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Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 In Ethiopia there are 0.3 doctors, nurses and midwives per 1000 population, far below the WHO recommended 2.3 per 1000 population. The greatest shortage is for physicians,…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 From 2009 to early 2014 the USAID-funded MCHIP project in India supported government health services to improve immunization services in 5 low-coverage districts in the…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Background: The Government of Ethiopia has recently improved the supply of midwives by scaling up pre-service education. However, the extent to which graduating students…

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

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Background: The decision to seek facility-based birth care is fundamental to addressing global maternal morbidity and mortality. Kind and respectful maternity care is an…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Background: To achieve the Every Newborn Action Plan (ENAP) national targets of <12 neonatal deaths and stillbirths per 1000 births by 2030, ambitious plans are needed to…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Background: Previous meta-analysis suggests that small-scale perinatal audit programmes linked to action may reduce perinatal mortality rates by 30%. The Commission for…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Background: National tracking for targets of <12 neonatal deaths and stillbirths per 1000 births is essential. Yet mortality capture relies on 5-yearly household surveys,…

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 One-quarter of neonatal deaths are attributable to infections, which may be prevented by maternal handwashing.  Handwashing is difficult to increase among mothers in the…