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Disseminating Kangaroo Mother Care Across Disciplinary, Cultural and Country Frontiers: Lessons From Different Settings
Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015
Background: KMC is an evidence-based technology useful for ameliorating LBW effects on infant mortality and morbidity. It brings physiologically sound, human and emotionally…
The Validity of Neonatal Clinical Assessment by Frontline Bangladeshi Health Workers to Ascertain Gestational Age
Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015
Background: Most preterm births and deaths occur in homes or first-level facilities in low income countries, where gestational age is uncertain. Early identification of…
Where, When, Why And What Is the Cost to Women, Families and Societies?
Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015
Background: Stillbirths were not tracked under the Millennium Development Goals, and progress in reducing stillbirths is slower than that for maternal or neonatal deaths,…
Saving the Pair: Integrated Scale-Up of Chlorhexidine and Misoprostol for Newborns and Mothers in Rural Madagascar
Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015
Background: The most recent Demographic Health Survey (2008/9) showed a neonatal mortality rate (NMR) of 24/1000 live births and a maternal mortality ratio (MMR) of 498 per…
Overview of Maternal Immunization: Benefitting Mothers and Their Infants
Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015
Findings From an Evaluation of Four Models of Community-Based Distribution of Misoprostol for Postpartum Hemorrhage
Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015
In 2014, the Foundation commissioned the Public Health Institute to evaluate the grants it had made to increase community-based access to misoprostol for postpartum…
Public and Private Sector Approaches in Nigeria
Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015
Postpartum hemorrhage is the leading cause of maternal mortality in Nigeria accounting for a quarter of maternal deaths. In an effort to reduce this burden, the Nigerian…
An Innovative Approach in Ethiopia
Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015
Background: Maternal mortality in Ethiopia is one of the highest in the world and postpartum hemorrhage is a major cause of death. Misoprostol, an inexpensive tablet that is…
A Continuum of Care Model in Ghana
Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015
Background: Postpartum hemorrhage is the biggest cause of maternal mortality in Ghana, responsible for approximately one quarter of maternal deaths each year. One promising…