Baseline report, Bagh District (PDF)
Afridi,Munir; Naz,Saman; Munir,Nayyer
Publication date: 2007
Knowledge, practice, and coverage (KPC) survey: Baseline report, Mansehra District (PDF)
Afridi,Munir; Naz,Saman; Munir,Nayyer
Publication date: 2007
Management of complications, pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period in the presence of FGM/C (PDF)
Kenya Ministry of Health
Publication date: 2007
Maternal syphilis and intimate partner violence in Bolivia: A gender-based analysis of implications for partner notification and universal screening (abstract)
Diaz-Olavarrieta,Claudia; Garcia,Sandra G.; Seitchik Feldman,Becca; Martinez Polis,Alberto; Revollo,Rita; Tinajeros,Freddy; Grossman,Daniel
Sexually Transmitted Diseases 34(7): S42-S46
Publication date: 2007
Pakistan: Multifaceted approach reduces infant deaths (PDF)
Population Briefs 13(2)
Publication date: 2007
Profile of birth spacing in Egypt: Who gets pregnant 'too soon'?
FRONTIERS Asia and Near East Region OR Summary (no. 18)
Publication date: 2007
Promoting healthy timing and spacing of pregnancy: Barriers and possible intervention--Observation from a qualitative study in Uttar Pradesh
Khan,M.E.; Sebastian,Mary Philip; Aeron,Aditi
FRONTIERS Asia and Near East Research Update (no. 13)
Publication date: 2007
Promoting postpartum contraception through integrated public delivery systems in India
FRONTIERS Asia and Near East Region OR Summary (no. 22)
Publication date: 2007
South Africa: Improve facility management to increase nurse retention (PDF)
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 63)
Publication date: 2007
Acceptability and feasibility of introducing the WHO focused antenatal care package in Ghana (PDF)
Birungi,Harriet; Nyarko,Philomena; Armar-Klemesu,Margaret; Arhinful,Daniel; Deganus,Sylvia; Odoi-Agyarko,Henrietta; Brew,Gladys
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2006
Acceptability and sustainability of the WHO focused antenatal care package in Kenya (PDF)
Birungi,Harriet; Onyango-Ouma,Washington
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2006
Baseline household survey: Buner district (PDF)
Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN)
Publication date: 2006
Baseline household survey: Dadu district (PDF)
Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN)
Publication date: 2006
Baseline household survey: Dera Ghazi Khan district (PDF)
Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN)
Publication date: 2006
Baseline household survey: Jaffarabad district (PDF)
Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN)
Publication date: 2006
Baseline household survey: Jhelum district (PDF)
Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN)
Publication date: 2006
Baseline household survey: Khanewal district (PDF)
Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN)
Publication date: 2006
Baseline household survey: Lasbela district (PDF)
Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN)
Publication date: 2006
Baseline household survey: Rawalpindi district (PDF)
Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN)
Publication date: 2006
Baseline household survey: Sukkur district (PDF)
Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN)
Publication date: 2006
Baseline household survey: Upper Dir district (PDF)
Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN)
Publication date: 2006
Baseline survey: Summary report of district Buner (PDF)
Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN)
Publication date: 2006
Baseline survey: Summary report of district Dadu (PDF)
Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN)
Publication date: 2006
Baseline survey: Summary report of district DG Khan (PDF)
Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN)
Publication date: 2006
Baseline survey: Summary report of district Jaffarabad (PDF)
Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN)
Publication date: 2006
Baseline survey: Summary report of district Jhelum (PDF)
Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN)
Publication date: 2006
Baseline survey: Summary report of district Khanewal (PDF)
Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN)
Publication date: 2006
Baseline survey: Summary report of district Lasbela (PDF)
Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN)
Publication date: 2006
Baseline survey: Summary report of district Rawalpindi (PDF)
Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN)
Publication date: 2006
Baseline survey: Summary report of district Sukkur (PDF)
Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN)
Publication date: 2006
Baseline survey: Summary report of district Upper Dir (PDF)
Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN)
Publication date: 2006
Correlates of inter-birth intervals: Implications of optimal birth spacing strategies in Mozambique (PDF)
RamaRao,Saumya; Townsend,John W.; Askew,Ian
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2006
Ghana: Combine learning approaches to improve maternal care (PDF)
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 57)
Publication date: 2006
Helping Egyptian women achieve optimal birth spacing intervals through maximizing opportunities in antenatal and postpartum care
Abdel-Tawab,Nahla; Youssef,Hala; Loza,Sarah; Zaki,Amal; Faraq,Salwa
FRONTIERS Research Update (no. 9)
Publication date: 2006
Involving men in maternity care increases postpartum contraceptive use: Observations from an operations research study in ESIC, Delhi (abstract) (PDF)
Kalra,Kamlesh; Anand,A.S.; Lal,J.; Caleb-Varkey,Leila; Khan,M.E.
ESI Samachar March 2006: 14-15
Publication date: 2006
Kazakhstan: Promote LAM for postpartum family planning and birth spacing (PDF)
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 56)
Publication date: 2006
Low morale found among South African nurses (PDF)
Population Briefs 12(1)
Publication date: 2006
Safe Motherhood Applied Research and Training (SMART) Report 1: Project overview (PDF)
Rashida,Gul; Miller,Peter C.
