Continuum of Care Series

Antenatal Care as a Gateway to Health Care for Women

By: Thyra de Jongh, Founder and Director, Gephyra International Health Consultancy This post is part of our “Continuum of Care” blog series hosted by the Maternal Health Task Force Are we doing enough? As the deadline for the Millennium…

Part 2: The Continuum of Care: Call the Midwife

By: Petra ten Hoope-Bender, Director of Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, ICS Integrare; Sheetal Sharma, Research and Knowledge Management Associate, ICS Integrare This post is part of our “Continuum of Care” blog series hosted…

Part 1: What Women Want and Need vs. What They Get

By: Petra ten Hoope-Bender, Director of Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, ICS Integrare; Sheetal Sharma, Research and Knowledge Management Associate, ICS Integrare This post is part of our “Continuum of Care” blog series hosted…

Implementation of a New WHO Antenatal Care Model in Thailand

By: Pisake Lumbiganon, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University This post is part of our “Continuum of Care” blog series hosted by the Maternal Health Task Force Background Theoretically antenatal care (ANC) should promote good pregnancy…

ANC: Diversion or Real Opportunity to Achieve Better Outcomes?

By: Stephen Hodgins, Senior Technical Advisor, Saving Newborn Lives, Save the Children This post is part of our “Continuum of Care” blog series hosted by the Maternal Health Task Force What some propose Most maternal and newborn deaths…