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By: Dr. Sara Nam, Technical Consultant, Options Consultancy Services; Patricia Doherty, Assistant Technical Director, Options Consultancy Services It is well known that women who have a positive experience with family planning (FP) and sexual and…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 21, 2015 Background: Antenatal care (ANC) is critical for improving reproductive health and ending preventable maternal deaths. WHO recommends that pregnant women complete at least…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 21, 2015 Background: SMGL undertook community-based activities in Uganda and Zambia to educate and engage families and community influentials, improve self-care, increase demand for…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Background: Gender norms and inequalities shape maternal and child health. Early marriage and childbirth contribute to maternal mortality and poor birth outcomes, and women’s…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Background: Northern Uganda is recovering from brutal civil war that claimed hundreds of thousands of lives, displaced millions, and severely affected maternal and child…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Background: Early adolescent pregnancy presents a major barrier to the health and wellbeing of young women and their children, as recognised by international agreements and…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Background: Advancing the health and wellbeing of women and children remains an important focus in the post-UN Millennium Development Goal era, with many of the proposed…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015  

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 LMICs experience complex challenges around the uptake and implementation of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. In the context of the UN Commission on Life Saving…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015 Background:  A stages-of-change model is available for evaluating facility-based kangaroo mother care (KMC) services. Implementation progress at facility- and country level…