Publication date: 2006
Safe Motherhood Applied Research and Training (SMART) Report 2: The interventions (PDF)
Wajid,Abdul; Shah,Zakir Hussain; Hashmi,Ashfa; Tasneem,Zeba; Shireen,Lubna
Publication date: 2006
Safe Motherhood Applied Research and Training (SMART) Report 3: Changes in knowledge and behavior of women and families (PDF)
Arif,Muhammad Shafique; Miller,Peter C.; Munir,Nayyer; Masood,Irfan
Publication date: 2006
Safe Motherhood Applied Research and Training (SMART) Report 4: Knowledge and behaviour of service providers (PDF)
Shah,Zakir Hussain; Pervaiz,Saima
Publication date: 2006
SMART Dai: A Training Package for Traditional Birth Attendants in Pakistan
Publication date: 2006
South Africa: Antenatal couples counseling is feasible but challenging (PDF)
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 58)
Publication date: 2006
Effectiveness of lifesaving skills training and improving institutional emergency obstetric care readiness in Lam Dong, Vietnam (abstract)
Sloan,Nancy L.; Nguyen Thi Nhu Ngoc; Do Trong Hieu; Quimby,Charlotte; Winikoff,Beverly; Fassihian,Goli
Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health 50(4): 315-323
Publication date: 2005
Feasibility of introducing a comprehensive package of antenatal care services in rural public clinics in South Africa (PDF)
Chege,Jane; Askew,Ian; Mosery,Nzwakie; Ndube-Nxumalo,Mbali; Kunene,Busi; Beksinska,Mags; Dalton,Janet; Snyman,Ester; Sturm,Wilem; Moodley,Preshny
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2005
Improving the Ghanaian Safe Motherhood Programme (PDF)
Osei,Ivy; Garshong,Bertha; Banahene,Gertrude; Gyapong,John; Tapsoba,Placide; Askew,Ian; Ahiadeke,Clement; Killian,Richard; Bonku,Edward; Combary,Perle; Sampson,William
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2005
Incidence of postpartum infection after vaginal delivery in Vietnam (abstract)
Nguyen Thi Nhu Ngoc; Sloan,Nancy L.; Thach,Tran S.; Liem,Le K.B.; Winikoff,Beverly
Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 23(2): 121-130
Publication date: 2005
Introducing magnesium sulphate for the management of pregnancy induced hypertension (PDF)
Safe Motherhood Policy Alert April 2005
Publication date: 2005
Investing for life: Making the link between public spending and the reduction of maternal mortality (PDF)
Keith-Brown,Kimberli
Publication date: 2005
Involving men in maternity care: Health service delivery issues (abstract) (PDF)
Mullick,Saiqa; Kunene,Busi; Wanjiru,Monica
Agenda: Special Focus on Gender, Culture and Rights (special issue): 124-135
Publication date: 2005
Kutibu majeraha, kutia matumaini: Ushirikiano wa watanzania dhidi ya fistula obstetrikia (PDF)
Chong,Erica; Obaid,Thoraya Ahmed
Quality/Calidad/Qualité (no. 16)
Publication date: 2005
Maternal health education needed in Pakistan (PDF)
Population Briefs 11(1)
Publication date: 2005
Maternal health education needed in Pakistan [Arabic] (PDF)
Population Briefs 11(1)
Publication date: 2005
Misoprostol in the management of the third stage of labour in the home delivery setting in rural Gambia: A randomized trial (abstract)
Walraven,Gijs; Blum,Jennifer; Dampha,Yusupha; Sowe,Maimuna; Morison,Linda A.; Winikoff,Beverly; Sloan,Nancy L.
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and GynaecologyBJOG: An Internal Journal of Obs Gyn 112(9): 1277-1283
Publication date: 2005
Mixed success involving men in maternal care worldwide (PDF)
Population Briefs 11(1)
Publication date: 2005
Mixed success involving men in maternal care worldwide [Arabic] (PDF)
Population Briefs 11(1)
Publication date: 2005
Nepal: Support communication to enhance young mothers' reproductive health (PDF)
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 51)
Publication date: 2005
Newborn care practices in low socioeconomic settlements of Karachi, Pakistan (abstract)
Fikree,Fariyal F.; Ali,Tazeen S.; Durocher,Jill M.; Rahbar,Mohammad H.
Social Science and Medicine 60(5): 911-921
Publication date: 2005
Nursing staff dynamics and implications for maternal health provision in public health facilities in the context of HIV/AIDS (PDF)
Penn-Kekana,Loveday; Blaauw,Duane; Khin San Tint; Monareng,Desiree; Chege,Jane
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2005
Repositioning post partum care in Kenya (PDF)
Safe Motherhood Policy Alert April 2005
Publication date: 2005
Reproductive health: A communication challenge in the twenty-first century
Fikree,Fariyal F.; Haider,Muhiuddin
from Global Public Health Communication: Challenges, Perspectives and Strategies, pp. 173-180
Publication date: 2005
Taking maternal services to pregnant women: The community midwifery model (PDF)
Safe Motherhood Policy Alert
Publication date: 2005
The SMNH implementation framework for districts (PDF)
Safe Motherhood Policy Alert
Publication date: 2005
West Bank/Gaza: Home visits to low parity mothers improves postpartum care utilization
Asia and Near East OR Summary (no. 5)
Publication date: 2005
Guérir les blessures, faire naître l'espoir: Le partenariat tanzanien contre la fistule obstétricale (PDF)
Obaid,Thoraya Ahmed; Chong,Erica
Quality/Calidad/Qualité (no. 16)
Publication date: 2004
Healing wounds, instilling hope: The Tanzanian partnership against obstetric fistula (PDF)
Chong,Erica; Obaid,Thoraya Ahmed
Quality/Calidad/Qualité (no. 16)
Publication date: 2004
Health service utilization for perceived postpartum morbidity among poor women living in Karachi (abstract)
Fikree,Fariyal F.; Ali,Tazeen S.; Durocher,Jill M.; Rahbar,Mohammad H.
