WHO Statement on Caesarean Section Rates
Posted on April 28, 2015 at 5:17 am
Since 1985, the international healthcare community has considered the ideal rate for caesarean sections to be between 10-15%. Since then, ...
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Achieving respectful care for women and babies
Posted on April 28, 2015 at 5:01 am
April 11 is the International Day for Maternal Health and Rights, which aims to encourage rights-based, respectful care of women ...
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Adolescent first births in East Africa: disaggregating characteristics, trends and determinants
Posted on April 14, 2015 at 4:56 am
Abstract Background The use of a single national figure fails to capture the complex patterns and inequalities in early childbearing ...
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EuroNGOs Toolkit on Accountability for the post 2015
Posted on April 7, 2015 at 10:44 am
The new toolkit “Accountability for the post-2015 framework. A set of core resources for SRHR advocates worldwide” was launched. The toolkit ...
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Strategies toward ending preventable maternal mortality (EPMM) – WHO
Posted on April 7, 2015 at 10:24 am
FEBRUARY 2015 – The EPMM targets and strategies are grounded in a human rights approach to maternal and newborn health, ...
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Sexual and reproductive health and rights – the key to gender equality and women’s empowerment
Posted on April 7, 2015 at 10:05 am
The 2016 High-Level Meeting on Ending AIDS will focus the world’s attention on the importance of a Fast-Track approach to ...
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Comprehensive Cervical Cancer Control: A guide to essential practice
Posted on March 24, 2015 at 9:59 am
Cervical cancer is one of the gravest threats to women’s lives. It is estimated that over a million women worldwide ...
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Launch of Saving Lives, Protecting Futures: An Every Woman Every Child Progress Report
Posted on March 24, 2015 at 9:36 am
Almost five years since the strategy and subsequent Every Woman Every Child movement launched, this report provided the Secretary-General with ...
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Barriers and facilitators to accessing skilled birth attendants in Afar region, Ethiopia
Posted on March 24, 2015 at 4:29 am
Abstract Objective to explore barriers and facilitators that enable women to access skilled birth attendance in Afar Region, Ethiopia. Design ...
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Use of maternal health services among adolescent women in Bangladesh
Posted on March 24, 2015 at 4:25 am
Twelve studies were included in this review. 11 used quantitative methods and one used a mixed methods approach. All studies ...
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