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112 Results for: “group antenatal care”

Integration of Maternal and Newborn Health Care: A Technical Meeting and Blog Series

On September 9th and 10th, the Maternal Health Task Force and Save the Children’s Saving Newborn Lives program convened experts in Boston to discuss maternal and newborn health integration. The meeting, “Integration of Maternal and Newborn Health Care: In Pursuit of Quality,” hosted about 50 global leaders—researchers, program implementers and funders—in maternal and newborn health … Continue reading “Integration of Maternal and Newborn Health Care: A Technical Meeting and Blog Series”

Part 2: The Continuum of Care: Call the Midwife

This post is part of our “Continuum of Care” blog series hosted by the Maternal Health Task Force In our first blog, Esther is faced with two issues: a) accessing information (long queues at the clinic) and b) accessing commodities (pregnancy test). Now, she is 31 weeks pregnant and though she’s been to the clinic twice, she … Continue reading “Part 2: The Continuum of Care: Call the Midwife”

Beyond Didactic Trainings: Structured Mentorship to Improve Antenatal Care Delivery in Rwanda

This post is part of our “Continuum of Care” blog series hosted by the Maternal Health Task Force Partners In Health, in collaboration with the Rwandan Ministry of Health, implemented a program entitled Mentorship and Enhanced Supervision at Health Centers and Quality Improvement (MESH-QI) to address inefficiencies in current health center training and clinical practice of nurses.  … Continue reading “Beyond Didactic Trainings: Structured Mentorship to Improve Antenatal Care Delivery in Rwanda”

Innovative Models Providing for Mom and Baby Through Antenatal and Postnatal Care

This post is part of our “Continuum of Care” blog series hosted by the Maternal Health Task Force. Over the past year, the Maternal Health Task Force along with colleagues at the Harvard School of Public Health, the World Health Organization, and ICS Integrare have developed and managed the Adding Content to Contact (ACC) project. The … Continue reading “Innovative Models Providing for Mom and Baby Through Antenatal and Postnatal Care”

Addressing Management of Cambodia’s Preterm Births With Antenatal Corticosteroids

This article was originally posted by MCHIP on July 18th, 2014 In recent years, Cambodia has received international praise for improvements in maternal and child health. The Ministry of Health (MOH), however, has recognized that tremendous challenges still persist in the area of newborn health. In particular, preterm birth—a live birth that occurs before 37 completed weeks of pregnancy—remains … Continue reading “Addressing Management of Cambodia’s Preterm Births With Antenatal Corticosteroids”

Innovative Methods of Delivering Antenatal Care: A Policy Dialogue

Antenatal care has long been viewed as a critical component of comprehensive maternal and newborn health care, together with care at the time of delivery and during the postnatal period. Yet, in low-income countries, only 38% of pregnant women attended the recommended four or more ANC visits during 2006-2013. Since numerous life-saving interventions can be … Continue reading “Innovative Methods of Delivering Antenatal Care: A Policy Dialogue”

The Adding Content to Contact Project: Case Studies for Implementing Antenatal and Postnatal Care in Low-Resource Settings

For the past nine months, the Adding Content to Contact (ACC) project at the Women and Health Initiative has been working to systematically assess the obstacles that prevent and the factors that enable the adoption and implementation of cost-effective interventions for antenatal and postnatal care along the care continuum. The project is also examining how … Continue reading “The Adding Content to Contact Project: Case Studies for Implementing Antenatal and Postnatal Care in Low-Resource Settings”

From Pregnancy to the Postpartum Period: Integrating Health Care for Mothers and Babies

Maternal health care has historically been viewed in distinct stages: antenatal care, care during labor and delivery, and postpartum care. More recently, the importance of care between pregnancies has also been recognized. After birth, the child’s health care—vaccinations, growth monitoring, and nutrition—has also been viewed separately from the mother’s postpartum care, and has often received … Continue reading “From Pregnancy to the Postpartum Period: Integrating Health Care for Mothers and Babies”

Addressing HIV-Related Stigma is an Essential Part of Respectful Maternity Care

Pregnant women living with HIV often experience stigma and discrimination in intimate relationships, families, communities, and health facilities. In a recent review of the literature from low-resource settings, our team found that HIV-related stigma and discrimination are significant contributors to the low uptake and utilization of PMTCT and maternal HIV treatment services in a multitude … Continue reading “Addressing HIV-Related Stigma is an Essential Part of Respectful Maternity Care”

Highlights From the Malaria in Pregnancy Working Group’s Annual Meeting

Despite encouraging progress, coverage of malaria control efforts among pregnant women remains low. Malaria in pregnancy (MiP) continues to be a substantial contributor to maternal and infant mortality and morbidity in malaria-endemic regions. The interventions that comprise the World Health Organization’s (WHO) three-pronged approach to reducing the burden of MiP are implemented at rates far below global … Continue reading “Highlights From the Malaria in Pregnancy Working Group’s Annual Meeting”