Social Science and Medicine 59(4): 681-694
Publication date: 2004
Iatrogenic epidemic: How health care professionals contribute to the high proportion of cesarean sections in Mexico (PDF)
Castro,Arachu; Heimburger,Angela; Langer,Ana
Working Paper on Latin America (no. 02/03-3.)
Publication date: 2004
Improving health care providers' knowledge, attitudes, and practices in reproductive health in rural Romania (PDF)
Himelfarb,Elaine Claire
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2004
India: Men's involvement in partner's pregnancy yields health benefits (PDF)
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 45)
Publication date: 2004
Integrating family planning and PMTCT services (HTML)
Rutenberg,Naomi; Baek,Carolyn
Global AIDSLink 87(1)
Publication date: 2004
Involving men in maternity care in India (PDF)
Caleb-Varkey,Leila; Mishra,Anurag; Das,Anjana; Ottolenghi,Emma; Huntington,Dale; Adamchak,Susan E.; Khan,M.E.; Homan,Rick
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2004
Involving men in maternity care: Observations from an OR study
Asia and Near East Region OR Summary (no. 1)
Publication date: 2004
Involving men in maternity care: South Africa (PDF)
Kunene,Busi; Beksinska,Mags; Zondi,Simphiwe; Mthembu,Nobuhle; Mullick,Saiqa; Ottolenghi,Emma; Kleinschmidt,Immo; Adamchak,Susan E.; Janowitz,Barbara; Cuthbertson,Carmen
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2004
Labor augmentation in an Egyptian teaching hospital (abstract)
Khalil,Karima; Cherine,Mohamed; Elnoury,Amr; Sholkamy,Hania; Breebaart,Miral; Hassanein,Nevine
International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics 85(1): 74-80
Publication date: 2004
Making motherhood safer in Egypt (HTML)
Khalil,Karima; Roudi-Fahimi,Farzaneh
Middle East and North Africa Policy Brief
Publication date: 2004
Management of the third stage of labor in an Egyptian teaching hospital (abstract)
Cherine,Mohamed; Khalil,Karima; Hassanein,Nevine; Sholkamy,Hania; Breebaart,Miral; Elnoury,Amr
International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics 87(1): 54-58
Publication date: 2004
Management of the third stage of labor in an Egyptian teaching hospital [Arabic] (abstract) (PDF)
Cherine,Mohamed; Khalil,Karima; Hassanein,Nevine; Sholkamy,Hania; Breebaart,Miral; Elnoury,Amr
International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics 87(1): 54-58
Publication date: 2004
Mandatory second opinion to reduce rates of unnecessary caesarean sections in Latin America: A cluster randomised controlled trial (abstract)
Althabe,Fernando; Belizan,Jose M.; Villar,Jose; Alexander,Sophie; Bergel,Eduardo; Ramos,Silvina; Romero,Mariana; Donner,Allan; Lindmark,Gunilla; Langer,Ana; Farnot,Ubaldo; Cecatti,Jose G.; Carroli,Guillermo; Kestler,Edgar; for the Latin American Caesarean Section Study Group
Lancet 363(9425): 1934-1940
Publication date: 2004
Maternal health and pregnancy-related care
Jejeebhoy,Shireen J.; Caleb-Varkey,Leila
from Looking Back, Looking Forward: A Profile of Sexual and Reproductive Health in India, pp. 44-87
Publication date: 2004
Pakistani obstetricians' recognition of and attitude towards domestic violence screening (abstract)
Fikree,Fariyal F.; Jafarey,Sadiqua N.; Korejo,Razia; Khan,A.; Durocher,Jill M.
International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics 87(1): 59-65
Publication date: 2004
Postpartum hemorrhage in developing countries: Is the public health community using the right tools? (abstract)
Tsu,Vivien D.; Langer,Ana; Aldrich,Tess
International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics 85(suppl 1): S42-S51
Publication date: 2004
Reducing c-sections may require multifaceted approach (PDF)
Population Briefs 10(3)
Publication date: 2004
Safe Motherhood Applied Research and Training (SMART) Project
Publication date: 2004
Safe Motherhood Demonstration Project, Western Province: Final Report (PDF)
Warren,Charlotte; Liambila,Wilson
Final Report
Publication date: 2004
West Bank/Gaza: Promote awareness of the benefits of women's reproductive health (PDF)
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 46)
Publication date: 2004
West Bank/Gaza: Promote awareness of the benefits of women's reproductive health [Arabic] (PDF)
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 46)
Publication date: 2004
Adaptation of kangaroo mother care for community-based application (abstract)
Quasem,Iftekhar; Sloan,Nancy L.; Chowdhury,Anita; Ahmed,Salahuddin; Winikoff,Beverly; Chowdhury,A.M.R.
