Audit-identified avoidable factors in maternal and perinatal deaths in low resource settings: a systematic review
Posted on September 1, 2014 at 9:12 am
Abstract Background Audits provide a rational framework for quality improvement by systematically assessing clinical practices against accepted standards with the ...
Read MoreDeterminants of health facility utilization for childbirth in rural western Kenya: cross-sectional study
Posted on September 1, 2014 at 9:09 am
Abstract Background Skilled attendance at delivery is recognized as one of the most important factors in preventing maternal death. However, ...
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Basic Maternal and Newborn Care Learning Resource Package
Posted on September 1, 2014 at 6:22 am
This learning resource package is intended for use by skilled providers (including midwives, doctors and nurses)—working in low-resource settings at ...
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Counselling for maternal and newborn health care: a handbook for building skills
Posted on September 1, 2014 at 6:14 am
Overview The main aim of this MNH Counselling Handbook is to strengthen counselling and communication skills of health providers including ...
Read MoreVoices against violence: handbook for group leaders.
Posted on August 28, 2014 at 11:11 am
The activities in this curriculum have been developed for Girl Guides and Girl Scout groups, youth organizations, schools and other ...
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Improving the health of women and adolescents: an unfinished agenda
Posted on August 28, 2014 at 10:47 am
This paper examines progress in the areas of women’s health and mortality that were at the centre of the ICPD ...
Read MorePOLICY CHECKLIST: ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS FOR SUCCESSFUL FAMILY PLANNING POLICIES
Posted on August 28, 2014 at 3:24 am
This policy brief checklist, developed by the USAID-funded Health Policy Project, draws from lessons learned and best practices in moving ...
Read MoreWomen’s empowerment and contraceptive use: The role of independent versus couples’ decision making, from a low-middle income country perspective
Posted on August 26, 2014 at 9:21 am
Introduction: There is little available evidence of associations between the various dimensions of women’s empowerment and contraceptive use having been ...
Read MoreWomen’s perceptions of effects of war on intimate partner violence and gender roles in two post-conflict West African countries
Posted on August 26, 2014 at 9:20 am
Background: The aim of this paper is to explore women’s perceptions of the causes of intimate partner violence (IPV) in ...
Read MoreData Watch: Closing a Persistent Gap in the AIDS Response
Posted on August 26, 2014 at 3:45 am
A new report from amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, and AVAC outlines the need for a new approach to ...
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