MCHIP maternal health technical brief.
Prevention of Postpartum Hemhorrage at Home Birth
MCHIP maternal health technical brief.
Community-Based Distribution for Routine Iron/Folic Acid Supplementation in Pregnancy
Anemia during pregnancy is detrimental to both mothers and fetuses, increasing maternal and perinatal mortality. This MCHIP brief outlines the evidence that routine supplementation with iron and folic acid (IFA) in pregnancy is effective in preventing the condition. Moreover, studies from several countries show that community-based distribution is an important part of increasing coverage and compliance for IFA supplementation.
ACCESS End of Project Report
The Access to Clinical and Community Maternal, Neonatal and Women’s Health Services (ACCESS) Program — a five-year, $75 million Leader with Associates Award — aimed to improve the health and survival of mothers and their newborns through expansion of coverage, access and use of maternal and newborn health services, and through improving household health behaviors and practices. This report presents …
Quality of Care for Prevention and Management of Common Maternal and Newborn Complications: A Study of 12 Regions in Tanzania
Part of a multi-country assessment of the quality of maternal and newborn health services, this study was conducted in July and August 2010 across 12 regions of Tanzania and Zanzibar. The observational study was conducted in 52 health facilities, including regional hospitals, health centres and dispensaries in mainland Tanzania. A separate study was conducted in Zanzibar. The study combined observation …
Essential Newborn Care: At a Glance
An article explaining why investments in newborn health are needed.
Home visits for the newborn child: A strategy to improve survival
WHO and UNICEF recommendations home visits in the baby’s first week of life to improve newborn survival.
Facts for Feeding: Birth, Initiation of Breastfeeding, and the First Seven Days after Birth
Fact sheet on breastfeeding during the first week postpartum.
Exclusive Breastfeeding: The Only Water Source Young Infants Need
Fact sheet about breastfeeding in the first 6 months.
Strengthening Health Systems to Improve Maternal, Neonatal, and Child Health Outcomes: A Framework
This paper proposes a framework that positions MNCH interventions within the broader health system. The framework presents a structure to organize information and assess how various health systems strengthening (HSS) initiatives might operate within a health system to cause changes that result in improved MNCH.