Journal of Perinatology 23(8): 646-651
Publication date: 2003
An observation checklist for facility-based normal labor and delivery practices: The Galaa study (PDF)
Sholkamy,Hania; Hassanein,Nevine; Cherine,Mohamed; Elnoury,Amr; Breebaart,Miral; Khalil,Karima
Monographs in Reproductive Health (no. 5)
Publication date: 2003
An observation checklist for facility-based normal labor and delivery practices: The Galaa study [Arabic] (PDF)
Sholkamy,Hania; Hassanein,Nevine; Cherine,Mohamed; Elnoury,Amr; Breebaart,Miral; Khalil,Karima
Monographs in Reproductive Health (no. 5)
Publication date: 2003
Assessment of pilot health project outcome indicators: West Bank/Gaza (PDF)
Nawar,Laila; Huntington,Dale; Kharboush,Ibrahim; Ali,Nancy; Shaheen,Mahmoud
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2003
Empowering communities to respond to HIV/AIDS: Ndola Demonstration Project on Maternal and Child Health: Operations research final report (PDF)
Hope Humana; LINKAGES; National Food and Nutrition Commission; Ndola District Health Management Team; Horizons Program; Zambia Integrated Health Project
Horizons Final Report
Publication date: 2003
Family planning and PMTCT services: Examining interrelationships, strengthening linkages (PDF)
Rutenberg,Naomi; Baek,Carolyn; Kankasa,Chipepo; Nduati,Ruth; Mbori-Ngacha,Dorothy; Siwale,Margaret; Geibel,Scott; Apicella,Louis
Horizons Research Summary
Publication date: 2003
Feasibility and effectiveness of an improved and integrated package of routine services for antenatal clients attending public clinics in South Africa
Research Update
Publication date: 2003
HIV voluntary counseling and testing: An essential component in preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PDF)
Rutenberg,Naomi; Kankasa,Chipepo; Nduati,Ruth; Mbori-Ngacha,Dorothy; Siwale,Margaret; Geibel,Scott; Apicella,Louis
Horizons Research Summary
Publication date: 2003
Improving postpartum care among low parity mothers in Palestine (PDF)
Center for Development in Primary Health Care (CDPHC),Al Quds University
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2003
Infant feeding counseling within Kenyan and Zambian PMTCT services: How well does it promote good feeding practices? (PDF)
Rutenberg,Naomi; Kankasa,Chipepo; Nduati,Ruth; Mbori-Ngacha,Dorothy; Siwale,Margaret; Geibel,Scott
Horizons Research Summary
Publication date: 2003
Investigation of the public health package for STI prevention and care in Central Java and East Java
Dharmaputra,Nick G.; Utomo,Budi
Report of the Safe Motherhood Partnership Family Approach
Publication date: 2003
Investigation of the public health package for STI prevention and care in Central Java and East Java [Executive Summary]
Dharmaputra,Nick G.; Utomo,Budi
Publication date: 2003
Muertes maternas por aborto y por violencia en México: narración de una experiencia en la formulación de una metodología de investigación
Espinoza,Henry; Hernandez,Bernardo; Campero,Lourdes; Walker,Dilys; Reynoso,Sofía; Langer,Ana
Perinatologia y Reproduccion Humana 17(4)
Publication date: 2003
Testing a model for the delivery of emergency obstetric care and family planning services in the Bolivian public health system (PDF)
Billings,Deborah L.; Del Pozo,Eliana; Arevalo,Hugo
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2003
Traditional birth attendants in maternal health programmes (PDF)
Safe Motherhood Policy Alert
Publication date: 2003
Validation of verbal autopsy to determine the cause of 137 neonatal deaths in Karachi, Pakistan (abstract)
Marsh,David R.; Sadruddin,Salim; Fikree,Fariyal F.; Krishnan,Chitra; Darmstadt,Gary L.
Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology 17(2): 132-142
Publication date: 2003
Where is the 'E' in MCH? The need for an evidence-based approach in safe motherhood (abstract)
Miller,Suellen; Sloan,Nancy L.; Winikoff,Beverly; Langer,Ana; Fikree,Fariyal F.
Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health 48(1): 10-18
Publication date: 2003
Women's opinions on antenatal care in developing countries: Results of a study in Cuba, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, and Argentina (abstract) (HTML)
Nigenda,Gustavo; Langer,Ana; Kuchaisit,Chusri; Romero,Mariana; Rojas,Georgina; Al-Osimy,Muneera; Villar,Jose; Garcia,Jo; Al-Mazrou,Yagob; Ba'aqeel,Hassan; Carroli,Guillermo; Farnot,Ubaldo; Lumbiganon,Pisake; Belizan,Jose M.; Bergsjo,Per; Bakketeig,Leiv; Lindmark,Gunilla
BMC Public Health 3: 17-
Publication date: 2003
A demonstration project on approaches to providing quality maternal care in Kenya: Findings from a baseline survey in four districts in Western Province, Kenya
Robert H. Ebert Program on Critical Issues in Reproductive Health Publication Series
Publication date: 2002
Are women and providers satisfied with antenatal care? Views on a standard and a simplified, evidence-based model of care in four developing countries (abstract) (HTML)
Langer,Ana; Villar,Jose; Romero,Mariana; Nigenda,Gustavo; Piaggio,Gilda; Kuchaisit,Chusri; Rojas,Georgina; Al-Osimy,Muneera; Belizan,Jose M.; Farnot,Ubaldo; Al-Mazrou,Yagob; Carroli,Guillermo; Ba'aqeel,Hassan; Lumbiganon,Pisake; Pinol,Alain; Bergsjo,Per; Bakketeig,Leiv; Garcia,Jo; Berendes,Heinz W.
BMC Women's Health 2: 7-7
Publication date: 2002
Bridging the safe motherhood knowledge gap (PDF)
Population Briefs 8(1)
Publication date: 2002
Dynamics of menstrual regulation practices in Bangladesh
Rob,Ubaidur; Islam,M.Mazharul; Chakroborty,Nitai
Publication date: 2002
Effects of iron supplementation on maternal hematologic status in pregnancy (abstract)
Sloan,Nancy L.; Jordan,Elizabeth; Winikoff,Beverly
American Journal of Public Health 92(2): 288-293
Publication date: 2002
Essential obstetric care manual for health service providers in Kenya
Robert H. Ebert Program on Critical Issues in Reproductive Health Publication Series
Publication date: 2002
Integrating HIV prevention and care into maternal and child health care settings: Lessons learned from Horizons studies (PDF)
Rutenberg,Naomi; Kalibala,Sam; Mwai,Charles; Rosen,James
Horizons Report
Publication date: 2002
Integrating HIV prevention and care into maternal and child health care settings: Lessons learned from Horizons studies-July 23-27, 2001, Maasai Mara and Nairobi, Kenya, Consultation Report [Arabic] (PDF)
Rutenberg,Naomi; Kalibala,Sam; Mwai,Charles; Rosen,James
Horizons Report
Publication date: 2002
Maternal deaths in the Dominican Republic analyzed (PDF)
Population Briefs 8(2)
Publication date: 2002
Men in maternity study: A summary of the findings from pre-intervention interviews with women and their husbands attending antenatal clinics at ESIC facilities in Delhi (PDF)
Mishra,Anurag; Caleb-Varkey,Leila; Das,Anjana; Ottolenghi,Emma; Huntington,Dale; Adamchak,Susan E.; Begum,Shahina
FRONTIERS Research Update
Publication date: 2002
Men in maternity study: Men matter (PDF)
Das,Anjana; Caleb-Varkey,Leila; Mishra,Anurag; Ottolenghi,Emma; Huntington,Dale
FRONTIERS Research Update (no. 2)
Publication date: 2002
Men in maternity study: Results from the pre-intervention survey of pregnant women and their husbands at the three interventions, and of only women at three control Employees' State Insurance Corporation dispensaries in Delhi, India: Preliminary findings (PDF)
Mishra,Anurag; Caleb-Varkey,Leila; Ottolenghi,Emma; Das,Anjana; Huntington,Dale; Adamchak,Susan E.
FRONTIERS report of preliminary findings
Publication date: 2002
Postnatal maternal and newborn care: Rituals, perceived morbidity, and care seeking-A community-based study in Karachi, Pakistan
Fikree,Fariyal F.; Ali,Tazeen S.; Rahbar,Mohammad H.; Durocher,Jill M.
Publication date: 2002
Promoting evidence-based practice in maternal care (abstract)
Langer,Ana; Villar,Jose
British Medical Journal 324(7343): 928-929
Publication date: 2002
Reproductive health care in the postnatal period in Guatemala (PDF)
Jacobs,Erika; Brambila,Carlos; Vernon,Ricardo
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2002
Situation analysis of the postpartum program in India
Khan,M.E.
National Medical Journal of India 15(5): 207-214
Publication date: 2002
Standards for maternal care in Kenya
Robert H. Ebert Program on Critical Issues in Reproductive Health Publication Series
Publication date: 2002
Strategic assessment of reproductive health in the Dominican Republic (PDF)
Miller,Suellen; Tejada,Argelia; Murgueytio,Patricio
Publication date: 2002
The relationship between family structure and exclusive breastfeeding prevalence in Nicaragua (abstract) (PDF)
Espinoza,Henry
Salud Pública de México 44(6): 499-507
Publication date: 2002
Time to focus child survival programmes on the newborn: Assessment of levels and causes of infant mortality in rural Pakistan (abstract) (PDF)
Fikree,Fariyal F.; Azam,Syed Iqbal; Berendes,Heinz W.
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 80(4): 271-276
Publication date: 2002
¿Las mujeres brasileñas pueden optar libremente por una cesárea? (PDF)
Population Briefs, December 2001 (Spanish edition)
Publication date: 2001
A case study of Nairobi City Council's decentralised syphilis screening programme in antenatal clinics (PDF)
Maggwa,Baker Ndugga; Askew,Ian; Mugwe,Elizabeth; Hagembe,Bilhah; Homan,Rick
FRONTIERS Report
Publication date: 2001
Cisjordania y Gaza: Subraye la importancia de la atención postparto y su cost-efectividad (PDF)
FRONTERAS Resúmenes de Investigación Operativa (número 15)
Publication date: 2001
Commentary: An ecologic analysis of maternal mortality ratios (PDF)
Sloan,Nancy L.; Winikoff,Beverly; Fikree,Fariyal F.
