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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…

We are excited to announce the keynote speakers for the Global Maternal Health Symposium! Please join us to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Maternal Health Task Force, showcase achievements in global maternal health and chart a course forward for…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 21, 2015 Background: In Pakistan, antenatal care coverage and institutional delivery increased three folds over the past three decades, yet maternal and neonatal mortality rates…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 21, 2015 Background: The day of birth is a high-risk time for both mothers and newborns with 40% of maternal and newborn deaths occurring on the day of birth. Delivery of a minimum…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Background: This study was conducted in two rural districts of Dhamar, Yemen to inform the development of evidence-based programming to address high rates of malnutrition,…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015 Background: Nigeria’s poor reproductive health indices have persisted over the past decade with high maternal mortality ratio (500 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births),…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015 Background: High parity and advanced maternal age pregnancies are associated with increased risk of maternal death, as well as other adverse outcomes. Most of these…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015 Background: Before 1990, modern contraception methods and abortion were illegal in Romania while over 80% of maternal deaths were reportedly caused by illegal abortion. In…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015 The RED strategy, originally introduced in Mongolia by WHO and UNICEF to improve immunization coverage was adapted for meeting sexual and reproductive health needs of the…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015 Background: Promoting contraceptive use immediately after birth is considered an important family planning (FP) programmatic strategy. The integration of FP and maternal and…