Factors determining quality of care in family planning services in Africa: A systematic review of mixed evidence
Posted onExploring the Sustainable Development Goals in the Context of Sexual, Reproductive and Maternal Health in Africa
Posted onThe African Journal of Reproductive Health recently launched a special issue on the implications of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for Africa’s development. Despite notable achievements, sub-Saharan Africa did not meet many of the preceding Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The special edition explores the transition from MDGs to SDGs in the context of sexual, reproductive and maternal health…read more
Implementation of a modified obstetric early warning system to improve the quality of obstetric care in Zimbabwe
Posted onTrends and risk factors of stillbirths and neonatal deaths in eastern Uganda (1982–2011): A cross-sectional, population-based study
Posted onImplementing a Clinical Quality Dashboard in Low-Resource Maternal and Child Health Hospital
Posted onClinical quality dashboards equip hospitals with a simple method for maintaining and monitoring clinical quality. Learn about the importance of measurement and evaluation in a health care setting, the process of creating a clinical quality dashboard in a low-resource maternity hospital and lessons learned during the creation, implementation and evaluation of the dashboard…read more
Putting The Lancet Maternal Health Series Into Action: Five Next Steps
Posted onLast week, experts in maternal health convened at the Wilson Center to mark the recent launch of The Lancet Maternal Health Series, discuss its implications and brainstorm how to translate findings into improvements for global maternal newborn health. The speakers called for five actions to ensure high quality care for every woman, every newborn, everywhere…read more
Maternal near miss and quality of care in a rural Rwandan hospital
Posted onMaternal health: Saraki’s wife advocates data collection for better health care system
Posted onThe Lancet Maternal Health Series: “The Scale, Scope, Coverage, and Capability of Childbirth Care”
Posted onThe Lancet Maternal Health Series published in September 2016 contains six papers highlighting the importance of improving access to high quality maternal health care for all women across the globe. In paper 3, “The scale, scope, coverage, and capability of childbirth care,” Campbell and colleagues examine the adequacy of global intrapartum care with a particular focus on who helps women deliver and where those deliveries take place. They also recommend strategies for improving access to high quality maternal health care…read more