Studies in Family Planning 32(4): 352-355
Publication date: 2001
Community involvement in initiatives to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV
Leonard,Ann; Mane,Purnima; Rutenberg,Naomi; Nyblade,Laura; Field-Nguer,Mary Lyn
Community Involvement in Initiatives to Prevent Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV: A Collaborative Project
Publication date: 2001
Community involvement in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV: Insights and recommendations (PDF)
Rutenberg,Naomi; Field-Nguer,Mary Lyn; Nyblade,Laura
Community Involvement in Initiatives to Prevent Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV: A Collaborative Project
Publication date: 2001
Cómo satisfacer las necesidades de salud de la mujer después de un aborto (PDF)
Huntington,Dale
FRONTERAS Documento de Programas (número 1)
Publication date: 2001
Development of a management information system for the Pilot Health Project in the West Bank and Gaza
Ali,Nancy; Hegazi,Sahar; Shaheen,Mahmoud; Nawar,Laila; Huntington,Dale; Hosny,Gihan
Project Update (no. 4)
Publication date: 2001
Expansion of postpartum/postabortion contraception in Honduras (PDF)
Medina,Ruth; Vernon,Ricardo; Mendoza,Irma; Aguilar,Claudia
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2001
Factors associated with unfavourable birth outcomes in Kenya (abstract)
Magadi,Monica Akinyi; Madise,Nyovani Janet; Diamond,Ian
Journal of Biosocial Science 33(2): 199-225
Publication date: 2001
Facts about adolescents from the Demographic and Health Survey: Statistical tables for program planning (HTML)
Series of DHS data tables by country
Publication date: 2001
Getting husbands involved in maternity care: An urban Indian perspective
Caleb-Varkey,Leila; Das,Anjana
from Safe Motherhood at Home: Realities, Perspectives and Challenges. A Symposium Report
Publication date: 2001
Honduras: Posparto y post-aborto, momentos para hablar de planificación familiar [Honduras: Postpartum and postabortion, women want to talk about family planning] (PDF)
FRONTERAS Resumen de Investigación Operative (número 17)
Publication date: 2001
Honduras: Postpartum and postabortion patients want family planning (PDF)
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 25)
Publication date: 2001
Involving men in their wives' antenatal and postpartum care in India
Caleb-Varkey,Leila; Huntington,Dale; Das,Anjana; Mishra,Anurag; Selvam,Nirmala
Research Update
Publication date: 2001
Kenya: Mise á disposition de services de planification familiale dans les pavillons hospitaliers (PDF)
FRONTIERES Résumés de Recherche Opérationnelle (no. 5)
Publication date: 2001
Pilot health project baseline survey West Bank and Gaza [Arabic] (PDF)
Summary of Key Findings
Publication date: 2001
Pilot health project baseline survey: West Bank and Gaza
Nawar,Laila; Ali,Nancy; Huntington,Dale; Hegazi,Sahar; Shaheen,Mahmoud
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2001
Postpartum programmes and operations research
Maitra,Kuhu
Publication date: 2001
Priority actions for safe motherhood: What are the challenges
Maitra,Kuhu
Health for the Millions 27(3): 7-8
Publication date: 2001
Reducing maternal mortality: What can applied research contribute?
Sloan,Nancy L.; Puri,Chander P.; Van Look,Paul F.A.
from Sexual and Reproductive Health: Recent Advances, Future Directions, pp. 169-176
Publication date: 2001
Safer maternal health in rural Uttar Pradesh: Do primary health services contribute? (abstract)
RamaRao,Saumya; Caleb-Varkey,Leila; Khan,M.E.; Townsend,John W.
Health Policy and Planning 16(3): 256-263
Publication date: 2001
Satisfacer las necesidades de salud de las mujeres mediante servicios postaborto (PDF)
Síntesis de Programas Núm. 1
Publication date: 2001
Satisfaire les besoins de santé des femmes aprés avortement (PDF)
FRONTIERES Synthèse d'un programme (n°1)
Publication date: 2001
Satisfaire les besoins sanitaires des femmes en matière de soins après avortement (PDF)
Huntington,Dale
Résumé (no. 1)
Publication date: 2001
Satisfaire les besoins sanitaires des femmes en matière de soins après avortement (PDF)
Synthèse d'un programme (no. 1)
Publication date: 2001
Special studies program of the Pilot Health Project
Ali,Nancy; Shaheen,Mahmoud; Hegazi,Sahar; Nawar,Laila; Huntington,Dale; Hosny,Gihan
Project Update (no. 3)
Publication date: 2001
Special studies program of the Pilot Health Project: West Bank and Gaza (PDF)
Shaheen,Mahmoud; Nawar,Laila; Huntington,Dale; Hegazi,Sahar; Ali,Nancy
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2001
The etiology of maternal mortality in developing countries: What do verbal autopsies tell us? (abstract) (PDF)
Sloan,Nancy L.; Langer,Ana; Hernandez,Bernardo; Romero,Minerva; Winikoff,Beverly
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 79(9): 805-810
Publication date: 2001
Validity of women's self-reported obstetric complications in rural Ghana (abstract) (PDF)
Sloan,Nancy L.; Amoaful,Esi; Arthur,Paul; Winikoff,Beverly; Adjei,Sam
Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 19(2): 45-51
Publication date: 2001
West Bank and Gaza: Stress the importance and cost-effectiveness of postpartum care (PDF)
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 20)
Publication date: 2001
WHO antenatal care randomised trial for the evaluation of a new model of routine antenatal care (abstract)
Villar,Jose; Ba'aqeel,Hassan; Piaggio,Gilda; Lumbiganon,Pisake; Belizan,Jose M.; Farnot,Ubaldo; Al-Mazrou,Yagob; Carroli,Guillermo; Pinol,Alain; Donner,Allan; Langer,Ana; Nigenda,Gustavo; Mugford,Miranda; Fox-Rushby,Julia; Hutton,Guy; Bergsjo,Per; Bakketeig,Leiv; Berendes,Heinz W.
