These guidelines cover: Care of the newborn immediately after birth Newborn resuscitation Immunization Postnatal caare Care for the preterm and low birth weight newborn Management of sepsis Management of seizures Management of neonatal jaundice Management of necrotizing enterocolitis Care of the HIV exposed newborn
Guidelines on Basic Newborn Resuscitation
These guidelines, which are appropriate for low-resource settings, are the result of a review process that began in 2009. The Guideline Development Group considered evidence related to the 13 highest-priority research questions for development of recommendations.
Newborn Health: Tools and Materials
This document includes descriptions of and links to: policy and strategy documents; guidelines; training tools; monitoring and evaluation documents; and technical reviews.
ACCESS/MCHIP Evaluation USAID/Nigeria
The purpose of this final external evaluation is to assess achievements under the ACCESS/MCHIP Project relative to their objectives and indicators.
Kangaroo Mother Care in the Dominican Republic (poster)
Poster highlighting the challenges and lessons learned of implementing Kangaroo Mother Care at San Vicente de Paul Hospital in the Dominican Republic.
Quality of Maternal and Newborn Health Services in Zanzibar, 2010: Findings from Selected Health Facilities in Unguja and Pemba
The MAISHA Quality of Maternal and Newborn Health Services study in Zanzibar, conducted in November–December 2010, was an observational study conducted in nine health facilities in Pemba and Unguja. The aim of the study, which combined observations of service delivery with inventories, record reviews and health worker knowledge assessments, was to provide strong information on the quality of maternal and …
Kangaroo Mother Care Implementation Guide
This Guide provides pertinent guidelines primarily for national-level policymakers and managers of maternal and newborn health programs. Chapters detail key steps in the development, implementation and expansion of sustainable, facility-based KMC services in developing countries. (Available in English, Spanish and Arabic.)
Finding Common Ground: Harmonizing the Application of Different Quality Improvement Models in Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Programs
This paper attempts to systematically review and compare quality improvement (QI) models that have been applied extensively in maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) or are potentially effective models for MNCH programs.The paper identifies the models’ essential elements in an attempt to find common ground: a place where those who apply different QI models can discuss them with a common language …
Quality of Care for Prevention and Management of Common Maternal and Newborn Complications: A Study of Ethiopia’s Hospitals
This quality of care survey was conducted in March and April of 2010 to assess the care received by mothers and newborns during antenatal and delivery care. The survey was fielded in the 19 Ethiopian hospitals with the heaviest volume of deliveries. The primary objective of the survey was to determine the frequency and quality of interventions that address direct …
Quality of Care of the Prevention and Management of Common Maternal and Newborn Complications in Health Facilities in Madagascar
This survey was designed to complement and extend previous efforts at assessing quality and access to maternal and newborn care, with a particular focus on observations of providers during antenatal care and labor and delivery to assess the use of lifesaving interventions to prevent or manage common complications. The multi-country study objectives were to: Guide program planning for improving quality …