To attempt to overcome the lack of national coverage data for the key intervention of uterotonic in the third stage of labor, in consultation with WHO, from April to June 2013 MCHIP piloted a rapid estimation exercise in three countries—Mozambique, Tanzania, and one state in India. After an initial desk review, MCHIP worked with the MOH and in-country technical organizations …
Uterotonic Use Immediately Following Birth
It is widely accepted that the most effective intervention for preventing postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is the administration of a uterotonic to a woman immediately following delivery. However, few countries currently have data on the percentage of births that receive a uterotonic. In 2012, the WHO Recommendations for the Prevention and Treatment of PPH included guidance that “monitoring the use of …
Operations research to add postpartum family planning to maternal and neonatal health to improve birth spacing in Sylhet District, Bangladesh
The journal Global Health: Science and Practice has published an article entitled “Operations research to add postpartum family planning to maternal and neonatal health to improve birth spacing in Sylhet District, Bangladesh.” Co-authored by MCHIP staff, the article describes the intervention package and evaluation design of a study conducted in a rural district of Bangladesh to evaluate the effects of …
Antenatal Corticosteroids for Threatened Preterm Birth (job aid)
Giving women Antenatal Corticosteroids (ACS) has been identified as a highly effective intervention to improve newborn outcomes. The attached tool—aimed a clinicians, implementers and trainers—gives explicit guidance about when to give ACS, and clearly states the correct drugs, dosage, and timing to administer. Also available are two complementary resources: Advocacy briefer: addresses how and why ACS administration should be scaled …
Administration of Antenatal Corticosteroids (technical briefer)
Giving women Antenatal Corticosteroids (ACS) has been identified as a highly effective intervention to improve newborn outcomes. The attached technical briefer describes the proper clinical use of Antenatal Corticosteroids (ACS) to improve outcomes for preterm newborns. Also available is a complementary advocacy briefer—available in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese—addresses how and why ACS administration should be scaled up in developing countries, …
Administration of Antenatal Corticosteroids (advocacy briefer)
Giving women Antenatal Corticosteroids (ACS) has been identified as a highly effective intervention to improve newborn outcomes. An updated ACS advocacy briefer (available in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese) is coming soon, and addresses how and why ACS administration should be scaled up in developing countries, and highlights its value as an effective intervention to save newborn lives. Also available …
Quality and Humanization of Care Assessment: A Study of the Quality of Maternal and Newborn Care Delivered in MozambiqueÕs Model Maternities
This QoC report from Mozambique summarizes the findings on antenatal care (ANC) and Labor & Delivery Care from observations of 525 deliveries and 303 ANC consults in 46 facilities (17 facilities currently in the MOH’s Model Maternities Initiative and 29 in the future expansion plans for the initiative). Data tables are available in a separate file below.
Quality and Humanization of Care Assessment: A Study of the Quality of Maternal and Newborn Care Delivered in Mozambique’s Model Maternities
This QoC report from Mozambique summarizes the findings on antenatal care (ANC) and Labor & Delivery Care from observations of 525 deliveries and 303 ANC consults in 46 facilities (17 facilities currently in the MOH’s Model Maternities Initiative and 29 in the future expansion plans for the initiative). Data tables are available in a separate file below.
Guyana Cervical Cancer Prevention Project: Close-out report
In October 2008, the ACCESS-FP Program, MCHIP’s predecessor program, expanded and supported cervical cancer screening and treatment activities in Guyana. Following on the success of those efforts, MCHIP’s involvement in Guyana began in October 2010 to assist USAID in scaling up and strengthening cervical cancer prevention for women who are HIV+ as well as for women from the general population. …
Respectful Maternity Care Toolkit
This package of materials is designed to provide clinicians, trainers, managers and other stakeholders involved in the provision of maternity care with the tools necessary to begin implementing RMC in their area of work or influence. This toolkit contains program learning documents, such as surveys and briefs on country experiences, training materials, tools to assess and improve RMC within programs …