Lancet 357(9268): 1551-1564
Publication date: 2001
A study on maternal mortality in Mexico through a qualitative approach (abstract)
Castro,Roberto; Campero,Lourdes; Hernandez,Bernardo; Langer,Ana
Journal of Women's Health and Gender-Based Medicine 9(6): 679-690
Publication date: 2000
Apoyo psicosocial durante el parto: Experiencias y percepciones de las madres, doulas y el personal clínico del hospital [Social support during labor: Women's and clinical personnel's experiences and perceptions]
Campero,Lourdes; Diaz,Carmen; Ortiz,Olivia; Garcia-Barrios,Cecilia; Reynoso,Sofía; Langer,Ana; Stern,Claudio; Echarri,Carlos Javier
from Salud Reproductiva y Sociedad: Resultados de Investigación [Reproductive health and society: Research findings], pp. 263-300
Publication date: 2000
Are Brazilian women really choosing to deliver by cesarean? (abstract)
Hopkins,Kristine
Social Science and Medicine 51(5): 725-740
Publication date: 2000
Computer Based Tools to Improve Supervision, Monitoring, and Evaluation of Reproductive Health Programs [French Language Version]
Publication date: 2000
Cross-national review of induced abortion and maternal mortality
Nguyen Thi Hong Ha; Do,Quan Ha; Mai,Do Phuong
Publication date: 2000
Frequency and timing of antenatal care in Kenya: Explaining the variations between women of different communities (abstract)
Magadi,Monica Akinyi; Madise,Nyovani Janet; Nascimento Rodrigues,Roberto
Social Science and Medicine 51(4): 551-561
Publication date: 2000
Kenia: Ofrezca servicios de planificación familiar en salas hospitalarias (PDF)
FRONTERAS Resúmenes de Investigación Operativa (número 4)
Publication date: 2000
Kenya: Offer family planning on hospital wards (PDF)
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 5)
Publication date: 2000
La mortalidad maternal: Una prioridad para la investigación y la acción [Maternal mortality: A priority for research and action]
Langer,Ana; Hernandez,Bernardo
Gaceta Médica de México 136(3): 49-53
Publication date: 2000
Nuevas herramientas que facilitan la evaluación de los servicios de Salud Reproductiva
Publication date: 2000
Pilot Health Project (PHP): A move to improve the health status of Palestinian women and their children
Ali,Nancy; Hegazi,Sahar; Nawar,Laila; Huntington,Dale
Project Update (no. 1)
Publication date: 2000
Reduction of the cesarean delivery rate in Ecuador (abstract)
Sloan,Nancy L.; Pinto,E.; Calle,A.; Langer,Ana; Winikoff,Beverly; Fassihian,Goli
International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics 69(3): 229-236
Publication date: 2000
The role of son preference in reproductive behaviour in Pakistan (PDF)
Hussain,Rafat; Fikree,Fariyal F.; Berendes,Heinz W.
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 78(3): 379-388
Publication date: 2000
Women's reports of severe (near-miss) obstetric complications in Benin (abstract)
Filippi,Veronique; Ronsmans,Carine; Gandaho,Timothee; Graham,Wendy; Alihonou,Eusebe; Santos,Paul
Studies in Family Planning 31(4): 309-324
Publication date: 2000
A report of a workshop on postpartum care in Kenya
Publication date: 1999
Hacia una maternidad sin riesgos: acciones para México en el contexto internacional [Toward motherhood without risks: Actions for Mexico in an international context]
Langer,Ana; del Carmen Elu,Maria; Santos,Elsa
from Una nueva mirada a la mortalidad materna en México [A new look at maternal mortality in Mexico], pp. 29-40
Publication date: 1999
Identifying interventions to prevent maternal mortality in Mexico: A verbal autopsy study
Langer,Ana; Hernandez,Bernardo; Garcia-Barrios,Cecilia; Saldana-Uranga,Gloria Luz; Berer,Marge; Ravindran,T.K.Sundari
from Safe Motherhood Initiatives: Critical Issues, pp. 127-136
Publication date: 1999
Mortality decline and the demographic response: Toward a new agenda (PDF)
Montgomery,Mark R.
