This analysis is based on the 2008-09 Demographic and Health Survey data from Madagascar. It summarizes key findings related to birth and pregnancy spacing, fertility return, unmet need for and use of family planning, and contact with key services for women during the period from the last birth through two years postpartum. Attachment Size Madagascar-FP.pdf 667.78 KB
Family Planning Needs During the First Two Years Postpartum
These seven reports — from Burkina Faso, Ghana, Madagascar, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda — are based on Demographic and Health Survey data summarizing key findings related to birth and pregnancy spacing, fertility return, unmet need for and use of family planning, and contact with key services for women during the period from the last birth through two years postpartum.
Direct observation of respectful maternity care in five countries: a cross-sectional study of health facilities in East and Southern Africa
This article, published in BMC Pregnancy & Childbirth, analyzes select data from a series of cross-sectional surveys implemented from 2009 – 2012 by MCHIP to assess quality of care in Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Rwanda and the United Republic of Tanzania. The study used structured, standardized clinical observation checklists to directly observe the quality of care at facilities in the five countries. A total …
Facility-based active management of the third stage of labour: assessment of quality in six countries in sub-Saharan Africa
The World Health Organization published an MCHIP co-authored article on “Facility-based active management of the third stage of labour: assessment of quality in six countries in sub-Saharan Africa.” The study – which examined recorded use of uterotonic medicines, controlled cord traction, and uterine massage – covered 390 facilities in Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Rwanda and Tanzania between 2009 – 2012. …
Report on the Feasibility of Measuring the iCCM Task Force Indicators through Existing Monitoring Systems in DRC, Niger, Madagascar, Senegal, South Sudan and Zambia
The Integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) Task Force (TF) proposed a list of 48 indicators to guide governments and partners in monitoring and evaluating national iCCM programs. The iCCM TF undertook a review process to determine the number of indicators being reported by country programs, and opportunities and challenges related to measuring indicators not being reported. This report supports the …
Quality of Antenatal and Delivery Care Services in Six Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa
In 2010–2012, MCHIP conducted a series of health facility surveys examining the quality of care that mothers and newborns received in facilities in Sub-Saharan Africa. The main objective of these surveys was to determine the frequency and quality of evidence-based MNH interventions performed by antenatal care and delivery care providers. This brief presents a summary of study findings from six …
Qualité des soins pour prévenir et traiter l’hémorragie du postpartum et la pré-éclampsie/éclampsie : une évaluation fondée sur l’observation dans les hôpitaux de Madagascar
Médecine et Santé Tropicales has published an article co-authored by MCHIP entitled “Qualité des soins pour prévenir et traiter l’hémorragie du postpartum et la pré-éclampsie/éclampsie : une évaluation fondée sur l’observation dans les hôpitaux de Madagascar.” (The title in English is: “Quality of care to prevent and treat postpartum hemorrhage and pre-eclampsia/eclampsia: an observational assessment in Madagascar’s hospitals.”) To guide the …
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 …
Assessing the quality of care for prevention, identification, and management of maternal and newborn complications at the time of birth
MCHIP presentation on Quality of Care given at the 2011 APHA.