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Skilled birth attendants: Who is who? A descriptive study of definitions and roles from nine sub-Saharan African countries
The effect of monthly sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, alone or with azithromycin, on PCR-diagnosed malaria at delivery: A randomized controlled trial
Temporal trends of sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) drug-resistance molecular markers in Plasmodium falciparum parasites from pregnant women in western Kenya
Patient-centered Design: Maternity Care Designed by Women, for Women
The following originally appeared on Jacaranda Health’s blog. It is posted here with permission Imagine waiting for six hours for antenatal visit, only to be seen by a nurse who doesn’t have time to answer questions about your pregnancy, or doesn’t bother to treat you with respect. A recent Kenyan government survey indicated that bad … Continue reading “Patient-centered Design: Maternity Care Designed by Women, for Women”
“Gaps” in Maternal Health in Kenya
During the recent meeting in Nairobi on improving health systems through a maternal health framework, participants focused on knowledge gaps in the Kenyan health system that can negatively affect maternal healthcare. This focus on gaps sparked discussion around research needed (or not needed) in the maternal health field, supply gaps, and gaps between addressing technical, … Continue reading ““Gaps” in Maternal Health in Kenya”
Improving Health Systems through a Maternal Health Framework: Meeting Overview
After the meeting in Nairobi in July on maternal health challenges in Kenya, I was looking forward to hearing more productive, and sometimes provocative, discussions during the most recent Nairobi policy dialogue on Improving Health Systems through a Maternal Health Framework. During this two day event on October 17-18, 2011 organized by the Woodrow Wilson … Continue reading “Improving Health Systems through a Maternal Health Framework: Meeting Overview”
Can MH Services Be an Avenue for Family Planning?
Increasing access to modern contraceptive methods is a priority in many countries. However, how best to reach women and provide family planning is not always clear. A new report from MEASURE Evaluation suggests that maternal health services, particularly antenatal care visits may provide an opportunity to for mothers to receive family planning services: This study … Continue reading “Can MH Services Be an Avenue for Family Planning?”
Jacaranda Health: Improving Maternal Healthcare in Nairobi
Jacaranda Health is combining business and clinical innovations to create mobile health clinics with a high standard maternity care for women located in the peri-urban areas of Nairobi and I recently visited their office and mobile clinic in Nairobi. Jacaranda’s mobile clinics are impressive feats of collaboration, ingenuity, and commitment to provide a cohesive, quality … Continue reading “Jacaranda Health: Improving Maternal Healthcare in Nairobi”
“Integration” and Maternal Health
This is the third post by Emily Puckart on “Maternal Health Challenges in Kenya: What New Research Shows.” Read the first and the second. Integration is a word I hear quite often in the maternal health field and a word I heard discussed many times at the recent Nairobi/Washington DC policy dialogue “Maternal Health Challenges … Continue reading ““Integration” and Maternal Health”