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Topics: Adolescent Health HIV & AIDS Infectious Disease Policy & Advocacy
World Preeclampsia Day: Reducing Preventable Deaths From Preeclampsia
As a leading cause of maternal mortality, preeclampsia and related hypertensive disorders of pregnancy claim the lives of nearly 76,000 mothers and 500,000 babies worldwide every year. To raise awareness about preeclampsia as a life-threatening complication of pregnancy, maternal health organizations around the world are joining forces to host the first-ever World Preeclampsia Day on 22 May...read more
Categories: Contributor Posts Maternal Health
Topics: Antenatal Care Education Intrapartum Care Maternal Morbidity Maternal Mortality Noncommunicable Diseases Obstructed & Prolonged Labor Policy & Advocacy Postnatal/Postpartum Care Pre-eclampsia/Eclampsia Quality of Care
Implementation Science to Improve Maternal Health Research and Programs: The Power of Partnerships
Replicating health interventions in new settings or scaling them up requires careful adaptation to reflect the complexity and diversity in different contexts. Implementation science can help generate evidence that is relevant and useful to decision-makers, resulting in practical, positive changes on the ground. Partnerships between researchers, implementers and policymakers are also key...read more
Categories: Contributor Posts
Topics: Health Systems Monitoring & Evaluation Policy & Advocacy Respectful Maternity Care Technology & Innovation
Disrespect and Abuse During Childbirth in Nigeria
Although the literature on violations of respectful maternity care principles around the globe is substantial, there have been relatively few studies conducted in the Nigerian context. A recent systematic review in PLOS One examined the quantitative and qualitative evidence on women’s experiences of disrespect and abuse during childbirth in Nigeria...read more
Categories: Quality of Maternal Health Care Respectful Maternity Care Series
Topics: Barriers to Health Care Access Facility-based Births Gender-based Violence Health Systems Human Resources for Health Inequities & Inequalities Intrapartum Care Monitoring & Evaluation Policy & Advocacy Quality of Care Respectful Maternity Care Social Determinants
Fistula Care Plus
Fistula Care Plus (FC+) is a five-year fistula repair and prevention project from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and based at EngenderHealth that builds on, enhances and expands the work undertaken by the previous Fistula Care project (2007-2013), with attention to new areas of focus. With appropriate resources, awareness, knowledge and strong health... read more
Topics: Crises & Conflict Settings Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care Fistula Gender-based Violence Maternal Mortality Obstructed & Prolonged Labor Policy & Advocacy Quality of Care Social Determinants