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 122)
Publication date: 1999
Abortion: Expanding access and improving quality. Report of a meeting
Stein,Karen; Winikoff,Beverly; Kallianes,Virginia
Robert H. Ebert Program on Critical Issues in Reproductive Health Publication Series
Publication date: 1998
Alone, I wouldn´t have known what to do: A qualitative study on social support during labor and delivery in Mexico (abstract)
Campero,Lourdes; Garcia-Barrios,Cecilia; Diaz,Carmen; Ortiz,Olivia; Reynoso,Sofía; Langer,Ana
Social Science and Medicine 47(3): 395-403
Publication date: 1998
Effects of psychosocial support during labour and childbirth on breastfeeding, medical interventions, and mothers' wellbeing in a Mexican public hospital: A randomised controlled trial (abstract)
Langer,Ana; Campero,P.; Garcia-Barrios,Cecilia; Reynoso,Sofía
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and GynaecologyBJOG: An Internal Journal of Obs Gyn 105(10): 1056-1063
Publication date: 1998
Lo que usted debe saber sobre lactancia y la pildora con Progestina Sola: Información para mujeres [What you should know about breastfeeding and the Progestin-only pill: Information for women] (PDF)
Publication date: 1998
Lo que usted debe saber sobre lactancia y la pildora con Progestina Sola: Información para profesionales de la salud [What you should know about breastfeeding and the Progestin-only pill: Information for providers] (PDF)
Publication date: 1998
Menstrual regulation impact on reproductive health in Bangladesh -- A literature review
Piet-Pelon,Nancy J.
South & East Asia Regional Working Paper (no. 14)
Publication date: 1998
What you should know about breastfeeding and the Progestin-only pill: Information for providers (PDF)
Publication date: 1998
What you should know about breastfeeding and the Progestin-only pill: Information for women (PDF)
Publication date: 1998
What you should know about breastfeeding and the Progestin-only pill: Information for women [Arabic]
Publication date: 1998
Maternal mortality in different Pakistani sites: Ratios, clinical causes and determinants (abstract)
Fikree,Fariyal F.; Midhet,Farid; Sadruddin,Salim; Berendes,Heinz W.
Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica 76(7): 637-645
Publication date: 1997
Integration of STI and HIV/AIDS services with MCH/FP services: A case study of the Mkomani Clinic Society in Mombasa, Kenya (PDF)
Twahir,Amina; Maggwa,Baker Ndugga; Askew,Ian
Africa OR/TA Project II
Publication date: 1996
Involving women in a reproductive morbidity study in Egypt
Khattab,Hind; Zurayk,Huda; Younis,Nabil; Kamal,Olfia
Publication date: 1996
Issues in essential obstetric care (PDF)
Robert H. Ebert Program on Critical Issues in Reproductive Health Publication Series
Publication date: 1996
Measuring reproductive morbidity with a sample survey in Peru
Jain,Anrudh K.; Stein,Karen; Arends-Kuenning,Mary; Garate,Maria Rosa
Programs Division Working Paper (no. 9)
Publication date: 1996
Women's experiences of unwanted pregnancy and induced abortion in Nigeria (PDF)
Okonofua,Friday E.; Odimegwu,Clifford; Aina,Bisi; Daru,Patrick H.; Johnson,Agnes
Robert H. Ebert Program on Critical Issues in Reproductive Health Publication Series
Publication date: 1996
Doing more with less: The Marie Stopes Clinics in Sierra Leone (PDF)
Toubia,Nahid; Delano,Grace Ebun
Quality/Calidad/Qualité (no. 7)
Publication date: 1995
Women's understanding of pregnancy-related morbidity in rural Egypt
El Mouelhy,Mawaheb; El Helw,Mahinaz; Younis,Nabil; Khattab,Hind
Reproductive Health Matters (no. 4)
Publication date: 1994
Rethinking postpartum health care (PDF)
Brady,Martha; Winikoff,Beverly
Robert H. Ebert Program on Critical Issues in Reproductive Health Publication Series
Publication date: 1993
Breastfeeding: A Nurses' Guide
Publication date: 1992
Limitations of maternal care to improve maternal health (PDF)
Winikoff,Beverly
Robert H. Ebert Program on Critical Issues in Reproductive Health Publication Series
Publication date: 1991
Maternal risk (PDF)
Winikoff,Beverly
Robert H. Ebert Program on Critical Issues in Reproductive Health Publication Series
Publication date: 1991
Prevention of morbidity and mortality from induced and unsafe abortion in Nigeria (PDF)
Okonofua,Friday E.; Ilumoka,Toun
Robert H. Ebert Program on Critical Issues in Reproductive Health Publication Series
Publication date: 1991
Celebrating mother and child on the fortieth day: The Sfax Tunisia postpartum program
Coeytaux,Francine; Winikoff,Beverly
Quality/Calidad/Qualité (no. 1)
Publication date: 1989
Festejando a la madre y al bebé en el cuarentavo día el programa post-parto de Sfax, Tunicia
Coeytaux,Francine; Winikoff,Beverly
Quality/Calidad/Qualité (no. 1)
Publication date: 1989
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